Massachusetts

News & Analysis

News In Brief: March 13-March 17, 2023

Maryland moves to prevent gambling marketing on college campuses and Western Australia backs post-scandal reforms to Crown casinos.

Massachusetts Holds Hearing For Wynn Resorts, Penn Entertainment Sports-Betting Violations

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission held two hearings on Tuesday with representatives from Wynn Resorts and Penn Entertainment casinos to discuss potential penalties, after each company self-reported accepting illegal wagers on in-state college games.

Massachusetts Attorney General Expresses Concerns As Mobile Betting Launches

As six mobile sports-betting operators prepare to go live in Massachusetts on Friday, the state's attorney general's office is calling for regulations to be strengthened to protect consumers from potential risks of problem gambling.

Massachusetts Regulators Relax Sports-Betting Affiliate Restrictions

After three days of discussions, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has voted to temporarily lift a prohibition on cost-per-acquisition and revenue-share agreements between third-party marketing affiliates and licensed sports-betting operators.

News In Brief: February 27-March 3, 2023

A Kentucky bill would outlaw skill games currently running as grey-market machines.

Research & Reports

U.S. Internet Gambling Overview

This report outlines the current legal and regulatory framework for different forms of internet gambling at the federal and state level, provides analysis of recent legislative actions and identifies key bills and regulatory trends to watch in the coming months.

U.S. Fantasy Sports Overview

In this special report, VIXIO GamblingCompliance examines the U.S. fantasy sports sector and provides an overview of licensing and consumer protection requirements.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: May 2019

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from May 2019 includes information on fantasy sports in Alabama, lottery legislation in Illinois, charitable gaming in North Carolina, sports-betting litigation in Rhode Island, and federal gaming legislation.

Skill-Based Gaming in the U.S.

Over the past several years, gaming regulators across the U.S. have been studying skill-based gaming and the potential need for legislative and regulatory changes to accommodate a new breed of slots games determined by player skill, as well as chance.

Traditionally, slots wagers must be determined entirely by a machine’s random number generator. By contrast, skill-based slots allow players to increase their chances of winning depending on how well they perform a video game-like task.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: September 2018

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from September 2018 includes information on tribal gaming in Massachusetts and Maine, a ballot measure in Arkansas, sports-betting legislation in the District of Columbia and Kentucky, gaming litigation in Florida and Pennsylvania, and regulations in Nevada.

Data & Forecasts

Market Monitor: U.S. Sports Betting

This monthly report benchmarks key data from the emerging, highly-prized U.S. sports betting sector, projected to be worth $16bn-22bn in annual GGR by 2026. State-specific handle, gross revenue and gross margin figures are accompanied by online market shares by license holder and associated brand(s).

Market Monitor: U.S. Commercial Gaming

This monthly report spans more than 100,000 data points, detailing trends in U.S. land-based commercial gaming since the start of 2007. Key headline casino metrics, split by state, region and market, sit alongside data from other emerging segments such as VGTs and instant racing.

Massachusetts - Casino Revenue Report - Jun, 2015 to Jan, 2023

Latest monthly Casino Revenue Report data from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The data released for the state contains the following information by casino: Gross gaming revenue and taxes paid. There are approximately 1,230 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: U.S. Lotteries

This report provides comprehensive benchmarking of key operational metrics across all 46 state lotteries in the $100bn+ U.S. lottery market. Featuring an interactive dashboard which facilitates visual cross-lottery comparisons, the dataset aggregates information from more than 900 annual lottery reports since 2000.

Massachusetts - Lottery Annual Report - FY1985 to FY2022

Latest Annual Report data from the Massachusetts State Lottery. The data released for the state contains the following information: Sales by game, prizes by game, agent expenses, administrative expenses and net profit before distributions. There are approximately 900 data points in this document.