On Wednesday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ended a five-year discussion around sports betting in the Bay State when he signed H 5164 into law.
With the signing, Massachusetts became the third state this year, behind Maine and Kansas, to legalize sports wagering, joining those two states and Ohio on the road to launch. Baker signed the legislation a day before the deadline to do so and more than a week after lawmakers extended their session with the sole goal of approving legal wagering.
The compromise bill sent to Baker will allow for statewide mobile wagering with up to 15 platforms and will ban most betting on Massachusetts college sports teams and events. Operators will be taxed 15% on retail wagering and 20% on mobile betting.