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Over the next few weeks, regulators at the Mass. Gaming Commission expect to be briefed on the proposals filed on Beacon Hill related to sports betting and could get an update on a commission effort to refile a bill that would change the way horse racing is managed.
The sports betting bills that Gov. Charlie Baker and Sen. Brendan Crighton filed last month, and many others that have been filed since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to legalize the activity, would put the Gaming Commission in charge of licensing and overseeing sports betting operators in Massachusetts.
The commission has not participated in the drafting of any sports betting bills but has been studying the issue for years in anticipation of it being made legal here.
During an agenda-setting meeting Wednesday, commission staffers said they could provide a rundown of the various sports betting proposals that will be before the Legislature this session and what new responsibilities they would put in the commission’s lap at one of the panel’s next two meetings.
In 2018, the commission prepared a white paper on sports betting to highlight key considerations for lawmakers and to map out how the Legislature might think about introducing another new form of gambling in the Bay State.
The commission could also get a report in the coming weeks, general counsel Todd Grossman said Wednesday, on the effort that’s been underway by a small group at the Gaming Commission to “draft legislation to create a new Chapter 128D to overhaul the racing” aspect of the commission’s responsibilities.
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Over the years, lawmakers have extended the racing and simulcasting laws for a year at a time, often waiting until just before or after the deadline to pass extensions.
In 2018 and 2019, lawmakers missed the deadline, and racing and simulcasting were briefly illegal in Massachusetts.
For about five years, the commission has been asking lawmakers to give serious consideration to giving it broader powers to regulate the racing industry and put an end to one-year extensions of racing and simulcasting authority.
The commission’s legislation did not gain traction with lawmakers in previous sessions.
Last year, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended most plans on Beacon Hill, Sen. Paul Feeney told the News Service that he and Rep. Tackey Chan were working on “a comprehensive bill that addresses all of these issues” and that would allow the Legislature to “stop this dance” of extending licenses every few months.
Under the most recent extension, horse racing and simulcast wagering are legal in Massachusetts until the end of July 2021.
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In an effort to make online gambling safer for customers, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced a slew of new restrictions on online slots games. The sum of the measures is to slow down the pace of play and give the player more information so that they understand how much and how fast they are winning or losing.
“Today’s steps will help curb the intensity of online gambling, introducing greater protections that will reduce the risk of gambling related harm,” said Minister for Sports, Tourism and Heritage Nigel Huddleston.
The UKGC focused on slots as opposed to other forms of gambling like poker, sports betting, or other casino games primarily because of slots’ popularity and lack of barriers to entry (that is, you don’t have to learn how to play slots). According to the UKGC’s COVID-10 research data, the average slots player spends £67 per month, while average casino games spend is £36 a sports betting spend is £45.
Operators have until October 31, 2021 to implement a delay of at least 2.5 seconds between slot spins, eliminate auto-play, and get rid of “sounds or imagery which give the illusion of a win when the return is in fact equal to, or below, a stake.”
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The first two measures are obvious. By banning auto-play and forcing a pause between spins, players will not be able to just continuously spin the reels. They will need to think about each mouse click and will have time to consider their actions.
The third one about “sounds or imagery” is interesting. I don’t play online slots, but I have tried free demos in the course of my work and sure enough, there are times where you bet, say, $10 and the music and flashing lights go off when you hit a winning combo, even if that “win” is just $6 for a loss of $4. It has always felt extremely dishonest for an online slots site to try to make it look like a loss was worth celebrating, so this is a good change by the Commission.
The above are more about the mechanics of the games. The UKGC has also mandated measures to help players better manage their gambling dollars. A player’s total wins or losses must be visible on screen while they are playing slots. With just “credits” or even a currency total displayed, it is easy for a player to lose track of much they are actually up or down. They would have to do the math. But with a running plus/minus total on the screen, the idea is that a player will call it quits sooner if they are losing.
Additionally, reverse withdrawals are now banned. Some online casinos have allowed customers to cancel a cashout once it is in process. No more. That of course does not mean that a player can’t make a new deposit, but like other measures, banning reverse withdrawals requires players to go through another decision point, to take another beat or two or three to think about what they want to do.