An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Fantasy Contests
This bill updates Maine's regulations for fantasy contests by requiring operators to obtain a license with a $5,000 fee for those generating over $100,000 in annual revenue (no fee for smaller operators). It prohibits contests based on "proposition bets" - wagers on specific in-game events like a player scoring a certain number of points - and defines this term for clarity. Operators with over $100,000 in revenue must also pay 10% of their gross revenue to the state's General Fund. The bill repeals the prior rule allowing operators to run contests while waiting for license approval.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed May 23, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 23, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-50) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
May 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Craig Hickman
DDemocratic
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