PointsBet moves closer to Massachusetts license for online sports betting

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 9:53 PM
  • Geoff Zochodne, Covers

With another operator found qualified for licensure, Massachusetts regulators are getting close to issuing approvals for “untethered” sports betting sites in the state.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) [last] Tuesday found that PointsBet met the criteria to offer mobile sports betting, advancing the Australia-based bookmaker’s application to a group evaluation that will begin on Wednesday.

“We’re all set on all the application’s sections,” MGC Chair Cathy Judd-Stein said at the end of the meeting.

Gaming regulators have now advanced all of the “untethered” applications before them for online sports betting sites in Massachusetts, keeping the state on track for its expected early March launch of mobile wagering.