Companies looking to offer sports betting in Massachusetts are facing a fast-approaching deadline next week to start the license application process after regulators approved a launch timeline that envisions in-person betting starting in January and online in March.
Potential licensees will need to turn in an initial survey to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission by 5 p.m. on Oct. 17 that asks for specific company information like ownership interests, management structures, and investors. It’s required ahead of filling out a full sports wagering application, commissioners have said.
Sports betting experts who spoke to MassLive said the survey is a quick-turnaround item that is not new for industry players — when the commission licensed casinos, companies met with regulators face-to-face as part of the scoping process — as it seeks only basic information.
