Massachusetts Gaming Commission

For at least a decade, millions in grant dollars have gone out to Massachusetts communities that either host a casino or are next to a community that does. Funding from the Community Mitigation Fund has meant money for projects, initiatives and other local efforts – but due to decisions by lawmakers on Beacon Hill, the funding is running dry. Officials in Springfield have been making their case for keeping the fund going - going as far as to lay out what the city's been doing with its grant money during a state gaming commission meeting held at city hall.

Researchers in Massachusetts say after legalizing sports betting, the state is seeing notable tax revenue, including dollars that would have been spent elsewhere. At the same time, surveys show an uptick in problem gambling. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos reports.

Researchers say the sports wagering industry is estimated to support over 10,000 jobs in the U.S. How diverse that workforce is in Massachusetts, only a few years after sports betting was legalized in the state, is the subject of a new study.

Casinos in Massachusetts appear to be hitting their hiring goals when it comes to people of color and veterans, but some hurdles remain.

Nearly a decade after the first casinos opened in Massachusetts, researchers find the amount of problem gambling in the state seems to have stayed the same.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has extended an offer to, potentially, its next executive director.

Sportsbooks took bets on in-state college teams' games

First bets placed at MGM Springfield and the state's two other casinos.

The downtown resort casino has not yet fully reopened from the 2020 pandemic shutdown

Commission chair concerned about "frequency and intensity" of ads once sports wagering begins.