Belterra Park will run the first stakes race of its slightly delayed meet this Friday, when six Ohio-bred 3-year-olds line up to sprint 6 1/2 furlongs in the $75,000 Daryl E. Parker Memorial Tall Stack Stakes. The race features a rematch between Fortissimo, the champion Ohio-bred 2-year-old male of last season, and Superwolf, the only horse to beat him.
The University of Kentucky’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center has announced that entomologists at the University have received reports of “greater than average” counts of Eastern Tent Caterpillars in some areas of the state and have urged awareness by breeders.
Puca, honored as Broodmare of the Year last month, has kept herself in the news this week, with a new foal, a son placing in the Kentucky Derby, and an opportunity for fans to become involved in the career of her next son in the pipeline.
ARCADIA, Calif. – A claiming mare in top form meets a stablemate comebacker who returns with high hopes in the featured seventh race Friday at Santa Anita. The mile-long turf race, a second-level allowance for fillies and mares, goes through trainer Mark Glatt.
Sareeha is the “now” horse, having won two of four since being claimed by Glatt. Khinjani has not raced since February 2024, but Glatt said she has trained very well.
Expectations are high.
In 2024, popular arcade and video-game franchise Dave and Buster’s made headlines when it announced plans to offer peer-to-peer gambling in small amounts.
Illinois lawmakers are now attempting to shut down that possibility in the Land of Lincoln.
House Bill 2724, presented by Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-District 18), would ban entertainment venues such as arcades from offering gambling services, according to our partner site Legal Sports Report.
Round 2 of the NBA playoffs continues Tuesday night with a pair of contests, including Game 1 of the highly-anticipated Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves Western Conference semifinal series.
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Round 2 of the 2024-25 NBA playoffs is underway, and little has changed atop NBA championship oddsboards.
The Western Conference’s top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder and the defending-champion Boston Celtics remain the favorites to meet in the NBA Finals. And the Eastern Conference top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are still third on the list despite a home loss in Game 1 of the East semifinals.
We take a closer look at the title odds and outlooks for all eight remaining team below.
It took several tries for Maine legislators to craft a sports betting bill that was to the governor's liking, but the Pine Tree State has since implemented a modest apparatus that suits its residents just fine.
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Maine's path to sports betting legalization was hard-earned. Early attempts by legislators to get this form of gambling passed were supported by peers – and rejected by the governor. But Gov. Janet Mills could hardly be called close-minded, as it was a bill she crafted – one that gave a ton of control to the state's four Indian tribes – that ultimately made it across the finish line.
One of Maine's charms is that it is not a crowded place. The other side of this coin is it had trouble attracting commercial operators before Caesars and DraftKings found enough to like to stake their flags in the Pine Tree State.
Mainers can bet on just about anything other than sporting events involving in-state colleges. Wagering handle reached an all-time monthly high of $52.8 in December 2024 and figures to remain steady for the foreseeable future.
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January 10, 2020
Governor Janet Mills vetoes a bill that would have legalized sports betting in Maine. The Senate votes to override her veto, but the House can't muster similar support as sports wagering dies on the legislative vine.
April 5, 2021
A bill to legalize mobile and retail sports wagering passes both legislative chambers before stalling on the appropriations table before Mills has a chance to sign it.
April 19, 2022
The State Senate approves legislation from Mills that empowers the state's four Indian tribes to control mobile sports wagering, while casinos and racetracks are authorized to offer retail betting.
May 2, 2022
At long last, Mills signs sports wagering into law, with the legislation to take effect on July 31, 2022.
November 3, 2023
After a bit of a lag due to lack of operator interest, Caesars and DraftKings launch mobile sports betting in Maine.
September 16, 2024
Caesars fills a curious void in Maine's sports betting ecosystem by opening the state's first retail sportsbook, Oddfellahs, in Portland.
Sports betting has been legal and operational in Maine since 2023.
Anyone who is physically present within Maine's boundaries and at least 21 years of age can place a mobile or in-person wager in the Pine Tree State.
The Maine Gambling Control unit oversees sports betting in Maine.
Maine grants operators a wide berth to offer wagering on sporting events, which makes for a large number of betting options for such a tiny state. Among the sports that Mainers are able to bet on are X-Games, Australian Rules Football, badminton, baseball, softball, basketball, biathlon, billiards, bowling, bull riding, boxing, chess, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, cricket, cycling, darts, ultimate frisbee, esports, floorball, futsal, Gaelic Games, golf, handball, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, MMA, Olympics, motorsports, netball, pickleball, pesapallo, rowing, rugby, sailing, skateboarding, slap fighting, snooker, soccer, surfing, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, water polo, winter athletics, and NCAA wrestling.
There are few prohibitions on specific sports wagers in Maine, but wagering on high school sports or Maine colleges is not permitted.
Daily fantasy sports contests are legal in Maine, as then-Governor Paul LePage allowed legislation to pass into law without his signature in 2017.
Maine has one live racetrack, Hollywood Bangor, that hosts harness racing as well as simulcast wagering. There are a handful of off-track betting locations throughout the state, and Mainers are permitted to bet via online account wagering through Hollywood's racebook, which is affiliated with PENN Entertainment.
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Last May, Antiquarian gave Todd Pletcher his record-extending fifth victory in the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes before finishing fifth in the Belmont. On Saturday, Pletcher will send out the pair of Vassimo and Uncaged in the Peter Pan, which drew a field of 10 and could be used as a stepping-stone to the Belmont Stakes on June 7 at Saratoga.
Vassimo, like Antiquarian a year ago, enters the Peter Pan off a sixth-place finish in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby. Irad Ortiz Jr. rides Vassimo from the rail.
With important graded stakes victories accomplished by Fierceness and Mindframe over the weekend, trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole will weigh their options for both 4-year-olds, with one being a potential meeting of the two in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap at Saratoga on June 7.
Pletcher said Fierceness came out of his track-record performance in Friday’s Grade 2 Alysheba Stakes in good order, as did Mindframe, who narrowly won Saturday’s Grade 1 Churchill Downs Stakes. Both horses were expected to arrive at Saratoga on Tuesday while plans are made.
