“There comes a time when you just need to roll it out, let the wrinkles come, and then iron it out. We’re raring to go,” MGCU Executive Director Milton Champion told Legal Sports Report separately last week. The upcoming launch was also a hot topic on social media on Tuesday. Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Gambling Control Unit ( MGCU), said licensed operators could start pre-launch advertising and accepting registrations and account deposits starting Wednesday and continuing through Friday, according to a report by Sportsbook Review. Maine sports bettors, rejoice! Your long wait is finally over - sports betting begins this Friday.Īnd there’s more good news - Maine will have two mobile operators, now that the Passamaquoddy Tribe has entered into a partnership with DraftKings Sportsbook, which changed its mind about deploying in the Pine Tree State.ĭraftKings’ partnership still needs to be approved by regulators, but Maine has officially become a contest between DraftKings and Caesars, which announced a separate agreement with three other federally recognized tribes last May. We didn’t reinvent the wheel or come up with anything new. There comes a time when you just need to roll it out, let the wrinkles come, and then iron it out.
