The official leading Maine’s adoption of sports betting was placed on leave last week, a decision announced after the Press Herald inquired about tweets he had recently posted that contained sexist language and racist connotations.
Milt Champion, executive director of the Gambling Control Unit, was placed on paid leave Wednesday. The Maine Department of Public Safety, which oversees the gambling unit, announced Champion’s suspension just hours after a reporter began asking about the tweets.
Champion posted the tweets over the past two and a half weeks from his personal account, which the Maine Gambling Control Unit’s Twitter account follows.
In a tweet on May 6, Champion expressed frustration about being told “ladies” was an unprofessional term for females, and suggested “Bitches” would be more appropriate.
