Top stories around our network this week
Well, now, that wasn’t so hard, Massachusetts, was it? (Uh, yeah, maybe.) After years of dithering when they weren’t dathering about it, Bay State lawmakers agreed at the very tail end of their legislative session to legalize mobile and retail sports betting in the state.
The bill awaiting Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature is mostly a positive one for the industry, though it became the latest jurisdiction to block most betting on competition involving in-state colleges. (Thankfully, we’re not talking the likes of Alabama football or Duke basketball when it comes to Massachusetts athletics.)
Now the real fun begins — the wait for launch now that all of the waiting for legalization has ended. There’s speculation that retail betting could be available during football season, while mobile operators may have to wait until early 2023 for approval. Whenever it happens, Massachusetts will finally be joining every one of its surrounding states besides Vermont in the sports betting game, and that’s an end zone spike that’s long overdue. But our coverage went far beyond New England this week, as shown below.
Glad to hear it!
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Colorado posts negative net sports betting revenue for June
New York sports betting volume has declined five straight months
Mattress Mack gives Iowa sports betting operators bounce in July
A mixed bag of numbers for Virginia sports betting in June
Here are some things to look forward to
Online fixed-odds wagering gets its U.S. debut in New Jersey