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Massachusetts players of fantasy sports betting companies FanDuel and DraftKings could be impacted by new taxes and regulations. The Special Commission On Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports has until the end of July to make recommendations about regulations and taxation for the phenomenally successful gaming industry...

Massachusetts spins the wheel on casino gaming and everyone wins but us. In case you missed it, a federal appeals court has decided that the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head can in fact open a gaming facility in the town of Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard...

Sales for tonight's Powerball drawing continue to rise in Massachusetts and across the country with the current jackpot estimated at $900 million.

BOSTON (AP) _ Lottery sales are up dramatically at Plainridge Park, Massachusetts' first casino. The Massachusetts Gambling Commission said Thursday that the Plainville slots parlor and harness racing track generated about $223,000 in lottery sales from June 22 to Aug...

BOSTON (AP) _ The state wants a judge to dismiss Boston's lawsuit challenging the award of a casino license to Wynn. In a filing provided to the Associated Press, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission argues the city doesn't have the right to challenge the decision since casino license awards are not subject to judicial review...

The New Bedford Economic Development Council is not taking a break to mourn the loss of a casino deal in the city. Executive Director Derek Santos says the Council will continue to look at potential uses for the Cannon Street Power Station that may have hosted a casino, and more importantly, thousands of jobs...

BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts gambling regulators are weighing what to do next now that developers of a proposed New Bedford casino abruptly dropped out of the competition. The state Gaming Commission met Thursday after New York-based developers KG Urban Enterprises notified them late Wednesday that they were withdrawing their plans for a $650 million Foxwoods-operated casino because of an inability

Count the casino as the latest broken promise to the City of New Bedford. In a letter to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Wednesday, KG Urban Enterprises CEO Barry Gosin rescinded the firm's application for the remaining casino license, dashing all hopes of a casino on New Befdord's waterfront...

The plan to build a $650 million casino on New Bedford's waterfront has been scrapped by the developer.

New Bedford residents are betting on a waterfront casino to bring a surge into the city.