The Massachusetts Gaming Commission wasn't ready to share a concrete timeline for the state’s sports betting launch at Thursday's meeting, but members of the commission stressed that a launch is not imminent.''
“We are in this together, and we just ask for the public's patience as we move forward,” Commissioner Nakisha Skinner said.'
Addressing rumors that legal sports betting platforms would go live in the state in the next three weeks, one commissioner, Bradford Hill, said, “Obviously, that's not going to happen.” It'll be months, not weeks, until sports betting platforms launch in Massachusetts.'
Lottery wants involvement
Deborah Goldberg, state treasurer and receiver general, spoke briefly to the commission Thursday, emphasizing the importance of the state lottery to Massachusetts and that she doesn't want to see sports betting harm lottery revenue.