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 (MGC) has been tasked with overseeing the promulgation of the state’s sports wagering industry
  • The full text of the legislation can be found here: House Bill No. 5164 – An Act to Regulate Sports Wagering

About Notice of Intent Regarding License for Sports Wagering

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission requested that entities interested in licensure for sports wagering in Massachusetts submit a Notice of Intent for informational purposes to aid the MGC in understating the interest in licenses for sports wagering.

A list of the entities that submitted can be found below listed below under the legal name they provided in their submission, along with any other identifying business name, followed by the name of the mobile application or digital platform identified in an italicized parenthetical. You may download the filled-out forms and supporting materials by clicking on each entity.

The notice of intent is not an application for a sports wagering license.

Entities self-identifying as holding a gaming license as defined in Section 2 of Chapter 23K:

Entities self-identifying as being licensed by the MGC in accordance with Chapter 128A to conduct a live horse racing meeting:

Entities self-identifying as running a horse racing licensee that conducted simulcast wagering as of 12/31/20:

Entities self-identifying as a greyhound meeting licensee that conducted simulcast wagering as of 12/31/20:

Entities self-identifying as offering an interactive sports wagering platform through a mobile application or other digital platform:

Entities self-identifying as none of the above

* Indicated “licensed by the MGC in accordance with c. 128A to conduct a live horse racing meeting” but clarified they intend to apply for that license – they are not licensed as such as of September 8, 2022.

** Selected “none of the above” but clarified intent to conduct sports wagering on a digital platform.

*** Penn Sports Interactive filed a joint Notice of Intent – see Plainville Gaming and Redevelopment, LLC d/b/a Plainridge Park Casino (Penn Sports Interactive, LLC)

**** Selected both “offers an interactive sports wagering platform through a mobile application or other digital platform” and “none of the above.”

This page will be updated periodically to accurately reflect the entities that have submitted Notice of Intent forms.

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