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Casino Files Suit Against Maine Over “Race-Based” iGaming Legalization
['Mark Pearson']
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Suit alreadyOxford Casino Hotel is suing the Maine regulator just a few weeks after the state legalized online casino gambling.
tribes exclusivity over iGamingThe Churchill Downs-owned casino is accusing the Maine Gambling Control Unit (MGCU) of unlawfully granting the state’s four Wabanaki Nations tribes exclusivity over iGaming.
Earlier this month, a Passamaquoddy Tribe Chief praised Maine Governor Janet Mills as “the greatest ever” after she allowed the state’s iGaming bill LD 1164 to pass into law.
deals a gut-wrenching blow to Maine businesses like Oxford Casino”“Promoting iGaming through race-based preferences deals a gut-wrenching blow to Maine businesses like Oxford Casino that have heavily invested in the state and its people,” the casino’s lawsuit stated.
“For years out-of-state interests have been enriched in their monopoly and now are attacking Mainers who are here to support and keep Maine economics in Maine.”