What You Need To Know

• Governor Charlie Baker signed An Act to Regulate Sports Wagering (House Bill No. 5164) on August 10, 2022, legalizing sports betting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been tasked with overseeing the promulgation of the state’s sports wagering industry
• The full text of Chapter 23N can be found here: Mass. General Laws c.23N – Authorization and Regulation of Sports Wagering
• MGL Chapter 23N creates three categories of sports wagering licensees
  • Category 1 for licensed casinos
  • Category 2 for racetracks and/or simulcast centers
  • Category 3 for online/mobile operators

Application Process

• The commission began the application process by releasing a scoping survey on October 7, 2022. Operators were required to fill out this survey as part of the application process
• Applications were due for Category 1 and Category 3 licenses on November 21, 2022
  • The Commission voted to allow applications for Category 2 licenses to be submitted on a rolling basis
• 15 applications were submitted
  • 3 Category 1 applications
  • 6 Category 3 applications tethered to a Category 1 or 2 license
  • 6 untethered Category 3 applications

Commission Review

• The MGC held meetings nearly every day in December 2022 and January 2023 as well as into February 2023 to publicly review those applications.
• Recordings of these meetings can be found here.

Licensees

The MGC has awarded Sports Wagering Operator Licenses to a number of applicants in the Commonwealth. Check out the full list here.