Governor Janet Mills has declined to act on legislation that would allow betting on sports in Maine. Her office said Wednesday that the governor would have three days to sign or veto the sports betting bill once lawmakers return in January of next year.

“The Legislature has passed a significant number of bills this session, and I take seriously my constitutional obligation to thoroughly review all of them, evaluate their implications and decide whether they are in the best interest of Maine people,” Mills said in a statement. “I will continue to review these bills and gather more information, and I look forward to acting on them at the beginning of the next legislative session.”

A rule in the Maine constitution allows Gov. Mills to decide between two options. First, she could outright veto the bill in the opening three days of the next legislative session. Those three days could come via a special session that Mills calls sometime during the summer. The second option is that Mills does not veto the bill and after the first three days of a special session or the beginning of the following legislative session, the bill becomes law by default.

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