The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has launched PlayWell, a new responsible gaming and player health program replacing GameSense. The commission said the rollout marks a significant step in its more than decade-long effort to promote player well-being and responsible gambling practices across the state. The PlayWell brand will now be visible at casinos and on sports […]
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved eight civil administrative penalties to sports betting operators FanDuel, DraftKings, Fanatics Betting and Gaming, Caesars Sportsbook, and BetMGM faced fined for noncompliance issues Fines ranged from $5,000 to $20,000 The Massachusetts Gaming Commission levied eight civil administrative penalties for noncompliance to five licensed Massachusetts sports betting operators this week. The […]
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved several details surrounding its new sports betting limitation notices Operators will be required to start sending out limitation notices for users by June 1 Each notice will have to provide users with a specific reason for their limitation, not a “boilerplate response” The Massachusetts Gaming Commission today unanimously approved details […]
A survey conducted by Beacon Research of 1,000 Massachusetts voters showed majority support for legalized iGaming 59% of respondents voiced their support for legalized iGaming compared with 24% in opposition The survey was conducted on behalf of the Sports Betting Alliance A recent survey of Massachusetts voters showed nearly 60% of respondents favor legalized iGaming […]
Polymarket filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts to prevent the commonwealth from taking “unlawful state overreach.” The prediction market company is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the state Massachusetts’s enforcement of state gambling laws will cause “imminent and irreparable harm,” the company notes Polymarket has taken legal initiative against Massachusetts, today filing a lawsuit against […]
Kalshi and Robinhood both reported hundreds of millions in trades on Super Bowl LX Kalshi reported more than $500 million in trading on the big game Robinhood reported nearly $260 million in event contracts related to the game The Super Bowl was big business for prediction market companies. Both Kalshi and Robinhood reported hundreds of […]
Superior Court Judge Christopher K. Barry-Smith today denied Kalshi’s motion for an emergency stay The denial means an injunction is now in place to prohibit Kalshi from offering sports event contracts in Massachusetts However, the judge noted in his decision that Kalshi has 30-days to geofence the state, during which time it may appeal the decision […]
A number of states have filed a judge’s preliminary injunction against Kalshi in Massachusetts as supplemental authority in support of their own lawsuits Ohio, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee have all filed the Massachusetts decision in their own legal battles against Kalshi Superior Court Judge Christopher K. Barry-Smith delayed his decision to let […]
Another month, another new Massachusetts sports betting revenue record The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported $98.4 million in taxable gaming revenue It broke the previous record set in November Another month, another Massachusetts sports betting revenue record. Just one month after setting an all-time revenue mark in the commonwealth, Massachusetts set a new monthly revenue record […]
A Massachusetts judge has approved the commonwealth’s request for a preliminary injunction against Kalshi If the preliminary injunction is upheld, Kalshi will not be able to offer its sports event contracts in the state through the course of its lawsuit Massachusetts Attorney General Joy Campbell filed a lawsuit against Kalshi A judge has approved the commonwealth’s motion for […]