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Three Issues MA Sports Betting Conference Must Settle

The Massachusetts Senate appointed its conference committee members that will negotiate MA sports betting with the House. The appointment of Sens. Eric Lesser, Patrick O’Connor and Michael Rodrigues came Thursday after the Senate insisted on changes it made to H 3993. On Tuesday, the House chose not to concur with the changes made to the […] Read More

Posted on: May 19, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Are MA Sports Betting Proposals Too Far Apart To Compromise?

There has been very little said in the days since the Massachusetts Senate passed its own version of an MA sports betting bill. What has been said, though, is telling of the work in front of both sides. The Senate had about 10 months to work on its draft with the House’s proposal in mind, yet […] Read More

Posted on: May 12, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Wynn Halves Interactive Losses, Pins Growth On MA Sports Betting

Wynn said its plan to build a sustainable sports betting business was working in Q1, with the next goal of reaching EBITDA break-even. Read More

Posted on: May 12, 2022 | | Brad Allen

MA Sports Betting Bill Clears Senate But Major Challenges Ahead

After a long delay, the Massachusetts Senate passed a bill to legalize MA sports betting. Now, the real work can start. The Senate passed a heavily amended version of H 3993 in S 2844, which was stripped and replaced with different language, Thursday afternoon. While Senate movement on sports betting in Massachusetts is positive, the […] Read More

Posted on: April 29, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Senate Vote Thursday On Heavily Amended MA Sports Betting Bill

The Massachusetts Senate finally will weigh in on legal MA sports betting Thursday after about 10 months of inaction. Senators have until 5 pm Tuesday to submit amendments to the amended H 3993, which was favorably approved in the Ways and Means committee last Friday. H 3993 is the legislation passed by the House last […] Read More

Posted on: April 26, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Report: MA Sports Betting Bill Clears Senate Committee

The Massachusetts Senate will have a chance to legalize MA sports betting but it might not be an easy process, according to a report. On Friday, the Senate Ways and Means Committee passed a bill legalizing Massachusetts sportsbooks onto the full Senate, the State House News Service reported. While it is positive the Senate is […] Read More

Posted on: April 25, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Massachusetts Sports Betting Has Majority Support In Senate, Report Finds

The mystery around why a bill that would legalize sports betting in Massachusetts cannot land a Senate hearing continues to grow. State House News Service reports at least 60% of state senators support legalizing Massachusetts sportsbooks. Sen. President Karen Spilka said earlier this year sports betting is not a top priority this session. That prompted frustrated […] Read More

Posted on: March 28, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Another Super Bowl Opportunity Passes Without Legal MA Sports Betting

It was another slow Super Bowl weekend in Massachusetts after the state Senate passed on legalizing MA sports betting again in 2021. That does not mean it was a quiet betting weekend for Massachusetts residents, though. While there are no Massachusetts sportsbooks, the state is almost entirely surrounded by states with legal mobile betting. That […] Read More

Posted on: February 16, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Small Businesses Ask For Legal MA Sports Betting From Senate

The requests for Senate action first came from the Massachusetts House and Gov. Charlie Baker. Now, nearly 90 small businesses are asking the Senate to legalize sports betting in MA. According to the Springfield Republican, those businesses penned a letter to the state’s 40 senators in support of a bill from Sen. Adam Gomez that […] Read More

Posted on: January 12, 2022 | | Matthew Waters