Maine has moved to ban sweepstakes casinos, making it the latest state to do so. According to earlier reporting, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 2007 into law on April 6, shutting down platforms built around dual-currency systems.
The law classifies dual-currency sweepstakes casinos as unlawful gambling under state law. It also imposes fines of $10,000 to $100,000 per violation, sends penalty money to the state’s Gambling Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund, and revokes gambling licences tied to prohibited sweepstakes activity.
The bill targets platforms that mimic slots, poker, table games or sports betting while using a dual-currency payment system. Under that model, a player can buy virtual coins and exchange them for cash awards and other real-world prizes.
The measure moved through the legislature quickly. Sen. Craig Hickman introduced it in December to the Senate Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, the Senate passed it on March 12, and the House sent it to the governor’s desk on March 26 by an 87-55 vote.
The response from operators has not been uniform, according to Deadspin’s June 5 report. Several sweepstakes casinos started withdrawing from Indiana and Maine, including Modo.us, McLuck, Hello Millions, Jackpota, Mega Bonanza, PlayFame, SpinBlitz, Baba Casino and ACE Casino.
Some brands moved faster than others. Modo.us shifted Indiana and Maine into “GC Only States” on May 29, ending Sweeps Coin gameplay while leaving Gold Coin play available, while ACE Casino excluded both states from May 27.
Baba Casino took a more phased approach. It stopped new registrations in Indiana and Maine on May 17, halted Gold Coin package purchases on June 1, allowed existing users to redeem Sweeps Coins until June 14 and scheduled full account access to end on June 21.
B-Two Operations took a different route for Mega Bonanza and Jackpota, adding Indiana and Maine to prohibited territories on June 2 and ending both Gold Coin and Sweeps Coin gameplay immediately. The brands were then set to stop operating in Maine on July 15.
The same report said sister platforms McLuck, Hello Millions, PlayFame and SpinBlitz were still active after June 2 but had updated their terms to confirm exits ahead.
The broader picture is a tightening policy environment for sweepstakes casinos. The report described Indiana and Maine as the first states to ban sweepstakes casinos during the 2026 legislative session, following six anti-sweepstakes measures passed in 2025, including in New York, New Jersey and California.
New Jersey may yet revisit its position with a proposal to regulate rather than ban, but Maine’s law now draws a clear line between licensed online casinos and the gray-market sweepstakes model.
