Sports Betting Not Included In Massachusetts Budget Proposal

Massachusetts Senate

Sports betting was not included as a revenue stream in Massachusetts on the 2022 FY budget proposal. Multiple bills to regulate a sports wagering industry have been introduced to the Bay State in 2021. The Massachusetts Legislature adjourns on December 31, leaving more than six … Read more

DraftKings Q1 Surpasses Expectations, Increases Revenue Guidance

DraftKings Sportsbook

DraftKings clears $312 million in the first quarter of 2021. The company has increased its revenue guidance from $900 million to $1.15 billion. The outperformance of the initial goal set has created optimism within the country. BOSTON – Popular sports betting and daily fantasy sports (DFS) … Read more

Sports Betting Not Part Of Massachusetts FY 2022 Budget Proposal

Massachusetts Budget

The 2022 FY in Massachusetts begins on July 1. The Massachusetts Legislature is in session until the end of the year. There is still time to include a regulated sports betting industry within the budget proposal that has already been introduced to the Legislature. BOSTON … Read more

Acquisition Rumors Hint DraftKings To Purchase Score Media

theScore

Score Media has recently gone public on the NASDAQ. Score Media’s shares have boomed following speculation that DraftKings may move to acquire the company. No confirmation from either DraftKings or Score Media has been made about the potential takeover. BOSTON – Score Media & Gaming … Read more

New MA Sports Betting Bills Aim To Include Restaurants, Bars

Adam Gomez - Orlando Ramos

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

Sportsbook

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

LegalSportsBetting Brief: MI, VA Launch Online Sportsbooks 01/26/2021

Sportsbook Launch

Virginia and Michigan now have live mobile sports betting platforms for residents to use. Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Texas have all filed and/or introduced new legislation for legal sports betting. Pennsylvania and New Hampshire ended 2020 with new records in handle for the month of … 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

Sports Betting Board

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