Massachusetts gaming: Here’s how far we’ve come on wagering

Massachusetts gaming: Here’s how far we’ve come on wagering

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  • Jill R. Dorson , SportsHandle
October 3, 2022 3:17 PM
  • Jill R. Dorson , SportsHandle

In the two months since the Massachusetts General Court legalized sports betting in New England’s most populous state, its gaming commission has met with stakeholders, wrestled with an issue created by legislative language, and held a lot of public meetings.

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On Friday, the agency released a flow chart showing what it had accomplished since Gov. Charlie Baker signed sports wagering into law on Aug. 10. Besides the standard workload of developing regulations, including creating a licensing process, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been trying to figure out how to best manage a bit of a mess left to it by the state legislature.

The new law allows for seven stand-alone digital wagering platforms, which means that companies like Boston-based DraftKings or rival FanDuel could operate independently and without a casino partner.