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Today on The Rundown, Carrie Saldo and panelists discuss the legal landscapes of cannabis and gambling in western Massachusetts.
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Last week, a Massachusetts House committee advanced a bill seeking to make changes to the state's cannabis regulatory agency. The proposal also increases the cap on licenses for business owners.
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Rumors about a sale of the MGM Springfield casino began to circulate last year.
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We visit the solo exhibition, "Black Hands: Black Earth," learn about the history of gambling in Massachusetts and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.
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UMass Amherst researchers say legal gambling has led to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, but 90% of that comes from problem or at risk gamblers.
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'Going in the wrong direction': Problem gambling up for regular bettors since Mass. OK'd sports betsState-funded research out of UMass Amherst found that problem gambling among monthly gamblers went up from 12% in 2014 to 25% in 2023.
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The MGM Springfield casino was fined more than $47,000 by regulators Thursday for accepting wagers on two college basketball games involving Massachusetts teams.
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Prodded into action by Massachusetts bettors who said their wagering was limited by sports betting companies after cashing regular wins, gambling regulators planned to convene a roundtable discussion on the topic. But all 10 of the sports betting companies balked, telling the Gaming Commission they did not want to talk about the controversial topic in a public meeting.
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Last month, Bloomberg reported MGM was looking to put the casino on the market, although the company did not comment on the rumors.
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A UMass Amherst researcher presented new findings on gambling behavior this week to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The state's 2011 casino legislation mandates such research.