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Massachusetts will not have online gambling any time soon as another gambling bill hit a road block in the senate. State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr tried to attached the bill with a highly controversial transport bill and failed as the whole bill was vetoed by Governor Patrick.
The tactic by Tarr was to try & insert S.1826 – an online gambling licensing proposal – as an amendment to a vital transportation finance measure, but his attempt failed as the bill moved through the state’s legislative process without the online gambling attachment.
The state has seen many attempts for online gambling bills over the last year and seems unlikely to happen until the current governor has left, Governor Patrick is well known to be opposed to any gambling measures.
Actually many observers said the bill by Tarr was a good one with tax for operators at 20%, allowing for compacts between states to increase player liquidity, licensing fees for online operators at $300,000 and a renewal fee annually of $150,000. However for all online gambling fans in the state, they will have to wait for the next attempt to see if they will be joining New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware any time soon.
