Massachusetts bets for legalisation

Massachusetts authorities would develop the sports betting market if the regulation is approved at federal level.

US.- As the US Federal Government is debating the future of sports betting industry in the country, State’s authorities are also evaluating the possibilities in order to restringe or embrace the development of the market. According to the local press, the state of Massachusetts would allow sports betting operations under a federal permission.

“There are a lot of states that are going to jump on this,” predicted I. Nelson Rose, an international expert on gambling law from Whittier Law School in Southern California, as reported by the Boston Globe. Several states are waiting for the US Supreme Court’s resolution to determine wether to expand their industries or not.

Massachusetts will also have two new casinos in Springfield and Everett soon, noting the growing of the industry in the region. Both casinos will be operated by major gaming companies, MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts, respectively. As revealed by the press, also both companies are interesting in operating sports betting in case the local government legalizes the gaming modality following the potential Supreme Court’s resolution.

“There is a school of thought that there’s going to be a competitive situation,” said Stephen Crosby, chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which regulates the state’s fledgling casino industry. “Which states are going to get going and try to get a piece of this action? If the Legislature wants to move quickly, we’d like to tee it up for them and say, ‘Here’s what the issues are.’”