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Massachusetts committee sends HB4431 for further study, delaying sweepstakes ban

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Massachusetts’ Joint Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee voted unanimously to send HB4431 for further review, according to reports. The bill would have prohibited online sweepstakes games, but the committee’s action means that provision will not take effect this year; the Gaming Commission said internet gambling remains prohibited apart from sports betting.

The bill’s delay leaves sweepstakes casinos operating in Massachusetts for now while lawmakers consider the proposed prohibition.

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Tennessee committee advances sweepstakes casino ban bill

Tennessee’s House State & Local Government Committee approved HB 1885 by a 21-0 vote, with one abstention, sending it to the Finance, Ways & Means Committee before a possible full House vote. The proposed ban would allow fines of up to $15,000 per violation. In Maryland, a Senate committee heard HB 1226 but did not vote; the bill had passed the House 135-1 on 23 March.

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