Maine Sweepstakes Ban Nears as Tribes Add iGaming

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July 9, 2026

The Maine sweepstakes casino ban is set to take effect in mid-July 2026. Maine’s LD 2007 outlaws dual-currency sweepstakes platforms across the state. The ban lands as tribal online casinos prepare to launch in Maine.

What Maine’s LD 2007 Bans

LD 2007 carries the title “An Act Regarding the Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games.” The Maine law covers platforms with a “dual-currency system of payment” that “simulates casino-style gaming,” per the bill text. Indiana’s HB 1052 took effect on July 1, 2026, and Maine follows in mid-July.

LD 2007 sets civil penalties of $10,000 to $100,000 per violation, according to Gambling Insider. Maine directs those fines to its Gambling Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund. Maine becomes the eighth state with an outright ban, PlayUSA reported on July 2, 2026.

Several sweepstakes operators have started leaving Maine ahead of the deadline, according to Sweepsy. Sweepsy names McLuck and Jackpota among the brands exiting Maine and Indiana.

Maine legalized tribal online casinos under a separate law, LD 1164. LD 1164 gives Maine’s four Wabanaki Nations exclusive rights to run online casinos. That law is set to take effect on July 29, 2026, per Tribal Business News. Caesars Entertainment signed a deal with three Wabanaki Nations to launch Maine’s first online casinos.