Growing up on his family's farm, Steve Gougeon developed a passion for working the land. In 2005, he revamped his parents' apple orchard, adding to the region's short list of organic growers of the fall fruit favorite.
Before he knew it, friends asked to pick apples at his family's Bear Swamp Orchard & Cidery. Friends of those friends soon followed.
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 that the agency plans to get in on the burgeoning market, according to the State House News Service. She said the popularity of DraftKings and FanDuel, which have flooded the airwaves with advertisements since the start of football season, prompted the move. "You don't want to be 20 years from now and say, 'Gee we missed the market,'" Goldberg told the Boston Herald. "There is clearly an appetite for this kind of game play."
