In Massachusetts, a special state commission studying the possibility of legalizing online gambling met last week and could soon reportedly recommend an all-inclusive approach to the industry in the future. The Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports held a public hearing on June 6 to take the temperature of its members and the group is now set to make its final recommendations by July 31.
“There’s the gaming option, a type of structure where we have a separate law that would govern this, the omnibus approach, which is where we would give some authority some authority to oversee all of this, or to just simply let it play out for some time or more going forward.” Joseph Wagner, a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Co-Chairman for the group, reportedly told the Statehouse News Service after the hearing. READ HERE: MLB BACKING THE SPORTS BETTING DRAFT
“OUR VIEW IS THAT THE LEGISLATURE’S JOB IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT GAMBLING ONLINE TO BE LEGAL AND IF THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES, WHICH IT SORT OF PRESUMPTIVELY APPEARS TO BE, THEN COME UP WITH A REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN DEAL WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS AS THEY COME DOWN THE PIKE AND NOT HAVE TO TRY TO BE IN A REACTIVE MODE,” Stephen Crosby, Chairman for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission
