Maine

News & Analysis

News In Brief: June 28-July 2, 2021

Netherlands shuts down non-compliant lottery ads, Kindred to buy the rest of Relax Gaming and New York misses hotly anticipated online sports-betting deadline.

Maine Legislators Revive and Pass Sports-Betting Bill While Massachusetts Restarts Talks

New England proved to be a hotspot for sports-betting legislation on Thursday, as Maine legislators revived a thought-to-be-dead bill, while Massachusetts lawmakers restarted the state’s ongoing conversation over the legalization of sports wagering.

News In Brief: April 5-April 9, 2021

Finbet staff are sentenced to life in prison in Kazakhstan, London's mayor promises a gambling ad ban and a hotly anticipated bill in Maryland makes progress.

Bleak Monday: 100+ Casinos Ordered To Close Their Doors Across U.S. Due To Coronavirus

Casinos across the United States, including almost the entire Northeast region and much of the Gulf Coast, continued to close their doors on Monday in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Maine House Fails To Override Governor's Sports-Betting Veto

After a surge of optimism following the Senate’s override vote last week, state legislators dashed the hopes of sports-betting supporters in Maine on Tuesday by failing to override Governor Janet Mills’s veto.

Research & Reports

U.S. Fantasy Sports Overview

In this special report, VIXIO GamblingCompliance examines the U.S. fantasy sports sector and provides an overview of licensing and consumer protection requirements.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: March 2020

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from March 2020 includes tribal litigation in North Carolina, gaming legislation in Virginia, Arizona, and Maine, and a U.S. Department of Interior memorandum.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: March 2019

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from March 2019 includes information on online gaming legislation in West Virginia, sports-betting legislation in Rhode Island, expanded gaming legislation and sweepstakes legislation in Virginia, tribal gaming in Connecticut and Texas, online gaming litigation and expanded gaming legislation in New Hampshire, expanded gaming legislation in Alaska and Maine, fantasy sports regulations in Ohio, and e-sports legislation in Maryland.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: November 2018

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from November 2018 includes information on sports betting in the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and South Dakota, fantasy sports in Michigan, tribal gaming in California and Maine, and gaming legislation in Illinois and Nevada.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: September 2018

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from September 2018 includes information on tribal gaming in Massachusetts and Maine, a ballot measure in Arkansas, sports-betting legislation in the District of Columbia and Kentucky, gaming litigation in Florida and Pennsylvania, and regulations in Nevada.

Data & Forecasts

Penn National Gaming Report - 1996 to 2021Q3

Latest quarterly data from US-listed Penn National Gaming. The data released for the operator contains the following information: Revenues, expenses, operating income, hotel metrics and revenue & adjusted EBITDA by property/region. There are approximately 4,100 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: U.S. Commercial Gaming

This monthly report spans more than 100,000 data points, detailing trends in U.S. land-based commercial gaming since the start of 2007. Key headline casino metrics, split by state, region and market, sit alongside data from other emerging segments such as VGTs and instant racing.

Maine - Financial Report - Nov, 2005 to Aug, 2021

Latest monthly Financial Report data from the Maine Gambling Control Board. The data released for the state's two casinos contains the following information: Number of units, net revenue/win and taxes paid for both slot machine and table game operations. There are approximately 2,265 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: U.S. Lotteries

This report provides comprehensive benchmarking of key operational metrics across all 46 state lotteries in the $80bn+ U.S. lottery market. Featuring an interactive dashboard which facilitates visual cross-lottery comparisons, the dataset aggregates information from more than 800 annual lottery reports since 2000.

Maine - Lottery Annual Report - FY1974 to FY2020

Latest Annual Report data from the Maine State Lottery. The data released for the state contains the following information: Sales by game, expenses including agent commissions, prizes paid to players, general fund transfers & heritage fund transfers and a summary of instant ticket sales by price point. There are approximately 970 data points in this document.