The biggest stories of the week include the DraftKings surcharge; the legalization of online lottery in Massachusetts, and a not-so-helpful survey in New York.
Bingo and horseracing paved the way for lotteries, helping make gambling more socially acceptable. Then lotteries helped pave the way for sports betting, which in most states was the first form of gambling available online. Now sports gambling is returning the favor, helping justify the passage of iLottery in states like MA, where for a long time even cashless sales seemed unlikely to happen.
Bingo and horseracing paved the way for lotteries, helping make gambling more socially acceptable. Then lotteries helped pave the way for sports betting, which in most states was the first form of gambling available online. Now sports gambling is returning the favor, helping justify the passage of iLottery in states like MA, where for a long time even cashless sales seemed unlikely to happen.