The Massachusetts Gaming Commission scheduled a remote adjudicatory hearing for Plainville Gaming and Redevelopment, which operates Plainridge Park Casino, and individual qualifier Aaron LaBerge. The hearing is set for 2 February 2026 at 10am; the notice does not state its subject or outcome.
Operators and qualifiers should prepare for a regulatory hearing, though its subject and outcome remain unspecified.
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A Nevada judge has temporarily barred Polymarket from operating in the state until a hearing on 11 February, reportedly for two weeks. The ruling says the Nevada Gaming Control Board is likely to prevail and that continued activity could cause irreparable harm to the state and its regulatory system.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission scheduled a remote adjudicatory hearing concerning Benjamin Winston, an individual qualifier for Blue Tarp reDevelopment, which operates as MGM Springfield. The hearing was set for 23 February 2026 at 1pm; the notice does not state its subject or outcome.
Illinois’ Senate Executive Committee scheduled a hearing on SB 2749 for 18 February 2026, the report said. The bill, introduced by Senator Julie Morrison, would add gambling disorder to the state’s Substance Use Disorder Act and direct the Department of Human Services to provide support services, a hotline and a website.
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.
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.