Maine sports betting rules slowly taking shape

Maine sports betting rules slowly taking shape

Article brief provided by Legal Sports Report
  • Pat Evans, Legal Sports Report
July 7, 2022 11:30 PM
  • Pat Evans, Legal Sports Report

Milton Champion is still hesitant to set a start date for Maine sports betting.

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Champion, the executive director of the Maine Gambling Control Unit, told LSR this week he is working on the ME sports betting rules, which stretch at least 15 chapters. Champion also said he has had “introductory” meetings with a variety of industry stakeholders.

While he is making progress, Champion does not want to set a date and then miss it. The state’s new sport betting law goes into effect August 2.

“Hopefully, by the end of the year, I can get something out there,” Champion said. “It’ll be some sort of public hearing, then it’s going to be what pushback I get and how much of the proposed text is OK.”