#Bay State

The Barstool Sports crew is coming back to where it all started. Barstool Sportsbook is expected to launch sometime in early 2023 once legal sports wagering arrives in the Bay State. While the official launch date of Massachusetts sports betting has yet to be announced, you can definitely expect Dave Portnoy and company to bring the Barstool…

BetMGM is one of the top sports betting brands in the business and Massachusetts sports bettors should be pumped for the online sportsbook's arrival in their state once legal sports betting commences sometime in early 2023. Though there's yet to be an official announcement about the exact date legal Massachusetts sports betting will launch, it's…

Thanks to some last-minute voting which saw things pass in the early hours of August 1, 2022, legal sports betting is officially coming to the state of Massachusetts. The Bay State sports wagering launch is expected to go down sometime in early 2023, with the official launch date yet to be revealed. Several top online sportsbooks such as Barstool…

As the calendar turns to January, the focus of the betting world begins to shift to the NBA season. The Boston Celtics currently hold the best record in the league at the halfway point with a record of 29-12. Legal sports betting in Massachusetts is on the horizon, and Celtics fans in The Bay State are chomping at the bit to place a bet on their…

The launch of Massachusetts sports betting is set to bring in a wave of premier sports betting sites, and FanDuel Sportsbook will be at the forefront of this emerging market. FanDuel Sportsbook Massachusetts will immediately become one of the most popular sports betting apps in the Bay State when it goes live in early 2023. While an official launch…

Boston-based sports betting operator DraftKings Sportsbook is gearing up to launch as part of the Massachusetts sports betting market in early 2023. Originally founded in Watertown, MA, DraftKings Sportsbook has quickly grown into one of the most formidable names in the world of sports betting. DraftKings also has a rich history as one of the…

Founded in England in 2000, bet365 was one of the forerunners of mobile sports betting. Bet365 Massachusetts soon plans to bring all that history and expertise to the Bay State, along with one of the best promotional offers in the industry. Indeed, Bay State bettors are at last getting closer to the day when they can wager on their favorite sports…

Massachusetts is home to some of the world's best sports fans-and they're in luck. The recent announcement that in-person will launch in the Bay State on Jan. 31 is great news for everyone, unlocking access to the premier sportsbooks in the entire industry. That includes BetRivers Massachusetts, which is expected to be one of the operators that…

Legalized online and mobile sports betting got off to a fast start in Ohio. The state, which launched legal sports betting Jan. 1, recorded 11.3 million transactions over the course of New Year's weekend, according to GeoComply, which provides geolocation and anti-fraud solutions to the U.S. iGaming industry. Cincinnati saw the most legal mobile…

Gambling is, according to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, addictive. Estimates are that about 2 percent of the people who do it wind up in extraordinary trouble. This spring, I sat in a sports bar in King of Prussia, Penn., with a former gambler who had opened his laptop to explain how betting sites…

It's been nearly six months since Gov. Charlie Baker signed the Massachusetts sports betting bill into law, and Bay State residents are at last getting closer to the day when they can cast legal wagers on their favorite sports teams. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has targeted the end of January for the launch of retail sports betting, with…

Now that the Ohio sports betting market is up and running, all eyes are turning to the next sports betting domino that will fall, Massachusetts. The Bay State will be the third consecutive consequential state to launch sports betting, following closely on the heels of Maryland (Nov. 23, 2022) and Ohio (Jan. 1, 2023). First Bet Insurance up…

Technically, sports betting became legal in Massachusetts on Aug. 10, 2022, when Governor Charlie Baker signed House Bill 5164 into law. However, due to the meticulous approach of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, it has been slow work orchestrating a mobile sports betting rollout, with no definitive timeline for a start date, though the most…

There is one question looming over and throughout One Patriot Place this week - ahead of the Bills-Patriots game on Thursday night that begins Week 13 of the season: "Will the Patriots force the Bills to punt?" This query was not made in jest. The Patriots and Bills have played three times in the past 359 days. In those three games, the Bills have…

The Bay State has a strong tennis tradition with many prominent players in its history. This article looks at the best players in the 20th and 21st centuries. Before getting to that, most people who want to bet on sports in MA find betting apps the best choice. Online sports wagering is expected to launch in the spring of next year. To create a new…

Massachusetts gaming regulators offered clarity on Thursday on how sports gaming applications for horse tracks and simulcast centers in the state will be handled. Regulators unanimously voted to accept applications from those establishments on a rolling basis, a split from the upcoming deadline casinos and online gaming operators face later this…

Massachusetts Gaming Commission member Bradford Hill issued a cautionary warning for would-be Bay State bettors who hope to be wagering in Week 1 of the NFL season. Don't bet on it. During a regularly-scheduled meeting of the five-member Commission and Executive Director Karen Wells on Thursday, Hill said that the Commonwealth won't rush through…

Massachusetts has contracted with an equipment testing lab and financial auditing firm to help meet an early 2023 sports betting launch timeline. Testing lab GLI and financial firm RSM were selected for the contracts, Mass Gaming Commission Executive Director Karen Wells told the commission at its Thursday meeting. She said the contracts are…

It's official: Massachusetts sports betting is now legal after Gov. Charlie Baker signed the compromised bill into law on August 10. With that out of the way, let's talk about which operators will be launching. One likely to launch in Massachusetts is PointsBet. PointsBet has been one of the best betting apps in the country ever since it entered…

In the eastern American state of Massachusetts and the owner of the Raynham Park facility has reportedly announced that he is planning to bring an on-site retail sportsbook to the former greyhound racing property sometime early next year. According to a Monday report from local television broadcaster WJAR-TV, the Bristol County venue was…

Caesars Sportsbook Massachusetts is nearing an official launch as legal sports betting is set to go live in Massachusetts. It won't be long now until legal Massachusetts sports betting gets underway with most of the legislation already in place. A number of notable names are sure to be available when Massachusetts officially launches online sports…

The Bay State will not have legal online MA sports betting in time for the 2023 Super Bowl. Yet there are finally date ranges for the launch of legal Massachusetts sports betting. On Friday, the MA Gaming Commission passed a motion that would enable retail sports betting to launch in late January and online sports betting to launch in early…

Massachusetts sports betting is just around the corner with legal U.S. sportsbooks set to arrive in the commonwealth. While we don't yet have an exact official launch date yet, intrigued Massachusetts online bettors can expect to make their initial legal wagers around the turn of the new year (late 2022 or early 2023). Online sports bettors located…

An "aggressive" timeline was shown during a meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday, with retail wagering proposed to go live in January and online sports betting in February. The launch of legal sports betting in Massachusetts may have to wait until 2023. That's according to an "aggressive" timeline shown during a meeting of the…

Gambling regulators could be on the verge of establishing a formal timeline for the introduction of legal Massachusetts sports betting. Bettors in the Bay State eager to know when they'll have access to legal sportsbooks could get some answers on Thursday if a vote goes well. However, other questions like exactly how and where they'll be able to…

Rachel Volberg has been researching the effects of gambling for almost four decades, and since 2013, she's been doing it at the behest of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), which selected her team a decade ago to research the potential impacts of casinos. "We've kept a pretty careful eye on things, but only a few U.S. states have any…

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There is no time set for the launch of The Massachusetts Gaming Commission met for 2 1/2 hours in Boston but didn't attempt to nail down a potential state date or even consider a tentative timeline. This means Bay State bettors are no closer to understanding when they can start placing legal wagers in person at casino sportsbooks or on mobile…

BOSTON - Regulators heard from more than 20 would-be Massachusetts sports betting providers on Thursday, with no consensus emerging on how temporary mobile licenses should be awarded or on whether the Bay State should allow all wagering to begin at the same time vs. a staggered start between mobile and/or retail operators. A law permitting sports…

Las Vegas-style casino gaming came to greater Boston in 2019, when the $2.5 billion Encore Boston Harbor opened in the adjacent municipality of Everett. And soon, another branch of parent company Wynn Resorts may debut in Massachusetts-WynnBET, the sport betting app developed in 2020 in a joint venture between Wynn's interactive division and the…

Hours before the NFL season kicks off on Sept. 8, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission plans to huddle with its staff to discuss how the Bay State can expedite its pending sports betting launch. Recommendations shared that day could determine what action must be handled by state regulation - and what could be handled outside of regulation - "to give…

Sportsbook brand ambassadors are hand-picked for their appeal. Sports betting advertising recommendations pending in Massachusetts would make sure they appeal to bettors of legal age. That could determine not only the face of Massachusetts sportsbooks, but where - and how often - sports betting ads run in the Bay State. The proposed recommendations…

FanDuel offers arguably the best user experience when it comes to sports betting apps. While sports betting is heavily focused on mobile (and rightfully so), we often forgot about the "human" element of sports betting. The sportsbook experience. The rush of being in a room full of bettors when things like … Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season occur. Yes,…