MA S264

Bill

Authorizing and regulating sports wagering

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize and regulate sports wagering. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

AI Summary

This bill would authorize and regulate sports wagering in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: - It establishes the Massachusetts Gaming Commission as the regulatory authority over sports wagering in the state. - It creates two types of sports wagering licenses - a Category 1 license for gaming establishments and a Category 2 license for other qualified entities to offer sports wagering through mobile apps and in-person at approved retail locations. - It imposes a 25% tax on the gross gaming revenue for Category 1 licensees and a 35% tax for Category 2 licensees, with portions of the revenue directed to various state funds. - It sets requirements for sports wagering operators, including using commercially reasonable methods to maintain the integrity of sports events and protect consumers. - It prohibits certain individuals, such as athletes and coaches, from placing bets, and allows sports governing bodies to request restrictions on certain types of bets. - It creates criminal penalties for unlawful sports wagering operations outside the regulated framework. Overall, the bill aims to establish a regulatory structure for legal and responsible sports wagering in Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Adam Gómez (D)*, John Velis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S269 (on 07/21/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S264

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S264
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S264.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1720	Increasing penalties for hit and runs with recreational vehicles in the Commonwealth to be known as the James Ward Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4504	Similar To
H3637	Resolutions urging the Congress of the United States to update the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 and remove excessive training requirements mandated for obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine	No further action taken	Similar To
H3974	To regulate sports wagering	New draft substituted, see H3977	Similar To
H3977	Regulating sports wagering	Published as amended, see H3993	Similar To
H3993	Regulating sports wagering	Reported by H5164	Similar To
H502	To authorize sports wagering in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H5047	To extend live horse racing and simulcasting in the Commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H506	To regulate sports wagering	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H531	Authorizing and regulating sports wagering	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H5420	Similar Bills	Text of an amendment, see S2933	Similar To
H70	Expanding sports wagering in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
S1164	Relative to the defense against abusive waivers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1390	Relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team	Accompanied H2225	Similar To
S1579	To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S220	To protect personal biometric data	Accompanied a new draft, see S2687	Similar To
S2276	To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness	New draft substituted, see S2612	Similar To
S2491	Amending the Town Administrator Special Act to change the name of the Hingham board of selectmen to the Hingham select board	New draft substituted, see S2588	Similar To
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	Similar To
S269	To establish sports wagering in the Commonwealth	Accompanied H3993	Replaced by
S278	To regulate sports wagering	Accompanied S269	Similar To
S2933	Regulating central service technicians	Read third and passed to be engrossed	Similar To
S503	To reduce plastic packaging waste	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S964	Relative to the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Decanting Act	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S966	Making corrections to the adopted children's act	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S975	Relative to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S979	To provide landowners title protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1720

Increasing penalties for hit and runs with recreational vehicles in the Commonwealth to be known as the James Ward Act

Accompanied a new draft, see H4504

Similar To

H3637

Resolutions urging the Congress of the United States to update the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 and remove excessive training requirements mandated for obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine

No further action taken

Similar To

H3974

To regulate sports wagering

New draft substituted, see H3977

Similar To

H3977

Regulating sports wagering

Published as amended, see H3993

Similar To

H3993

Regulating sports wagering

Reported by H5164

Similar To

H502

To authorize sports wagering in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H5047

To extend live horse racing and simulcasting in the Commonwealth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H506

To regulate sports wagering

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H531

Authorizing and regulating sports wagering

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H5420

Similar Bills

Text of an amendment, see S2933

Similar To

H70

Expanding sports wagering in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

S1164

Relative to the defense against abusive waivers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1390

Relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team

Accompanied H2225

Similar To

S1579

To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S220

To protect personal biometric data

Accompanied a new draft, see S2687

Similar To

S2276

To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness

New draft substituted, see S2612

Similar To

S2491

Amending the Town Administrator Special Act to change the name of the Hingham board of selectmen to the Hingham select board

New draft substituted, see S2588

Similar To

S2535

To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting

Accompanied a new draft, see S3094

Similar To

S269

To establish sports wagering in the Commonwealth

Accompanied H3993

Replaced by

S278

To regulate sports wagering

Accompanied S269

Similar To

S2933

Regulating central service technicians

Read third and passed to be engrossed

Similar To

S503

To reduce plastic packaging waste

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S964

Relative to the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Decanting Act

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S966

Making corrections to the adopted children's act

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S975

Relative to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S979

To provide landowners title protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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