Public health advocates have dropped a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission over casino data collection. They say the matter has been resolved.
The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at Northeastern University sued the gaming commission in 2024.
They said the original 2011 law legalizing casinos required the commission to get detailed information from gambling operators about player behavior, and to give it to researchers studying gambling addiction. But more than ten years after the first casino opened, that data was still not available.
PHAI director Mark Gottlieb said the state needs that information to regulate gambling more safely. As one example, he said, a particular slot machine may be especially addictive for players.
