{"id":9677,"date":"2025-08-21T00:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/new-push-for-online-casino-legalization-in-massachusetts\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T00:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:31:16","slug":"new-push-for-online-casino-legalization-in-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/new-push-for-online-casino-legalization-in-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Push for Online Casino Legalization in Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Massachusetts is back in the conversation around online casino gaming, as Rep. David Muradian of Worcester has introduced legislation aimed at legalizing iGaming in the state. 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Only the state\u2019s brick-and-mortar casino operators could apply, and each would be able to operate up to three online \u201cskins\u201d or partnerships with <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino\/what-is-igaming\/\">iGaming<\/a> companies.<\/p>\n<h2>Taxes, limits, and player protection<\/h2>\n<p>The framework comes with tight restrictions. Residents would need to be <strong>21 or older<\/strong>, with <strong>daily deposit limits capped at $20,000<\/strong>. <strong>Credit card<\/strong> funding would not be allowed, reducing the risk of problem gambling tied to debt.<\/p>\n<p>Licensees would pay a <strong>15% tax on revenue<\/strong>, with the proceeds flowing into an <strong>Internet Gaming Fund<\/strong>. That fund would also help pay for a new <strong>Player Health Program<\/strong>, designed to promote <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/responsible-gaming\/\">responsible gaming<\/a>, expand problem gambling awareness, and fund treatment and recovery services.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>sweepstakes casinos would be explicitly outlawed<\/strong>. Operators who run or support such platforms could face fines ranging from $10,000 to $100,000, the loss of their gaming license, and for repeat offenders, up to two years in jail.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/new-push-for-online-casino-legalization-in-massachusetts\/\">New Push for Online Casino Legalization in Massachusetts<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts is back in the conversation around online casino gaming, as Rep. 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