#Raynham Park

Churchill Downs Incorporated now has a gaming partner. The Louisville-based gaming company announced a multi-year agreement with bet365, which gives the UK-based online gaming operator access to the Pennsylvania market. The agreement allows bet365 to offer online sports betting and gaming in Pennsylvania through Churchill's Presque Isle Downs &…

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…

Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Monday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Presque Isle Downs & Casino has entered into a multi-year agreement with bet365 for online sports betting and iGaming market access in Pennsylvania. Bill Carstanjen, CEO of Churchill Downs, commented: "We are pleased to partner with a global leader in the online gaming…

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…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) unanimously named WynnBet as the first legal online licensed sports betting operator in the state's history Tuesday. received a Category 3 license and is now tied to Encore Boston Harbor The committee's decision came after a near seven-hour meeting reviewing the Las Vegas headquartered company's…

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has received 15 sports wagering operator applications before they hit their deadline on Monday. Businesses had the option to apply for three categories each: Category 1 license: This license allows operators to do in-person wagering at their properties and up to two online…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

Retail books ready to do legal MA sports betting business could get some much-desired clarity this week. The MA Gaming Commission will have a meeting Thursday to discuss temporary licenses. Those temporary licenses would enable MA brick and mortar casinos Encore Boston Harbor (WynnBet), MGM Springfield (BetMGM) and Plainridge Park (Penn…