New MA Sports Betting Bills Aim To Include Restaurants, Bars

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Massachusetts is seeing even more sports wagering bills filed with the Commonwealth to be heard by the Massachusetts Legislature in 2021. Newly filed Senate and House bills are both seeking to get restaurants and bars in on the action of sports betting. BOSTON – There’s … Read more

Massachusetts Legislature Saturated With Sports Betting Bills

Senator Eric Lesser

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 legal sports … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: More Sports Betting Bills Introduced Nationwide 02/02/2021

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Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Minnesota all have sports betting legislation waiting to be heard in their 2021 sessions to legalize the market. Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, and Tennessee all had stellar months for handle and revenue from sports wagering in their states while Nevada and Rhode … Read more

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Files Sports Betting Bill

Governor Charlie Baker

Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts is backing Bill HD 678 that would make mobile and retail sports betting legal for Massachusetts. Under this legislation, it is expected that $35 million in revenue would be made by the sports wagering each year for the economy. The … Read more

Massachusetts Sports Betting Bills Officially Filed For 2021 Session

Senator Brendan Chriton

Senate Bill 177 has been filed in the state legislature that would legalize retail and mobile sportsbooks in Massachusetts in 2021. Millions of dollars are expected to be gained by a legal sports betting industry in the Bay State through the legalization of the market. … Read more

LSB Interview: Senator Crighton Talks About Upcoming MA Sports Betting Bill

Massachusetts Senator Brendan Crighton

Legal sports betting in Massachusetts could produce millions of dollars in annual revenue for the Commonwealth. Senator Brendan Crighton will file a bill to make sports betting legal in the Bay State, allowing for collegiate and professional sports games to be gambled on. The FY2022 … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: Governors Advocate For Sports Betting 1/12/2021

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New York, Connecticut, and Kentucky Governors all want to see some form of legal sports betting for their states in 2021. Puerto Rico has introduced a bill to launch their legal sports wagering industry that was made legal two years ago while Massachusetts will be … Read more

Sports Betting In Massachusetts Off Table For Now, New Bills Coming

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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, leaving the door open … Read more

Sports Betting In 2021 – Which States Are Most Likely To Legalize?

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Seven states in the nation could make sports betting legal in 2021. On top of that, six more states are expected to discuss legalizing sports wagering in depth come the start of sessions in the new year. NEW YORK – A number of states are … Read more

States That Could Legalize Sports Betting In 2021

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Numerous states are considering sports betting legislation in 2021 as a new revenue stream to help bridge the huge gaps caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. All of these states made progress in the 2020 legislative sessions only to be thwarted by the time constraints placed … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: MA & Ohio Sessions Wind Down 11/24/2020

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PointsBet and their mobile application have launched in Colorado while Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino in Pennsylvania will now be home to a retail sportsbook with Betfred USA Sports. Pennsylvania, Colorado, and other legal sports betting states nationwide will see more sportsbooks opening in the near … Read more

Massachusetts Sports Betting Push All But Dead In 2020

Massachusetts State House

Sports betting in Massachusetts may need to wait until 2021 to see any type of legislation passed for the market. Projections for annual revenue from a legal sports betting industry in the Bay State were estimated to be anywhere from $20-$35 million. BOSTON – Governor … Read more