The gaming regulator for the American state of Massachusetts has reportedly rejected an appeal from DraftKings Incorporated for the jurisdiction to simultaneously launch regulated retail and online sportsbetting services.
According to a Thursday report from the Boston Herald newspaper, the rebuff from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission means that the state will be keeping to its plan to premiere retail sportsbooks from late-January before following with an online complement some two months later. The source detailed that Boston-headquartered DraftKings Incorporated had been advocating for concurrent debuts over fears that the current policy could give land-based casinos an unfair advantage.
Coming commencement:
Massachusetts is home to approximately seven million peop…