PENN Sports Interactive got its initial approval to operate its Barstool Sportsbook platform in Massachusetts Wednesday, after a two-day meeting that ended with a list of five conditions the company must meet before it can go live. As with other applicants, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission grilled PENN executives about responsible gaming practices, advertising plans, and diversity, both within the company and for the suppliers and vendors it will contract with.
Barstool Sportsbook becomes the fourth digital platform to get initial approval. behind WynnBET, Caesars Sportsbook, and BetMGM. All four are tethered to existing casinos in Massachusetts.
The MGC began its review of BetFanatics, which will be tethered to PENN’s Plainridge Park, Wednesday afternoon.coming Jan. 19-20.
