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BetRivers Massachusetts Bonus Code - $500 Bet Credit - March 2025

Feb 24, 2025 | playma.com

Use our exclusive BetRivers Massachusetts bonus code to get a second-chance bet credit up to $500 when the sportsbook launches in MA.
Bovada Receives Cease And Desist From Massachusetts AG Office

Oct 8, 2024 | playma.com | Mike Breen

The Massachusetts Attorney General's office has issued a cease and desist order to the unlicensed online sports betting and casino brand Bovada.
Massachusetts Confirms Betting Ban on Individual College Athlete Awards

Sep 30, 2024 | playma.com | Mike Breen

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has voted unanimously to add new language to the MA Sports Wagering Catalog explicitly prohibiting bets on individual collegiate sports awards. The MGC’s sports wagering division recommended the rule change in order to clear up any confusion over whether such wagers are permissible in the Commonwealth. Commissioners voted 4-0 to add the new language to the Massachusetts sports betting catalog at the MGC’s Sept. 26 meeting.
Massachusetts Sports Betting Experts Weigh in on Bet Limiting

Sep 24, 2024 | playma.com | Mike Breen

Massachusetts sportsbook operators participated in a Sept. 11 Massachusetts Gaming Commission meeting after all but one backed out of a roundtable discussion in May. The meeting marked the first time U.S. operators have publicly discussed the practice of limiting how much certain players can wager after being deemed to have violated terms and conditions.
Massachusetts Casinos Report $103.3M in August 2024 Revenue

Sep 19, 2024 | playma.com | Hill Kerby

August was a successful month for Massachusetts casinos. The Bay State’s three casinos generated $103.3 million in August revenue, their third nine-figure month and second-best in 2024. The numbers represented 12.3% monthly growth when casinos fell just short of that mark with $99.5 million and 12.9% growth from $97.9 million in August 2023. As a result, the state collected $29.3 million in taxes.
August Revenue: Massachusetts Sportsbooks Report $33.3M

Sep 18, 2024 | playma.com | Hill Kerby

Massachusetts sports betting revenue rose year over year in August, increasing 46.1% from last year's $22.6 million.
Massachusetts Sports Betting Hires New Division Chief Carrie Torrisi

Sep 17, 2024 | playma.com | Mike Breen

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has named Carrie Torrisi as the new chief of the regulatory body’s sports wagering division. The hiring follows the recent retirement of gambling industry veteran Bruce Band, who had been Massachusetts sports betting director since 2023. Torrisi, a graduate of Boston’s Suffolk University Law School, has been with the MGC since 2015, serving as associate general counsel for nearly seven years before becoming deputy general counsel in 2022.
Massachusetts Sportsbooks Ban Chinese Football Association Betting

Sep 16, 2024 | playma.com | Mike Breen

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously to forbid all wagering on the Chinese Football Association (CFA) on sports betting platforms in the Commonwealth. The vote came just days after the Chinese soccer league banned 43 players and officials for life, the result of a two-year investigation into allegations of widespread match-fixing in the sport. The CFA is a member of the international soccer governing body FIFA.
Massachusetts Sportsbooks Finally Discuss Bet Limiting Practices

Sep 12, 2024 | playma.com | Mike Breen

Massachusetts sportsbooks discussed the practice of placing betting limits on customers during a long-awaited meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was originally planned as a roundtable discussion with Massachusetts sports betting operators and others back in May. But, after initially expressing a willingness to participate, all but one of the sportsbooks pulled out of that meeting, to the commissioners’ dismay. This time, representatives from every sportsbook were present. The Sept.
Massachusetts Sportsbooks Celebrate Responsible Gambling Education Month

Sep 10, 2024 | playma.com | Tj McBride

Responsible Gambling Education Month takes place in September each year and along with it comes new responsible gambling endeavors by gambling operators. This is happening in Massachusetts as well as the rest of the country. The goal of Responsible Gaming Education Month is to promote better education throughout the industry. To do so, the American Gaming Association is requesting help from four different groups — operators, players, lawmakers, and industry partners — to help spread the word.