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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Jim Fossel: Maine needs more competition in gambling
A sports betting monopoly for the Wabanaki tribes would be a bad deal for everyone.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Online gamblers sue, say slots game refuses to pay winnings
A Pennsylvania woman says the online game showed she had won $100,000, but the company told her she had actually won $300, and blamed a bug in the system.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2021
Insight: With sports gambling legal and ubiquitous, all bets are off
Bet on corruption and other social problems as casinos and team owners join forces to extract more money from fans.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2021
Supporters of tribal gaming bill fail to override Mills veto
The House voted 80-53 to override the governor's opposition to a bill restoring gaming rights lost in a 1980 legal settlement with the state, short of the two-thirds margin needed.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Gov. Mills vetoes bill to provide gaming rights to Maine tribes
Leaders of the 4 tribes reacted harshly to the veto, which was issued just hours before the measure would have become law without the governor's signature.
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Virus could lead revenue-starved states to approve sports, online betting
With many state budgets now resembling smoking craters in the ground as tax revenue disappears in a largely idled economy, even a small revenue boost seems better than none.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Jim Fossel: Tribal gaming is no fix for Maine’s gambling problems
The state should have a well-regulated competition among gaming companies, not a protected monopoly for the few.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
House votes to sustain governor’s veto of sports betting bill
The vote Tuesday, which closes the door for now on legalized sports betting in Maine, comes a week after the state Senate voted to override the governor's veto.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2020
Maine Senate votes to override Gov. Mills’ veto of sports betting bill
The state Senate voted 20-10 to override, and the measure will go next to the House for consideration, possibly next week.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Greg Kesich: Sign-stealing history repeats with a twist
Big money sports don't have room for the gamesmanship of yesteryear.
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