The Massachusetts Gaming Commission explains how parties in the state’s gaming and racing industries can seek hearings over specified orders, decisions, penalties or forfeitures. A hearing officer’s decision may be appealed to the commission.
The procedures set out how affected gaming and racing parties can challenge specified decisions and penalties.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard Kalshi’s appeal on 4 May against an injunction blocking its sports contracts in the state. Kalshi argues that federal regulators have exclusive authority over its business, while state officials say the contracts are sports wagering subject to state gaming laws; the injunction remains paused during the appeal.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted to call FanDuel to an adjudicatory hearing over proxy wagers placed through Bill Simmons’s account. FanDuel reported 22 bets worth $21,800 across three August dates and voided them; the commission wants to examine how the operator allowed the bets and responded.
FanDuel will face an adjudicatory hearing, Massachusetts regulators decided unanimously on Thursday, after Simmons, founder of The Ringer, described proxy wagers on his August 30 podcast. The hearing will scrutinize the sportsbook's own conduct, and not only Simmons's.
Maryland Lottery and Gaming scheduled its next regular Commission meeting for 22 October 2026 in Baltimore. The agenda includes consideration of a sports wagering facility operator licence renewal for FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC, trading as Fanatics Betting and Gaming.
Maryland Lottery and Gaming has scheduled its next regular Commission meeting for 10 a.m. on 22 October 2026 at its headquarters in Baltimore, according to the published agenda. The agenda lists a hearing on a sports wagering facility operator licence renewal for FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC, which trades as Fanatics Betting and Gaming, as a Commission action item.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says its funding includes an annual fee of $600 per slot machine, alongside assessments and fees charged to licensees and applicants. The commission states that it receives no taxpayer money or state appropriations; its budget and receipts are updated monthly, with the page last updated 28 October 2026.
Slot machine operators pay an annual fee that funds the Gaming Commission, and the Gaming Act sets that fee at $600 per slot. Licensees and applicants also owe the commission further assessments and fees. According to the commission, tax-payer monies and state appropriations do not fund it.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is seeking public feedback on draft FY2028 Community Mitigation Fund guidelines. It says the draft includes proposed clarifications and changes, and comments are due by 5pm on 23 October 2026 before the Commission reviews them ahead of finalising the guidelines.