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The [[Massachusetts Lottery]] offers draw games and [[scratchcards]]. The Lottery also offers [[pull tabs]] for sale at bars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lottery Agents|publisher=Massachusetts Lottery|url=http://www.masslottery.com/agents/|accessdate=2015-01-01}}</ref>
The [[Massachusetts Lottery]] offers draw games and [[scratchcards]]. The Lottery also offers [[pull tabs]] for sale at bars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lottery Agents|publisher=Massachusetts Lottery|url=http://www.masslottery.com/agents/|accessdate=2015-01-01}}</ref>


Private lotteries were common in early colonial history, but as public attitudes turned against them, Massachusetts banned all lotteries in 1719.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gambling Politics: State Government and the Business of Betting|author1=Patrick Alan Pierce|author2=Donald E. Miller|publisher=Lynne Riener Publishers|year=2004|pages=11-12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FcaTLPJ05X0C&ots=HNSbE_nHZp&pg=PA11}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court|year=1719|publisher=Massachusetts General Court|chapter=Chapter 8: An act for the suppression of lotteries|url=http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/actsResolves/1719/1719acts0008.pdf|accessdate=2015-01-04}}</ref> The province's first public lottery was authorized in 1745, to pay for expenses related to [[King George's War]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Debating the Issues in Colonial Newspapers: Primary Documents on Events of the Period|author=David A. Copeland|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2000|page=123|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bm6kNpvnnhgC&ots=7JORBqb5Gd&pg=PA123}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court|year=1745|chapter=Chapter 20: An act for raising, by a lottery, the sum of seven thousand five hundred pounds, for the service of this province in the present year|publisher=Massachusetts General Court|url=http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/actsResolves/1744/1744acts0020.pdf|accessdate=2015-01-04}}</ref> At least fifteen lotteries were authorized from 1749 to 1761, until the [[Lords of Trade]] expressed their disapproval of the practice,<ref>{{cite book|title=The Financial History of Massachusetts: From the Organization of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the American Revolution|author=Charles Henry James Douglas|year=1892|pages=347-49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cDdEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA347}}</ref> effectively banning public lotteries in Massachusetts until the [[American Revolution]], when lotteries again became frequent, until a new ban was enacted in 1833.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Lotteries in American History|author=A. R. Spofford|journal=Annual Report of the American History Assocation|date=1892|pages=178-81|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F0oLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA178}}</ref> The modern Lottery was created in 1971 and held its first drawings the following year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Massachusetts Lottery notches gains in first year|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Nashua, NH|author=Nils J. Bruzelius|agency=AP|date=January 17, 1973|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hp0rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6974%2C2178653|via=Google News}}</ref>
Private lotteries were common in early colonial history, but as public attitudes turned against them, Massachusetts banned all lotteries in 1719.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gambling Politics: State Government and the Business of Betting|author1=Patrick Alan Pierce|author2=Donald E. Miller|publisher=Lynne Riener Publishers|year=2004|pages=11-12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FcaTLPJ05X0C&ots=HNSbE_nHZp&pg=PA11}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court|year=1719|publisher=Massachusetts General Court|chapter=Chapter 8: An act for the suppression of lotteries|url=http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/actsResolves/1719/1719acts0008.pdf|accessdate=2015-01-04}}</ref> The province's first public lottery was authorized in 1745, to pay for expenses related to [[King George's War]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Debating the Issues in Colonial Newspapers: Primary Documents on Events of the Period|author=David A. Copeland|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2000|page=123|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bm6kNpvnnhgC&ots=7JORBqb5Gd&pg=PA123}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court|year=1745|chapter=Chapter 20: An act for raising, by a lottery, the sum of seven thousand five hundred pounds, for the service of this province in the present year|publisher=Massachusetts General Court|url=http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/actsResolves/1744/1744acts0020.pdf|accessdate=2015-01-04}}</ref> At least fifteen lotteries were authorized from 1749 to 1761, until the [[Lords of Trade]] expressed their disapproval of the practice,<ref>{{cite book|title=The Financial History of Massachusetts: From the Organization of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the American Revolution|author=Charles Henry James Douglas|year=1892|pages=347-49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cDdEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA347}}</ref> effectively banning public lotteries in Massachusetts until the [[American Revolution]], when lotteries again became frequent, until a new ban was enacted in 1833.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Lotteries in American History|author=A. R. Spofford|journal=Annual Report of the American History Association|date=1892|pages=178-81|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F0oLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA178}}</ref> The modern Lottery was created in 1971 and held its first drawings the following year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Massachusetts Lottery notches gains in first year|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Nashua, NH|author=Nils J. Bruzelius|agency=AP|date=January 17, 1973|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hp0rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6974%2C2178653|via=Google News}}</ref>


==Charitable gaming==
==Charitable gaming==

Revision as of 13:44, 6 January 2015

Gambling in Massachusetts is located in Massachusetts
Suffolk Downs
Raynham Park
Raynham Park
Project First Light
Project First Light
Aquinnah Gaming
Aquinnah Gaming
Plainridge Racecourse
MGM Springfield
Wynn Everett
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Locations of major gambling sites in Massachusetts

Racetrack and planned slot parlor
Planned resort casino
Planned Indian casino
Simulcast wagering facility

Several forms of gambling are legal in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Horse and dog racing

Parimutuel wagering on horse racing is allowed at the state's only active racetrack, Plainridge Racecourse. Simulcast wagering on horse and dog races is also offered at Suffolk Downs and Raynham Park, which previously operated as racetracks.[1]

Betting on horse and dog racing was legalized in 1934.[2] Dog racing was banned at the end of 2009 by the Massachusetts Greyhound Protection Act.

Lottery

A ticket from the first public lottery in Massachusetts, authorized in 1745

The Massachusetts Lottery offers draw games and scratchcards. The Lottery also offers pull tabs for sale at bars.[3]

Private lotteries were common in early colonial history, but as public attitudes turned against them, Massachusetts banned all lotteries in 1719.[4][5] The province's first public lottery was authorized in 1745, to pay for expenses related to King George's War.[6][7] At least fifteen lotteries were authorized from 1749 to 1761, until the Lords of Trade expressed their disapproval of the practice,[8] effectively banning public lotteries in Massachusetts until the American Revolution, when lotteries again became frequent, until a new ban was enacted in 1833.[9] The modern Lottery was created in 1971 and held its first drawings the following year.[10]

Charitable gaming

Eligible non-profit organizations are allowed to operate certain gambling games for fundraising purposes, including bridge and whist,[11] bingo (also called "beano"), raffles, pull tabs, and casino nights (referred to as "bazaars").[12]

Whist and bridge fundraisers were legalized in 1932.[13] Beano was legalized in 1934,[13] but then banned in 1943 because racketeers were operating games using charities as fronts.[14][15] Raffles and bazaars were authorized in 1969.[13][16] Beano was re-legalized in 1971, with a local election required in each city or town to allow it.[17]

Casinos

Under the Expanded Gaming Act, passed in 2011, as many as three casino resorts and one slot parlor can be opened.[18] Two casino resorts, MGM Springfield and Wynn Everett, and a slot parlor, at Plainridge Racecourse, are under development. One more casino license is expected to be issued for the southeastern part of the state.

Casino cruises

Gambling boats have operated at times out of Massachusetts harbors, taking passengers on "cruises to nowhere" in federal waters, where state gambling laws do not apply.[19] The first was the Vegas Express cruise, which sailed out of Gloucester from 1998 to 1999.[20][21] The Southern Elegance and the El Dorado set out from Gloucester starting in 1999,[22] as did the Midnight Gambler out of Lynn,[23] before it moved to Provincetown and operated for six weeks in 2000.[24] Another boat, run by Atlantic Casino Cruises, ran out of Gloucester from 2002 to 2003.[25][26] The Lynn harbor also played host to the Horizon's Edge casino cruise, from 2000 to 2009,[27][28] and the Aquasino, which ran for several months in 2013.[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ Michael Norton (December 31, 2014). "Horse wagering may be allowed to continue at Suffolk Downs via broadcast after live racing ends". The Republican. Springfield, MA. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. ^ "Chapter 374: An act authorizing the licensing of horse and dog races on which the pari-mutuel system of betting shall be permitted". Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court (PDF). Massachusetts General Court. 1934. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  3. ^ "Lottery Agents". Massachusetts Lottery. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  4. ^ Patrick Alan Pierce; Donald E. Miller (2004). Gambling Politics: State Government and the Business of Betting. Lynne Riener Publishers. pp. 11–12.
  5. ^ "Chapter 8: An act for the suppression of lotteries". Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court (PDF). Massachusetts General Court. 1719. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  6. ^ David A. Copeland (2000). Debating the Issues in Colonial Newspapers: Primary Documents on Events of the Period. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 123.
  7. ^ "Chapter 20: An act for raising, by a lottery, the sum of seven thousand five hundred pounds, for the service of this province in the present year". Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court (PDF). Massachusetts General Court. 1745. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  8. ^ Charles Henry James Douglas (1892). The Financial History of Massachusetts: From the Organization of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the American Revolution. pp. 347–49.
  9. ^ A. R. Spofford (1892). "Lotteries in American History". Annual Report of the American History Association: 178–81.
  10. ^ Nils J. Bruzelius (January 17, 1973). "Massachusetts Lottery notches gains in first year". The Telegraph. Nashua, NH. AP – via Google News.
  11. ^ Massachusetts General Court. "Chapter 271, Section 22A: Whist or bridge for charitable and similar purposes". Massachusetts General Law. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  12. ^ "Charitable Games". Massachusetts Lottery. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  13. ^ a b c Andy Metzger (September 27, 2011). "Massachusetts bingo halls may face last call". The Enterprise. Brockton, MA. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  14. ^ "Beano nixed in Mass. vote; favorers howl". Billboard. November 25, 1944 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ "Legal beano bill passes Mass. House after debate". The Telegraph. Nashua, NH. AP. September 2, 1959.
  16. ^ "Chap. 810: An act authorizing certain organizations to conduct raffles and bazaars". Acts and resolves passed by the General Court (PDF). Massachusetts General Court. pp. 757–760. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  17. ^ "Massachusetts legalizes beano with town control". Norwalk Hour. UPI. July 2, 1971.
  18. ^ "Expanded Gaming Act". Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  19. ^ David L. Greene (October 11, 1999). "Vegas touch in old port". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  20. ^ Bernard J. Wolfson (July 23, 1998). "State laws can't sink Gloucester gambling cruises". Boston Herald – via NewsBank.
  21. ^ Tom Walsh (March 16, 2002). "Casino boats may return to Gloucester next month". Boston Herald – via NewsBank.
  22. ^ "Bill filed to limit the number of gambling boats". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. AP. July 3, 1999 – via NewsBank.
  23. ^ Ralph Ranalli (August 13, 1999). "New gambling boat sets sail from Lynn". Boston Herald – via NewsBank.
  24. ^ Emily C. Dooley (August 17, 2000). "Gambling boat fails to pay up". Cape Cod Times.
  25. ^ Steven Rosenberg (June 20, 2002). "High stakes at sea for gambling man: Casino boat may set sail this weekend". Boston Globe.  – via ProQuest (subscription required)
  26. ^ Frederick N. Rasmussen (May 10, 2008). "Whatever happened to ... the Port Welcome?". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  27. ^ Amy Baratta (April 13, 2000). "On a roll! New England's gaming fans are hitting the jackpot". Boston Herald – via NewsBank.
  28. ^ Robin Kaminski (July 23, 2009). "Lynn settles suit with casino boat". The Daily Item. Lynn, MA – via NewsBank.
  29. ^ Chris Stevens (March 26, 2014). "End appears in sight for Aquasino". The Daily Item. Lynn, MA. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
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