Today, nearly all forms of gambling are legal in Maine, including sports betting, which went live last week. Send your questions to years ago this week, 53 percent of Maine voters in the 2003 election legalized slot machines in Maine, through the creation of a “racino” connected to Bangor’s Bass Park harness racing track. Hard Telling Not Knowing each week tries to answer your burning questions about why things are the way they are in Maine - specifically about Maine culture and history, both long ago and recent, large and small, important and silly.
