There will be legal MA sports betting after all despite negotiations going beyond the zero hour of midnight Monday.
H 5164, the compromise bill that passed in the early hours of Monday morning, looks a lot like what the House approved last July. Still, influence from the Senate bill introduced in April can be found in the bill in some key areas.
One piece of bad news for bettors: Massachusetts sportsbooks seem unlikely to launch immediately. Even fast state mobile launches tend to take months, and two studies in the sports betting legislation are not due until December 31
Both sides win with MA sports betting tax rate
The clearest example of compromise on the big issues is on taxes.