by Jerad Paparella | Dec 28, 2021 12:24 pm | Legal
Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg says that protecting the state lottery is a top priority for her in Massachusetts’ upcoming sports betting bill. One avenue Massachusetts’ legislators are considering to protect the state lottery with the introduction of sports...
by Giovanni Shorter | Aug 11, 2021 11:32 am | Regulatory
MA HB 3977 in Massachusetts to regulate sports wagering has passed in the House of Representatives and was sent to the Senate for approval. The Senate has gone on Summer break without the bill receiving a vote. This sports betting measure is now pushed back until the...
by Christina Monroe | Feb 22, 2021 12:26 pm | Regulatory
Massachusetts will likely get legal sports betting in the 2021 session through the sheer number of bills on the subject that have been filed. Governor Charlie Baker has sponsored his own bill to make sports wagering legal for the Commonwealth. Baker’s bill expects...
by Christina Monroe | Jan 7, 2021 12:34 pm | Regulatory
The hope of getting a spillover of the 2020 legislation to make sports betting legal in Massachusetts is over as the final economic bill has been released without sports betting included. The Massachusetts Legislature convened for their 2021 session on Wednesday,...
by Daniel Borjas | Jul 31, 2020 10:01 am | Regulatory
The Senate rejects sports betting legislation in MA HB 4887. Some Senators believe that now was not the right time to focus on sports betting. The official legislative session is over but an informal session is still in progress. BOSTON – Massachusetts sports betting...