MA S134

Bill

Relative to online lottery products

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
02/14/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to online lottery products. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Massachusetts Lottery Commission to conduct lotteries online, over the internet, or through mobile applications. It establishes various requirements for such online lottery operations, including age verification measures, limits on where transactions can occur, privacy protections, and controls on the collection of winnings. The bill also allows the Commission to participate in multi-jurisdictional lottery games conducted online, provided that such games are properly authorized by each participating state or jurisdiction. Finally, the bill clarifies that online lottery games are exempt from the prohibitions on gaming under Chapter 137 of the Massachusetts General Laws.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Barbara L'Italien (D),

Last Action

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 02/14/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S134

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S134
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S134.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H135	Relative to online lottery	Accompanied a study order, see H4648	Similar To
H142	Relative to state lottery agents	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H203	Relative to issuing prize payments to charities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H26	Relative to online lottery	No further action taken	Similar To
H27	Relative to Lottery compliance investigations	Accompanied a new draft, see H4329	Similar To
H686	Relative to a lottery for 40B housing residents	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
S139	To protect the privacy of lottery winners	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S168	Regulating lottery funding	Hearing rescheduled to 09/19/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1	Similar To
S182	Relative to online lottery	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S952	To recover assets used in the commission of sexual offenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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