Maine’s online casino launch could slip beyond Q1 2027 if regulators make major changes to the state’s third set of proposed rules. The Maine Gambling Control Unit is identified in the report, but the supplied text does not specify the potential changes.
Operators and suppliers may need to account for a possible delay to Maine’s online casino launch.
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The Maine Gambling Control Unit revised its proposed online casino rules on 30 September. The draft permits live dealer backend systems outside Maine and removes separate approval requirements for routine game updates. The regulator is accepting comments until 30 October; the rules remain provisional.
The Maine Gambling Control Unit has published a revised draft of its online casino rules, dated 30 September, according to the regulator's notice. The revision is the third publication of the rules and amends the draft filed in July. The rules are not final and no launch date has been announced. The regulator is accepting comments on the updated draft until 30 October.
Oxford Casino and Hollywood Casino together recorded July revenue of $15.6m in Maine, a 3.5% annual increase, citing Maine Gambling Control Unit figures. Slot revenue increased 7.1% to $13.6m. Table game revenue fell 16.5% to $1.9m.
Bonus.com reported that Maine’s online casino law took effect in July 2026, but operators had not launched. Rulemaking, licensing and testing remain outstanding, while Churchill Downs and Oxford Casino Hotel are challenging the tribal-exclusive structure in court.
The Murcia Tax Agency has begun changing the region’s General Gambling Register to cover electronic bingo formats regulated by Decree 164/2026, approved in September. The proposed changes would add sections for organisers, operators, distribution networks and technical systems used for electronic bingo.
The Murcia Tax Agency (ATRM) has formally begun amending the region's General Gambling Register to cover electronic bingo formats regulated by Decree 164/2026, approved in September.
ANJL, IBJR and Anseja asked Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court on 3 November to suspend Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 until Congress votes on it or the court rules on its merits. The associations said operators had each paid BRL30 million for five-year licences and warned that the measure could leave those fees unrecoverable; Anseja estimated potentially affected tax revenue at BRL12.7 billion or more.
Brazil's main betting sector associations have asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to suspend Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 until Congress rules on its content or the court decides the merits. The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), the Brazilian Institute for Responsible Gaming (IBJR) and Anseja presented their arguments to the court on 3 November, at a hearing where they questioned the legal certainty and economic consequences of the decision. The hearing ended without Justice Luiz Fux issuing a ruling or granting the requested interim suspension. No date was set to decide the merits, so the measure remains in force.