One of Maine’s two casinos is arguing the state “blessed a race-based monopoly” by granting the Wabanaki Nations the exclusive right to operate online casino games.
The Oxford Casino Hotel and its corporate owners are suing the director of the state’s gambling control unit to halt the implementation of a new law that legalized “igaming” in Maine, arguing it could cost the casino millions of dollars.
Gov. Janet Mills allowed LD 1164 to become law without her signature this month, in a move that drew exalting praise from Wabanaki chiefs.
The law opens a new revenue pathway as Maine is poised to become the eighth state to legalize online gambling.
