Peter Alley just won $500000 in a lottery scratch-off game less than two years after another six-figure win.

In addition to those two states, this week's recap of sports betting news includes new updates from California, Indiana and Ohio.

The sports betting market in New England is about to get more crowded. The Maine Legislature this week passed a bill to legalize wagering on athletic contests, ...

Legal NH sports betting is coming to the Granite State after Gov. Chris Sununu signed the enabling bill into law on Friday.

The Maine legislature passed a comprehensive sports betting bill that should become the model law for post-PASPA sports gambling expansion.

Hunters hoping to increase their odds of filling their tag this fall can do so in the simplest of ways.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries ...

This guy is LUCKY! In addition to two large lottery wins, he's also a hero. No, really!

BAR HARBOR — Peter Alley is “a little overwhelmed” after winning $500,000 in the Maine State Lottery last month, his second large lottery payout in less than ...

BAR HARBOR — Peter Alley is feeling fine, but “a little overwhelmed” after winning $500000 in the Maine State Lottery last month. The Bar Harbor resident.

In honor of TAM's 50th Season, Cumston Area Quilters have created a beautiful, handmade quilt to be raffled off as part of TAM's 50th Anniversary Celebration.

One lucky student enrolled at Northern Maine Community College during the upcoming academic year (2019-20) will win free tuition thanks to a fundraiser by ...

Sustain Wayne's Strawberry Festival raised money to fund the restoration of the historic Masonic hall, and it is expected to become an annual event.

Maine will issue 68,145 any-deer permits this summer – 20 percent fewer than last year's record number – after exceeding its goal for the doe harvest last year ...

STATEWIDE (WGME) -- The State of Maine has 651 new laws on the book and some of them are already in effect. Governor Janet Mills signed most of those this ...

Nevada, home to Sin City itself, is high on the list, but it's not No. 1.

FALMOUTH — The way Jason Gall described the ace he shot in Round 2 of the Maine Amateur Championship on Wednesday morning, it made you wonder ...

This is NEWS CENTER Maine's guide to the best fireworks displays and events around the state to help you celebrate Independence Day.

AUGUSTA, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--. Public and private organizations from across the country are coming together as members of the Great Outdoors ...

Because no record can be found that town residents have voted to allow liquor sales at a bar, the state of Maine has denied a liquor license to the new owners of ...

FREEPORT, Maine (WMTW) - One week after a deadly crash in Randolph, New Hampshire killed seven motorcyclists, Stars & Stripes Brewing Company in ...

A lucky school worker won two huge lottery jackpots totaling $600000 just 18 months apart. Peter Alley, 59, won his second massive payout last month from a a ...

NORWAY — Auditions for “American Dreams” by Maine playwright Linda Britt is set for 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, and 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at the ...

Eight residents of the Concord area are among the 49 people chosen by lottery to hunt moose in New Hampshire this October – a list that includes two family ...

BELFAST — The Dinner Anywhere in the World Raffle sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast is back. Last year's winner went to Uruguay.

PORTLAND, Maine — Get your catcher's mitt ready, because Maine Game Wardens and New Hampshire Conservation Officers are warming up for a charity ...

Join us at Hadlock Field in Portland on August 3 to cheer on your favorite Maine Game Wardens and New Hampshire Conservation Officers as they square off in ...

MILO — The Milo Garden Club will hold its Summer Fair 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Kiwanis Building, 24 Gerrish Road. The fair will offer ...

Sacopee Valley Region of MAC, is hosting the event at Back Country Excursions: 42 Woodward Road Parsonsfield, Me on Sunday, July 21, 2019.

The Maine Lottery on Monday singled out three stores, including two in southern Maine, for being top sellers of lottery tickets in Maine. Those stores paid more ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Maine Lottery's “WPT” game were: KD-JS-4C-5H-5S. (KD, JS, 4C, 5H, 5S) ...

NEW YORK — A judge gave Harvey Weinstein the green light Thursday to shake up his defense team yet again — this time a mere two months before the ...

Gambling lobbyists in Maine are spending big to try and get a number of different gambling expansion laws pushed through.

To an obdurate defender of economic theory's central simplifying assumption — that people act to maximize their long-run satisfaction — lotteries provide a ...

I've talked and written about this topic so much I bet you're tired of hearing about it. It's legal sports betting here in Maine. While I am still a bit ticked off it's not ...

Mental health advocates warn that Maine does not have enough resources to address gambling addiction as state lawmakers seriously consider expanding ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WMTW) - Mainers echoing the call of the wild today at the Maine Moose lottery and festival in Scarborough. One big draw to the ...

Maine is considering five sports betting bills that take different approaches. Two have had a full presentation to the House, three remain in draft.

The wait is nearly over. On Saturday afternoon, 2820 lucky moose hunters will learn that they have received a permit and will embark upon the hunt of a lifetime ...

At least three bills are pending in the State House, as questions linger about where the state's share of the money will go and what businesses will benefit.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Thanks to a new law, hunters will be able to donate their Maine moose permit to a wounded *service* member or veteran. LD 708's ...

ALFRED — David R. Burns of Alfred is a happy man this week, courtesy of the Maine Lottery. Burns won $10,000 playing the Maine Lottery's Ultimate Millions ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) Check your Powerball tickets! Though no one in Maine won the latest Powerball jackpot, one ticket sold in Maine is worth a nice ...

KENNEBUNK — Chad A. Diffin of Kennebunk is wearing a big smile these days thanks to the Maine Lottery. Diffin won $50,000 playing the Maine Lottery's ...

Americans spend about $261 in casinos and on lottery tickets. Nevadans spend the most, $5000 per adult. Rhode Island leads in lottery spending.

This weekend, 2,820 moose hunters will receive a much sought after permit to hunt moose this season. With Maine boasting the second-largest moose ...

YORK COUNTY — Anna M. Mountain of Lebanon has won $100,000 playing Maine Lottery's Right on the Money scratch-off game. She purchased the winning ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — Sports betting is likely to advance in Maine in 2019 after a bipartisan group on a legislative panel came to a deal Friday on taxing and ...

An unemployed New Jersey man who almost forgot his $273 million jackpot-winning Mega Millions lottery ticket at the store where he bought it says he's going ...

SCARBOROUGH — The state with the largest moose population in the 48 contiguous United States is set to issue more hunting permits for the giant animals this ...

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Michael P. Budd of Old Orchard Beach won $10,000 playing the Maine Lottery's Ultimate Millions $25 Scratch-Off Game.

Never in his nearly three decades of paving, plowing and sanding roads for the Maine Department of Transportation did Robert Stuart ever dream that he would ...

AUGUSTA (WGME) - It's the season for holiday festivals and fundraisers and many of those events feature raffles, but the head of the state's Gambling Control ...

Maine State Lottery officials said Lawrence Trudeau bought the winning 50X The Cash ticket at the Circle K Store on Main Street in South Portland.

As more states embrace sports gambling, the overall concept feels like a safe bet for the state.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from ...

In the past 39 years, the moose lottery has never failed to create excitement across the state; here are some classic images of the cherished Maine event over ...

he Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee voted on Monday to throw out several bills related to legalized sports betting in Maine and will now select several ...

Santa was kind to a South Portland man in December. The Maine Lottery says the 50X The Cash ticket he bought at the Circle K store on Maine Street in South ...

OXFORD, Maine (AP) — Maine's two casinos set a state gambling record last year by taking in almost $144 million.

Maine's two casinos set a state gambling record last year by taking in almost $144 million. The Portland Press Herald reports the 5 percent increase in spending ...

BANGOR (BDN) -- A former East Millinocket woman, who became the largest single lottery winner in U. S. history in 2013, is suing her son for allegedly ...

STATEWIDE (BDN) -- A year after the state issued the most any-deer permits in its history, wildlife biologists have scaled back the proposal for this year's permit ...

LYMAN — A Lyman resident is enjoying 2019 after winning big on a Maine State Lottery scratch-off ticket. Richard M. Olin of Lyman collected $20,000 from a $2 ...

The Maine Legislature is considering several proposals that would expand betting on live sporting events, including the Super Bowl. Sen. Louis Luchini of ...

The Maine Lottery on Monday singled out three stores, including one in Lisbon, for being top sellers of lottery tickets in Maine. Those stores paid more than $2.1 ...

First, a question: Did you know there was a world record for the most people calling moose at the same time? The answer: Until now, there wasn't.. Maine news ...

Stephen Mardigan was in the news this week. He was sentenced to fifteen months in prison for running a gambling outfit in Portland. He was raking in the dough ...

If you're among those who'd love to go on a Maine moose hunt this fall, but who have still not applied for the annual permit lottery, you'd better get cracking: The ...

There is near-universal support to allow sports betting in Maine, but whether mobile betting will be tied to brick-and-mortar facilities is one of the thorny questions ...

Though no one in Maine won the Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, state lottery officials said more than 46,000 tickets sold in Maine were worth between ...

The Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services is now accepting applications for the 2019 Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose Hunt, held annually on farmland ...

LEWISTON — For Tina Crowley of Lewiston, last year's hunt was the hunt of a lifetime. A grandmother and avid hunter, she had her first grand slam, getting a ...

I've seen bobcats here and there. I have seen one or two lynx running through the woods, but I have never, ever seen anything like that.. Maine news, sports ...

The online application process is fast and simple and you receive instant confirmation that you have successfully entered the lottery. To get started, visit ...

April 13, 2019. A 90-year-old Maine native who won a $278 million Powerball lottery in 2013 is suing her son for mismanaging her money. Gloria C. Mackenzie ...

The 24-year-old Wisconsin man is claiming the nation's third-largest jackpot.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services is accepting applications for the 2019 Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose Hunt, held annually on ...

KENNEBUNK — A resident of Kennebunk was able to get an early start on his Christmas shopping this year after winning big on a Maine Lottery scratch-off ...

Some of the world's foremost moose researchers will head to one of Maine's “moose-iest” locales next month for the 53rd North American Moose Conference.

The Maine Lottery recorded its best 12 months ever in the fiscal year 2018 that just ended, setting records for sales, prize money, commissions to retailers and ...

Maine wildlife regulators will likely make a decision by the end of the month on a proposal to increase the number of moose hunting permits.

Travis Mills was sitting on an airplane and his phone wouldn't stop ringing. The 31-year-old Army veteran was on his way back to Maine — the plane was taxiing ...

No, you can't just cash one of those oversized checks shown in all the winner photos.

A Maine man is $1 million richer after winning the big prize off a $25 scratch ticket.

If Illinois passes a comprehensive gambling expansion bill this week, it likely will be against opposition from its existing casino industry.

Mega Millions lottery tickets are printed out of a lottery machine at a convenience store Wednesday in Chicago. The estimated jackpot for Friday's drawing would ...

Long considered one of Maine's few remaining “dry towns,” Allagash got a little wetter over the weekend when voters passed two articles to allow alcohol ...

The United States Supreme Court overturned a sports gambling prohibition in May 2018. It opened the door for states to pass legislation allowing for sports ...

Dreaming of the hunt of a lifetime? We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Maine moose permit lottery application process is now open.

PORTLAND, Maine — The man at the center of an illegal sports betting ring in Maine's largest city was sentenced to 15 months, plus three years of supervised ...

SACO — A resident of Saco has taken home a six-figure prize as a winner of a September Maine Lottery scratch-off ticket. Leo B. Flynn of Saco won the ...

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's annual deer permit lottery is ready to begin, and there are thousands more permits available this year than in years previous.

Four thousand runners register for the popular road race; nearly 2,000 more will be plucked from a lottery. – Staff and news *service* report. Share. facebook.

The Maine State Police detective who died after he was struck on the side of I-95 in Hampden on Wednesday morning had served about six-and-a-half years on ...

Legislation to legalize online sports betting in Tennessee passed Wednesday in the House of Representatives, despite a spirited debate from members worried ...

MOUNT DESERT — A man purchasing lottery tickets at a local store the evening of March 20 realized when he got home that one lottery ticket was missing,

The deadline for lottery entry is 11:59 p.m. May 15.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily News.

A central Maine man is now banned from a local casino after what he says was an honest mistake. CBS 13's I-Team discovered you could be taking a gamble, ...

Jaren Rivas, bar manager at Tipo, mixes cocktails made with Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy and Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey. Staff photo by Ben McCanna.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine's moose hunters could see another bump in the number of hunting permits for the big game animals this year. Biologists in Maine ...

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