BOSTON — In-person sports betting launched Tuesday in Massachusetts with gamers legally wager on an array of contests ranging from football and basketball to darts and bull riding.
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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission last week approved a vast catalogue of bettable contests for in-person wagers at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, MGM Springfield, and Encore Boston Harbor in Everett.
The list includes the following sporting activities:
- Australian rules football
- badminton
- baseball/softball
- basketball
- biathlon
- billiards
- bowling
- bowls
- bull riding/rodeo
- boxing
- cricket
- cycling
- darts
- disc
- floorball
- football
- futsal
- golf
- handball
- field hockey
- ice hockey
- lacrosse
- mixed martial arts
- racing
- netball
- pesapallo
- rowing
- rugby league
- rugby union
- sailing
- snooker
- soccer
- beach soccer
- special events
- swimming
- table tennis
- tennis
- volleyball
- water polo
Additions could be made to the catalogue before mobile betting launches in March.
Wagering on high school and youth sports or athletic events, and non-tournament college sporting events are not allowed under Massachusetts’ betting law.
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