Best Gambling Sites in Maine 2026

Maine is the most distinctive sports betting market in the country: mobile wagering is legally exclusive to the state's four federally recognized Indian tribes. Each tribe is permitted to partner with one commercial sportsbook, and that's the only way an operator can offer apps in Maine. Sports betting launched on November 3, 2023, kicking off with the start of the NBA and NFL midseason.

LD 585, signed by Gov. Janet Mills in May 2022, was the political resolution to a decades-long fight between Maine and its tribes over economic sovereignty. The Penobscot Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, and Aroostook Band of Micmacs were granted exclusive mobile sportsbook rights as part of a broader recognition of tribal economic authority. Retail sportsbooks at the state's two commercial casinos (Hollywood Casino Bangor and Oxford Casino) operate separately. Each tribal license costs $200,000 for four years, with commercial partners paying an additional $40,000.