Massachusetts lawmakers are moving to tighten the rules around sports betting after seeing how quickly online and app-based gambling has taken off in the state.
State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa said Senate Bill 302 is meant to match the reality of 24/7 sports betting on phones with rules that address the economic, health, and social harms linked to sports gambling.
“We’re not trying to say that there shouldn’t be sports betting. We’re not trying to say that there shouldn’t be gambling,” Sabadosa said. “The legislation is really saying, look, we passed sports betting, but how do we make sure that now as the industry is evolving, the legislature is staying up with that and, again, putting up some guardrails.
