Matthew Dunlap, Maine’s Secretary of State issued the ruling that a referendum proposal to allow a casino on Oxford County can appear on the November’s ballot. After reviewing petitions signed by registered voters who support the referendum, it was certified that there were 59,504 signatures 4,417 more than needed to send the question to Main voters.

“It’s a first step ……in a long journey to hopefully bring economic recovery to a state that could use it right now,” said Seth Carey, president of Evergreen Mountain Enterprises LLC, which was formed to promote the casino.

If Maine voters approved the plan, the municipality would still have to approve the project. The facility would have slot machines, bazaar and lottery games, video facsimiles, card games, table games and other games of chance. The proposal also seeks to lower the minimum age to play a slot machine or gaming device from 21 to 19.