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Legal retail sportsbooks are expected to officially launch in Massachusetts on Jan. 31, 2023. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission shared specifics regarding the state's retail sports betting launch at the end of Thursday's meeting. Three casinos - Encore Boston Harbor (WynnBET), Plainridge Park Casino (Barstool Sportsbook), and MGM Springfield…

Members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission have voiced concerns about the links between Barstool Sportsbook and Barstool Sports, which representatives from owner PENN have sought to address in their bids for sports-betting licenses. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved Barstool Sportsbook for an online sports betting license, albeit…

After years of debate on sports betting in Massachusetts, state lawmakers finally passed a bill to legalize the activity in August. However, on the cusp of 2023, MA residents are still waiting to place bets on games. Regulators are scrambling to formulate rules and approve operators who want to offer retail and online sports…

Tuesday's work by the MGC now means that the state's three casinos have key approvals for their sports-betting licenses in hand, keeping them on track to start taking in-person wagers at their properties in late January. The regulator of sports betting in Massachusetts has made its peace - to an extent - with the gaming company tied to a…

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 19, 2022 (State House News Service) - State regulators voted unanimously Monday to award the second in-person sports betting license in Massachusetts to MGM Springfield, allowing the casino to expand its offerings despite "simmering" concerns among city leaders that the facility has not lived up to the jobs and economic…

State regulators voted unanimously Monday to award the second in-person sports betting license in Massachusetts to MGM Springfield, allowing the casino to expand its offerings despite "simmering" concerns among city leaders that the facility has not lived up to the jobs and economic development commitments it made when it sought its original…

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…

Sportsbook operators and bettors will have to wait for legal wagering in Massachusetts as the state's Gaming Commission will be aiming for after the Super Bowl to fully launch betting online. After more than three hours of tortuous deliberations on Friday afternoon, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) finally approved a timeline for a…

Provisions in the Massachusetts sports betting legislation allow for temporary licenses that could let online sportsbooks operate for a year, but then force them to shut down if they don't receive a permanent permit. The law legalizing sports betting in Massachusetts has regulators in a bind. Provisions in the law, which was passed by the state…

During Thursday's committee meeting, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) failed to institute a launch date for mobile and retail sports betting in Massachusetts. It remains unclear if the Commission favors authorizing different start dates for retail and online sportsbooks or a universal timeline. The inability to decide further complicates…

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…

BOSTON - Many thought Thursday's Mass. Gaming Commission meeting would discuss a launch date. This was the goal as Cathy Judd-Stein at Wednesday's open forum hinted toward it. But, the commission met without voting in the morning. Voting on a launch date was a strong stance for some. Bradford Hill suggested to take lunch and vote later and Eileen…

BOSTON (State House News Service) - Most of the attention paid to its work recently has focused on implementation of legal sports betting, but the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has plenty of other weighty matters pending before it, from the potential expansion of Encore Boston Harbor's gaming footprint to two applications for horse racing…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission finally will vote Thursday on potential MA sports betting launch dates in the Commonwealth. The MGC is set to vote for potential launch dates on both retail and online Massachusetts sports betting, an indication retail could go first. The meeting agenda also notes that general counsel will provide an overview of…

The head of Maryland's gaming regulator said he's "confident" mobile MD sports betting will launch this year. John Martin, director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, gave his most positive statement yet around online Maryland sports betting at VIXIO's Meet the Regulators webinar Tuesday. "I am confident there will be mobile…

A timeline for legal sports betting launch in MA remains unclear.after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission heard from several operators Thursday during a 2.5-hour meeting. All the uncertainty means online sports betting operators may not be up and running in the state until 2023. The majority of online Massachusetts sports betting operators prefer…

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…

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…

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…