• About Us / Contact
  • Responsible Gambling
This site contains commercial content
SportsHandle
  • US Sports Betting
    • Arizona
    • Arkansas
    • Colorado
    • Connecticut
    • Delaware
    • Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Iowa
    • Kansas
    • Louisiana
    • Maine
    • Maryland
    • Massachusetts
    • Michigan
    • Mississippi
    • New Jersey
    • New Mexico
    • New York
    • Ohio
    • Oregon
    • Pennsylvania
    • Tennessee
    • Virginia
    • West Virginia
    • Wyoming
  • Pending States
    • California
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Missouri
    • North Carolina
  • Canada
    • Ontario
    • British Columbia
    • Alberta
  • Sportsbook Apps
    • FanDuel
    • BetMGM
    • Caesars
    • PointsBet
    • BetRivers
  • Tools
    • Sportsbook Bonuses Explained
    • Sports Betting Revenue Tracker
    • Sports Betting Podcasts
    • Partnership Tracker
    • Expected Value
    • Sports Scores And Odds Apps
    • Sports Betting Twitter
  • News
No Result
View All Result
SportsHandle
  • US Sports Betting
    • Arizona
    • Arkansas
    • Colorado
    • Connecticut
    • Delaware
    • Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Iowa
    • Kansas
    • Louisiana
    • Maine
    • Maryland
    • Massachusetts
    • Michigan
    • Mississippi
    • New Jersey
    • New Mexico
    • New York
    • Ohio
    • Oregon
    • Pennsylvania
    • Tennessee
    • Virginia
    • West Virginia
    • Wyoming
  • Pending States
    • California
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Missouri
    • North Carolina
  • Canada
    • Ontario
    • British Columbia
    • Alberta
  • Sportsbook Apps
    • FanDuel
    • BetMGM
    • Caesars
    • PointsBet
    • BetRivers
  • Tools
    • Sportsbook Bonuses Explained
    • Sports Betting Revenue Tracker
    • Sports Betting Podcasts
    • Partnership Tracker
    • Expected Value
    • Sports Scores And Odds Apps
    • Sports Betting Twitter
  • News
No Result
View All Result
SportsHandle
No Result
View All Result

Get A Grip — The Week In Sports Betting: Massachusetts Gets Ready

All the industry news that's fit to link

Gary Rotstein by Gary Rotstein
January 27, 2023
in Industry
get a grip graphic

Art by Blundell Design

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

It’s information overload everywhere, and there’s not time enough to sleep and eat and stay fully apprised of what’s happening on this crazy blue dot of ours (two out of three ain’t bad). Here’s the weekend Sports Handle item, “Get a Grip,” recapping the week’s top U.S. sports betting headlines, highlighting some fresh news, and rounding up key stories.

Top stories around our network this week

Regulators and operators in Massachusetts — and presumably thousands of expectant bettors — are busy prepping for that state’s addition Tuesday to the roll call of locales where a person can walk into a casino and place a legal sports wager.

The state’s three casinos will have new sportsbooks open Tuesday to accept bets on the Super Bowl, Celtics, Bruins, and most of the events allowed in dozens of other states, although the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is holding off on the start of more widely accessible mobile wagering until early March.

Among the commission’s actions this week in preparation for launch, it approved a fairly broad catalog of betting options that will be available to retail and online sportsbooks, including entertainment awards shows, league drafts, and regular sporting events. It also made clear it wants responsible gambling messaging to be more prominent in marketing materials, but it will delay the requirement of a larger font size so as not to force sportsbooks to trash those already prepared in advance of the Super Bowl.

Two more retail sportsbooks are to open at parimutuel facilities in the state, although at an unspecified later date beyond next week. Raynham Park did announce that it has Caesars Sportsbook as a partner ready to run its still-to-be-constructed on-site sportsbook.

Many more developments lie ahead in Massachusetts between now and March Madness as it prepares to become the second major state after Ohio to launch legalized sports betting in 2023. Sports Handle and its network of sites and staff will be on top of those developments and much more, as these stories from the past week show:

Yep, New York’s big, maybe getting bigger

New York poised for $2 billion sports wagering handle in January

New York tribes could finally get a seat at the mobile sports betting table

Let’s just get across the state line

Missouri legislators lament exodus of bettors to neighboring states

Maryland’s build-up continues

SuperBook Sports receives initial approval for Maryland wagering license

Fanatics Sportsbook at FedEx Field offers unique retail option in Maryland

This ankle-turner was a head-turner

Mahomes’ ankle speculation twists line movement in Chiefs-Bengals rematch

Once more unto the breach, Washington

Card room-backed sports wagering bill filed in Washington state

A big Brit joining the big boys in Vegas

Betfred “finally” licensed to accept sports wagers in Nevada

Illinois expansion coming through OTBs

PointsBet opens last of its OTB sportsbooks in Illinois

The craziest of gambling families

Suing BetMGM from prison? In Eddie Antar’s family, that’s not crazy

Another unfriendly turn in Puig’s saga

Yasiel Puig facing obstruction of justice charges in illegal sports betting case

Someone do something about these guys

New Jersey sports bettor warns others: Stay away from sportsbooks unless they change

Could be worth a shot … or shroom

Can a derivative of magic mushrooms help cure gambling addiction?

As always, money talks

Michigan sportsbooks clear $50 million for third time in four months

Ontarians wagered more than $21 billion (Canadian) on iGaming in 2022

Connecticut tops $1 billion in single-month online casino handle to cap 2022

Caesars adds two states for ADW racebook

Caesars’ advance deposit wagering platform for horse racing, Caesars Racebook, launched this week in Wyoming and Washington State, the 10th and 11th states in which the mobile app has debuted.

Caesars’ expansion comes in the wake of FanDuel becoming the first U.S. sportsbook to enable customers to use a single account for parimutuel horse betting and traditional sports wagering. Caesars appears to be among the favorites to next create a shared wallet, if it so desires, with PointsBet also spotlighting the two offerings side by side in the Illinois retail arena.

In addition to Washington and Wyoming, Caesars Racebook is now live in Kentucky, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

— Mike Seely

DraftKings partners with RG consultant

As responsible gambling remains at the forefront of regulators’ minds at state licensing hearings this month, DraftKings is collaborating with an Ontario-based consultancy on an initiative that could help the sportsbook refine its RG practices.

Under the collaboration, DraftKings will work with Gamres, a Canadian research practice, to incorporate a so-called “positive play scale” into its responsible gambling program. Developed by three researchers in clinical psychology, the scale seeks to measure online gaming behaviors and players’ knowledge of responsible gambling. On behalf of DraftKings, Gamres will administer a survey to the operator’s customers using the framework of the scale.

Gamres will analyze the survey results to develop a baseline measure of positive play at DraftKings. From there, DraftKings may use the data to identify potential differences in certain player groups. The collaboration marks the first time that a multi-state U.S. online gaming operator will incorporate the scale into its responsible gambling program.

– Matt Rybaltowski

NBA joins AGA responsible gambling campaign

The NBA has joined the NHL, MLB, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, and other sports entities supporting the American Gaming Association’s Have A Game Plan @ Bet Responsibly public service campaign.

The AGA and NBA jointly announced the new partnership, through which the league and its teams pledge to help educate basketball fans on the fundamentals of responsible sports wagering. The AGA launched the campaign in 2019 with a platform designed to focus sports bettors on sticking to a budget, prioritizing it as entertainment, understanding odds, and patronizing legal, regulated operators.

“As one of the world’s most popular leagues, the NBA will bring Have A Game Plan’s important message to a massive audience,” said AGA Senior Vice President Casey Clark. “It’s critical that the entire sports betting ecosystem is united in our commitment to responsible gaming, and we are grateful for the NBA’s leadership in these efforts.”

— Gary Rotstein

More of the most important, interesting stories

FODDER FOR HAND-WRINGING: Commentary: What sports betting has wrought [Politico]

THEY BET SOME LOSERS WILL GO TOO FAR: Pro sports players want protection from angry bettors with wagering launching next week [State House News Service]

LAWYERS BUSY FROM DISPUTE IN WASHINGTON STATE: Sports betting battle pitting casino owner against tribes could go all the way to Supreme Court [Fox News]

SPORTS BETTING TAKES THE STAGE SOON: Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee closes Northern Lights Theater, will become new sportsbook venue [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee closing Northern Lights Theater, turning it into sportsbook venue https://t.co/eMQ3xdsUnR

— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) January 23, 2023

GEORGIANS WOULD LIKE THE CHANCE: AJC poll: Georgians oppose runoffs, back sports betting and abortion rights [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

OKLAHOMA POL WANTS CAREFUL MULL: Senate leader wants a more ‘methodical’ approach to sports betting [Public Radio Tulsa]

PROFS GRADE LSU POORLY FOR CAESARS DEAL: Faculty Senate questions LSU Athletics on “secretive” nature, ethics of sports betting partnership [Reveille]

TERRIFIC TIMING IN OHIO: Cincinnati Bengals’ NFL playoff run only fuels the already-hot first month of sports betting in Ohio [News 5 Cleveland]

ShareTweetShare
Gary Rotstein

Gary Rotstein

Gary is a longtime journalist, having spent three decades covering gambling, state government, and other issues for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in addition to stints as managing editor of the Bedford (Pa.) Gazette and as a reporter for United Press International and the Middletown (Conn.) Press. Contact Gary at [email protected].

Related Posts

taylor mathis
Industry

Taylor Mathis Got Sacrificed At The Altar Of Responsible Gambling

March 20, 2023
get a grip graphic
Industry

Get A Grip — The Week In Sports Betting: New York Cools Off

March 17, 2023
Load More

Top Stories

taylor mathis

Taylor Mathis Got Sacrificed At The Altar Of Responsible Gambling

March 20, 2023
fanduel baseball wall

Premade Same Game Parlays Are Sucker Bets

March 13, 2023
maginfier-over-small-print

Read The Fine Print: A Proposed Federal Rule Could Change Everything For Indian Gaming

March 6, 2023
roman reigns wwe

Colorado Denies Report Stating That It’s Considering WWE Wagering

March 8, 2023

State Sports Betting Guides

Ohio (U.S. state) flag waving against clear blue sky, close up, isolated with clipping path mask alpha channel transparency, perfect for film, news, composition

Ohio Sports Betting – Where To Play, Bonus Offers And Promo Codes

by Brian Pempus
March 21, 2023

Downtown Detroit at twilight (Shutterstock)

Michigan Sports Betting – Where To Play, Online Sportsbooks, And FAQ

by Brett Smiley
March 21, 2023

VA captial

Virginia Sports Betting – Where To Play, Online Sportsbooks And Bonus Offers

by Brett Smiley
January 17, 2023

nj flag

New Jersey Sports Betting — Where To Play, Online Sportsbooks, And FAQ

by Brett Smiley
October 20, 2022

pa online sportsbooks

Pennsylvania Sports Betting – Where To Play, Online Sportsbooks And Bonuses

by Brett Smiley
October 6, 2022

Canada Sports Betting Guides

Canada Sports Betting – Best Sportsbook Apps & Bonus Offers

British Columbia Sports Betting – Legal Update, Available Sportsbooks, and FAQ

Ontario Sports Betting – Legal Status And Where To Play

SportsHandle

  • Analysis
  • Casino
  • Features
  • Horse Racing
  • Industry
  • Legal
  • Legislation
  • Opinion
  • Podcasts
  • Poker
  • Politics
  • Promotions
  • Regulation
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized

Better Collective

This website is owned and operated by Better Collective USA. Trademarks and copyrights referenced on this website are and shall remain the exclusive property of their respective owners and/or licensors. Please be sure to visit the operator’s website(s) to review their terms & conditions. We advise you to read these carefully as they contain important information. Copyright © 2023 USBets.com | Better Collective USA
21 Play Responsibly
Gamble Aware West Virginia
Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-Gambler.
GameSense

Search Sports Handle

No Result
View All Result
  • About Us / Contact
  • Responsible Gambling

No Result
View All Result
  • US Sports Betting
    • Arizona
    • Arkansas
    • Colorado
    • Connecticut
    • Delaware
    • Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Iowa
    • Kansas
    • Louisiana
    • Maine
    • Maryland
    • Massachusetts
    • Michigan
    • Mississippi
    • New Jersey
    • New Mexico
    • New York
    • Ohio
    • Oregon
    • Pennsylvania
    • Tennessee
    • Virginia
    • West Virginia
    • Wyoming
  • Pending States
    • California
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Missouri
    • North Carolina
  • Canada
    • Ontario
    • British Columbia
    • Alberta
  • Sportsbook Apps
    • FanDuel
    • BetMGM
    • Caesars
    • PointsBet
    • BetRivers
  • Tools
    • Sportsbook Bonuses Explained
    • Sports Betting Revenue Tracker
    • Sports Betting Podcasts
    • Partnership Tracker
    • Expected Value
    • Sports Scores And Odds Apps
    • Sports Betting Twitter
  • News

loading

Please wait while you are redirected to the right page...