Online casinos in Massachusetts: is it legal?
Massachusetts licenses retail and mobile sports wagering; online casino gaming is not legal.
Licensed online sportsbooks (7)
massgaming.com ↗ · 2026-09-24Massachusetts Gaming Commission Category 3 (online/mobile) licensees. The first four are listed by the MGC as 'Category 3 tethered licensees' with the Category 1 casino they are tethered to shown in parentheses; the last three are listed as 'Category 3 untethered licensees', for which the MGC names no separate license holder. The MGC states these operators 'are the only operators licensed by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) to accept sports wagers.' The MGC also notes Betr and WynnBet were licensed Feb 2023 to early 2024 and did not renew. 'Penn Sports Interactive' is the MGC's own wording for the Plainridge-tethered Penn licence.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Category 3 (online/mobile) licensees. The first four are listed by the MGC as 'Category 3 tethered licensees' with the Category 1 casino they are tethered to shown in parentheses; the last three are listed as 'Category 3 untethered licensees', for which the MGC names no separate license holder. The MGC states these operators 'are the only operators licensed by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) to accept sports wagers.' The MGC also notes Betr and WynnBet were licensed Feb 2023 to early 2024 and did not renew. 'Penn Sports Interactive' is the MGC's own wording for the Plainridge-tethered Penn licence.
What the legislature is doing
Bills that would change what is legal online in Massachusetts — loosening or tightening — with the status each legislature publishes. A bill that died still tells you something about the direction of travel.
Sweepstakes casinos in Massachusetts
Based on each casino's own restricted-states list.
This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.