By Julie Moraine

Business

DraftKings Signs Sponsorship Deal with Boston Red Sox

July 28, 2021

Leading daily fantasy and sports betting operator DraftKings announced today it reached a sponsorship agreement with the Boston Red Sox to become the official Daily Fantasy Sports provider of the professional baseball franchise. Expanding Local Presence The deal with the Red Sox will see the sports betting brand displayed throughout the home of the professional […]

By Jerome García

Poker

MGC Wants to Know Why There’s No Poker at Massachusetts Casinos

July 23, 2021

Nearly two months after COVID-related restrictions in Massachusetts were lifted, commercial casinos are yet to resume poker games. Now, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is reportedly looking into the topic and checking whether commercial operators are legally obliged to resume poker. Poker Games Not Profitable with COVID-Related Restrictions Easing COVID-related restrictions across the US enabled […]

By Eva Ivanova

Industry

Massachusetts Could Launch Sports Betting Before End of the Year

July 23, 2021

On Thursday evening, the House in Massachusetts approved a bill to legalize sports betting by a vote of 156-3. Massachusetts’ House Eager to Legalize Sports Betting The majority of the House in Massachusetts approved a bill to legalize sports betting at a meeting on Thursday evening. The House voted 156-3 to pass the sports betting […]

By Eva Ivanova

Industry

A Bill Regulating Sports Betting in Massachusetts Takes Its First Steps

July 20, 2021

A House bill regulating the sports betting market in Massachusetts took its first steps after being introduced on July 19, and is moving forward to the committee on House Ways and Means. Massachusetts Regulatory House Bill Moves Forward On July 19, House Bill 3974, regulating sports betting in Massachusetts, was introduced to the state House and then […]

By Eva Ivanova

Sports

Massachusetts Sports Betting Legislation Makes Another Run

July 19, 2021

Two separate bills (S 269/ H 506) in Massachusetts aiming to legalize sports betting move forward on Beacon Hill, as the committee was given until Sunday to vote on them. Two Bills Move Forward for Voting Massachusetts could soon join its neighboring states in allowing its residents to wager on sports. The two separate bills, […]

By Jerome García

Poker

Poker Is Still Missing from Massachusetts Casinos

July 16, 2021

The gambling regulator in Massachusetts lifted COVID-related restrictions for commercial operators in May. However, the operators in the state have not yet resumed poker games. Reportedly residents who are interested in poker have asked the regulator to establish poker parlors. Casinos in Massachusetts: Free From COVID-Related Restrictions The impact of the pandemic last year was […]

By Erik Gibbs

Business

Racial Equity Enters the Sports Gambling Discussion in Massachusetts

July 6, 2021

As Massachusetts lawmakers still try to figure out how and when to introduce a legal sports gambling market, a new legislative initiative is underway to expand how the market works. Two bills have been filed – one in the House and one in the Senate – that would create better racial equity, allowing more commercial […]

By Erik Gibbs

Industry

Encore Boston Harbor Legal Battle over Property Value Comes to an End

June 28, 2021

Ever since Encore Boston Harbor casino in Massachusetts opened a few years ago, it has been embroiled in one legal battle after another over the property. However, the Wynn Resorts-owned property has almost always managed to emerge on the winning side of the fight. It has done so one more time, thanks to a judge’s […]

By Jerome García

Industry

Massachusetts Casinos Surpass Pre-pandemic Gross Gaming Revenue in May

June 18, 2021

Last month, the three commercial casinos in Massachusetts raised $87 million in gross gaming revenue. Comparing this number to February 2020, when gaming revenue halted at $85.8 million, we see that the commercial casinos have reached GGR higher than pre-pandemic levels. Gaming Revenue in Massachusetts Surges in May In a report released on Tuesday this […]

By Eva Ivanova

Casino

Jenny Holaday Is the First Woman to Run a Casino in Massachusetts

June 9, 2021

Jenny Holaday is the first woman to run a casino in Massachusetts, succeeding Encore Boston Harbor president Brian Gullbrants, who is leaving for a high-profile job with the resort’s parent company in Las Vegas. Brian Gullbrants Becomes Wynn Las Vegas Properties President Wynn Resorts, owner of Encore Boston Harbor Resort, located in Everett, has announced […]