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STATE HOUSE — Midway into a review of pay-to-play daily fantasy sports, Attorney General Maura Healey said she will leave it to lawmakers to decide whether to continue to permit the relatively novel form of gaming in the state. "What I have said is important is that there needs to
Maura Healey
STATE HOUSE — The free unregulated ride for the burgeoning daily online fantasy sports industry in Massachusetts appears to be coming to an end. Along with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission's announcement that it plans to discuss daily fantasy sports at a public meeting next week, Beacon Hill leaders seemed
Maura Healey
STATE HOUSE — Attorney General Maura Healey has recently touted her direct dealings with fantasy sports site executives and on Monday came out in support of regulating the growing industry. Healey won't need any introduction to the new representative for DraftKings, the Boston-based site that's been aggressively
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A law firm hired by DraftKings to investigate claims an employee used valuable inside information to win a $350,000 second-place prize on a competing daily fantasy sports site contest confirms that it didn't and couldn't have happened. The Boston-based daily fantasy sports
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BOSTON – Rocked by scandal, declared a form of gambling in Nevada, scrutinized by lawmakers and reportedly under state and federal investigation, popular fantasy sports websites like DraftKings and FanDuel might soon face another challenge: a state-run competitor. Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who also heads the state Lottery, said last week
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Massachusetts should get its "fair share" of wagering on popular fantasy sports sites, according to House Speaker Robert DeLeo, who said the growing industry could be the subject of legislation or regulation through the executive branch. During a WCVB-TV "On the Record" interview, the Winthrop Democrat
Maura Healey
STATE HOUSE — Marking a departure from past comments on the issue, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg told the Boston Herald on Tuesday that it is time for the Massachusetts Lottery to dip a toe into the world of daily online fantasy sports. In the wake of allegations that employees of sites like
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As legal scrutiny focuses on Boston-based DraftKings, a popular online fantasy sports site that promises hefty payouts for winners, some Beacon Hill lawmakers see state lottery opportunities in online gaming. Although a federal law bans the acceptance of payments from bets placed over the internet, the law exempts fantasy sports
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