20 was the bare minimum to override the veto. If two-thirds of the House also overrides the veto, the bill will pass into law. The House overwhelmingly passed the original bill last summer, meaning there are good odds online sports betting will be legalized in Maine.

House vote could come as early as next Tuesday. Regulators will still need to approve any new online and retail sportsbooks, but assuming Maine follows other states' timelines, which have averaged roughly six months, sports betting (could) begin as early as 2020 football season.

Maine will (likely) become the first state in the country with untethered online sports betting and traditional retail gaming establishments. Commercial/tribal casinos, horse tracks, OTBs can all accept online bets, as can other third-party vendors not associated with them.

@ButlerBets I almost poked fun at you a couple days ago for staying on this story so long. Great job!

@SteveRuddock Hahaha it only took eight full floor sessions

@ButlerBets Online betting should be pretty quick to set up? No? Especially with sites like DraftKings already working perfectly in NH

@ButlerBets Bout damn time.

@ButlerBets I live in Massachusetts. We’ll have sports gambling in this state in 17 more years 🤪🤪🤪