Gaming regulators took steps Monday morning towards making legal sports betting a reality in Massachusetts with the approval of two independent laboratories to test sports betting devices and platforms.
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Technical testing of sports wagering platforms is critical to ensuring that betting operators stick to the requirements of the Bay State’s law, like properly rejecting bets that someone outside the the state tries to place.
The commission unanimously approved petitions from the two labs that are already certified for other gaming devices — Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) and BMM Testlabs (BMM) — to allow them to similarly inspect sports betting platforms.
