Maine legalizes online poker and online gambling

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Governor Janet Mills has not signed or vetoed the newest bill to legalize online gambling and online poker, but has 'allowed' a bill to exist. She does have concerns, but feels that Maine's Gambling Control Unit will develop responsible rules and standards to ensure the Wabanaki Nations will be accountable.

Maine residents could be playing online as early as late 2026 or the beginning of 2027. As news contributor Bob Pajich states, the state will likely need to join the MSIGA (Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement) to really allow poker players to benefit.

Read more here >>> Online Gambling and Poker Legalized in Maine

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The Indian arrived bringing news, the Indian brought the peace pipe! Good luck and have a good game!
 
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Nice, If some states start, maybe more will follow in the future 👍🏼
Would be awesome to have Americans in the global playerpool again.
Thinking of FullTilt times.
 
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lets hope more states allow legalized online poker .
 
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lets hope this movement carries through to other states
 
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I hope some online sites actually open business there .
 
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Thats great, I wish we just had a federal solution. Then every state wouldnt have to reinvent the wheel.
 
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TeUnit said:
Thats great, I wish we just had a federal solution. Then every state wouldnt have to reinvent the wheel.
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Sadly it wont happen. Free tax money and they dont care at all,
 
I believe it's important to separate Poker and sports betting from 'gambling'.
This brings a negative connotation to Poker. A more appropriate nomenclature should be created. Perhaps, if it belonged to another 'group', Poker would already be legalized.

The fact is that Poker cannot be put in the same box as gambling.
 
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Claudiunm said:
I believe it's important to separate Poker and sports betting from 'gambling'.
This brings a negative connotation to Poker. A more appropriate nomenclature should be created. Perhaps, if it belonged to another 'group', Poker would already be legalized.

The fact is that Poker cannot be put in the same box as gambling.
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The most correct post on this topic! They should think about this to get poker out of gambling! Poker has nothing to look for on sites that have a lot of gambling! Poker just like chess must reach the ears of those who decide his fate and remove him from this category! Poker is not a game of chance compared to all the others where luck comes first! It's a small percentage of luck in poker too but not enough to say it's gambling!
 
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Governor Janet Mills has not signed or vetoed the newest bill to legalize online gambling and online poker, but has 'allowed' a bill to exist. She does have concerns, but feels that Maine's Gambling Control Unit will develop responsible rules and standards to ensure the Wabanaki Nations will be accountable.

Maine residents could be playing online as early as late 2026 or the beginning of 2027. As news contributor Bob Pajich states, the state will likely need to join the MSIGA (Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement) to really allow poker players to benefit.

Read more here >>> Online Gambling and Poker Legalized in Maine

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Maine? Is that in Canada?

Poker is definitely gambling lmao. Don't let the math fool you. That's just the edge you get for being good. That's the same thing as saying blackjack isn't gambling if everyone learned how to card count.
 
RENEY444 said:
Does the state have any online poker rooms running yet ?
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Good question! Let's see what I can find. 🙂


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A quick search tells me that there are no online poker rooms running as of yet.

www.pokerlistings.com

Maine Online Poker | PokerListings

Maine, known for its stunning coastlines and vibrant maritime culture, has a unique relationship with poker. While traditional live poker thrives in the
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That's great news! I hope this new feature reaches other states. Here in Brazil, legalization was a complete disaster and hurt the big poker rooms we're used to playing on, like Party Poker, 888poker, PS, and others... we can only access poker games now.
 
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