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Massachusetts lawmakers review bill to legalise online casino gaming

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Massachusetts House Bill H.4431 moved to the Joint Committee on Economic Development for review as of 18 August, proposing to legalise online casino gaming. The proposal would limit licences to the state’s three existing casinos, apply a 15% tax to gaming revenue and prohibit online sweepstakes casinos; it has not been enacted.

The bill would set the eligibility, tax and consumer-protection rules for a potential Massachusetts online casino market.

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