Maine Launches Sports Betting, Oklahoma Considers LegalizationNumber Of States Allowing Betting Reaches 36 |
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Yet another state has joined the ranks of those allowing sports betting, and another is also considering getting on board. Sports betting officially went live in Maine on Friday, while Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt® announced plans to bring wagering to the Sooner State as well.
In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a sports betting bill into law in May 2022. The law allows the Pine Tree State’s four tribes to offer online and mobile sports betting. Major betting operators like DraftKings, Caesars, and other operators have already partnered with tribes in the state to offer Maine sports fans a betting option.
“Maine sports fans deserve an elevated sports wagering experience that matches the pedigree of sports fandom in New England,” Caesars Digital President Eric Hession said.
The addition of Maine brings the number of states with live, legal sports betting (retail and online) to 36, including Washington D.C. The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico also allows live and online wagering.
Vermont has also legalized but is still in the regulation process. Florida’s Seminole tribe is also launching live sports betting in December, but holding off on mobile wagering as legal wranglings on that issue continue at the state level despite a favorable recent Supreme Court ruling.
In Oklahoma, Stitt is hoping to bring wagering to his state’s casinos as well. His office released a plan last week that included a 15% tax on in-person betting and 20% on mobile wagering. All betting would be allowed via the state’s tribes “pursuant to a state-tribal compact.”
Operators would pay an initial fee of $500,000 for a license plus an annual fee of $100,000. The plan places some limits on wagering, including barring prop bets on college athletes and games. The state’s numerous casinos face competition from other sports betting states surrounding it, including Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Passage of the Oklahoma proposal isn’t a sure thing, however. A sports betting plan failed to pass the legislature in the spring.
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