House bill H.4431 would legalize and regulate online casino games in Massachusetts, including digital slot machines, poker, blackjack, and other casino-style games. Regulation would be assigned to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), which already oversees casinos, horse racing, and sports betting. Licensed operators could apply for five-year iGaming licenses, paying a $100,000 application fee plus $50,000 per additional online brand or “skin,” with revenue taxed at 15% and remitted monthly to the commission. The proposal would ban sweepstakes gambling, impose fines of $10,000 to $100,000 per offense, and allow license revocation or up to two years’ imprisonment for repeat offenders. The measure frames illegal internet gaming as a threat to public safety and projects regulated iGaming to protect consumers and boost state revenues.
What's in the bill to legalize internet gaming? In January, State Representative David K. Muradian Jr. filed House bill H.4431 which would legalize and regulate online casino games in Mass. - including digital slot machines, poker, blackjack, and other casino-style games. Regulation would fall to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) which already regulates the state's casinos, horse racing, and sports betting.
The bill also proposes an outright ban on sweepstakes gambling, which are unregulated sites that allow players to buy virtual currency (often in the form of coins or tokens) to play games, and can be redeemed for prizes or cash. Violators facing fines from $10,000 to $100,000 per offense. Repeat offenders could be stripped of their licenses or even face up to two years in prison.
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