MGM Springfield and PENN’s Plainridge Park were deferred. 12, 2022: The MGC awarded Wynn’s Encore Boston Harbor a category 1 sports betting license. 20, 2022: The MGC approves BetMGM for both a mobile and retail license, the latter of which will operate out of MGM Springfield. Naturally, online sports betting is projected to launch soon thereafter. 30, 2022: MGC announces that it aims to launch Massachusetts retail sports betting on Jan. 4, 2023: Barstool Sportsbook is approved by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, becoming the fourth online operator to be approved (Caesars, BetMGM and WynnBET). 13, 2023: It’s come to light that Massachusetts state regulators are thinking about not having sports betting ads in stadiums, due to the strict rules and guidelines in the state once legal sports betting launches.
31, 2023: Massachusetts retail sports betting officially launches. ET: The date that represents Massachusetts mobile sports betting officially launching.
