Sports Betting Not a Priority in MA

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While the Massachusetts House has approved sports betting in the commonwealth, the senate chamber remains lukewarm in regards to legalization.  This despite Massachusetts being home to one of the largest legal sports gambling firms in the US, Draftkings.

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At least 30 states, including neighboring New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut, now allow gamblers to place legal bets on sports. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize it back in May 2018.

WBZ TV’s Jon Keller talked to Fr. Richard McGowan of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management about the struggles of sports betting and casinos in the state. McGowan is an expert on the gambling industry in Massachusetts.

- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com

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