The people of Massachusetts may one day find themselves placing sports bets at their local bar or while enjoying a meal at a neighborhood restaurant.
This could all happen provided the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which is currently exploring the possibility of introducing sports wagering kiosks in retail locations, decides to give the proposal a go.
No Economic Benefit from Kiosks in Retail Locations
The move could potentially bring sports betting into everyday social spaces, but the current climate suggests that it may not happen anytime soon.
According to the State House News Service, a report prepared for the Commission “concluded there is essentially no economic benefit to allowing people to bet on sports at kiosks in retail locations like restaurants and bars, and that the financial and societal costs for such an expansion could be significant.”
The report, spanning 116 pages, was crafted by Spectrum Gaming Group in partnership with the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health.
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