MASSACHUSETTS PROVIDER VERIFICATION
Massachusetts Authorized Gambling Providers and License Lookup
Start with the public name, then match the legal entity, exact credential, category, relationship and dated official record. One valid layer never substitutes for the rest of the authorization chain.
CURRENT ANSWER
Which Massachusetts record authorizes this provider?
Massachusetts has no single universal provider license. MGC’s commercial roster covers Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park Casino; First Light uses a separate tribal, federal and compact chain. Current sports entries use Chapter 23N Category 1 or 3 licenses, fantasy contests use AGO rules plus an MGC-published roster, and racing approvals are organization-specific. Match the public name to the legal entity, exact credential, status and dated official record. A vendor license, app access or national brand is not consumer authorization. This is general information, not legal advice.
CURRENT RECORDS
Current names in the controlling records
Massachusetts keeps separate records for commercial and tribal gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests and racing. A provider listed in one category is not automatically authorized in another.
This directory stops at cross-product count and credential class. Public brand, legal licensee, tether relationship, current/former status and the exact dated operating record belong to Authorized Massachusetts sportsbooks.
Commercial and tribal gaming records
| Public name | Legal entity or operating authority | Current credential / relationship | Current record conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encore Boston Harbor | Wynn MA, LLC d/b/a Encore Boston Harbor | MGC Chapter 23K Category 1 commercial gaming licensee | Current MGC commercial facility; separate Chapter 23N Category 1 sports credential appears in the sports table. |
| MGM Springfield | Blue Tarp reDevelopment, LLC d/b/a MGM Springfield | MGC Chapter 23K Category 1 commercial gaming licensee | Current MGC commercial facility; separate Chapter 23N Category 1 sports credential appears in the sports table. |
| Plainridge Park Casino | Plainville Gaming and Redevelopment, LLC d/b/a Plainridge Park Casino | MGC Chapter 23K Category 2 slots-parlor gaming licensee | Current MGC commercial facility; Category 2 here is not its sports category. |
First Light A Native Casino | Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe / MWT Gaming Authority, with the Mashpee Wampanoag Gaming Commission tribal-regulator layer | Separate tribal/federal/compact chain; not an MGC Chapter 23K commercial-license row | Current first-party record says 200+ games are operating; the full Class III resort remains future-facing. |
Fantasy operator roster
MGC’s current page lists these 23 fantasy operators. The substantive consumer-rule layer is AGO 940 CMR 34. Roster inclusion is not an MGC sports or casino license, formal MGC registration class, endorsement, safety finding or proof that every contest format qualifies.
- Betr
- Boom Fantasy
- Certamen Games
- Dabble Sports
- DraftKings
- FanDuel
- FANSPOKO’S
- Fantasy Spin
- FanTrax
- FastDraft LLC
- FFPC
- OwnersBox
- Parlay Play
- PredictionStrike
- Prize Picks
- RealTime Fantasy Sports
- SCHLEP Games
- SHGN
- Sleeper
- Two Nine Sports
- Underdog Sports
- Verse Fantasy
- Yahoo! Fantasy Sports
Current MGC-published names, including spelling, spacing, apostrophes and capitalization, checked July 28, 2026.
Racing and account-wagering record
| Racing organization / public name | 2026 approval record | Named account-wagering provider record | Current status limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainville Gaming and Redevelopment, LLC d/b/a Plainridge Park Casino | Approved 2026 live harness meeting and simulcast activity. | Penn ADW, LLC d/b/a Hollywood Races using eBet Technologies; NYRABets additionally approved for Standardbred/harness wagering through December 31, 2026. | One current live harness track is supported. Provider approvals remain organization-, product- and date-specific. |
| Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, LLC d/b/a Suffolk Downs | Approved 2026 simulcast import signals; current report says simulcasting five days a week. | XpressBet LLC and affiliate 1/ST Bet; TVG; Twin Spires; FanDuel Racing; NYRA Bets; BetMGM; Caesars Racebook; DK Horse; AmWest Entertainment and its AmWager platform. | Current Suffolk simulcasting is supported. The provider names remain dated, organization-specific approvals; no live thoroughbred racing or day-by-day platform promise. |
| Massasoit Greyhound Association d/b/a Raynham Park; Taunton Dog Track | December 2025 minutes approved 2026 simulcast import signals for the named organizations. | Dial2Bet and US Off-Track, LLC were approved for the named organizations for 2026. | Later official evidence says Raynham began temporary closure of simulcasting and ADW on December 27, 2025. Preserve the approval as dated history; do not label the chain currently operating. |
| Wonderland Park / Sterling Suffolk record | Remains licensed under the cited current report. | No current provider list is asserted here. | Official report says no longer simulcasting. A license record alone is not current consumer operation. |
An account-wagering provider is approved within the named racing organization’s record. These names are not standalone Massachusetts sportsbook licensees, universal ADW licensees or guaranteed currently available apps.
CATEGORY DECODER
Massachusetts credential and category decoder
The same number or word can mean a different legal role in another Massachusetts system. Read the governing chapter and record type before comparing names.
| Label | Where it belongs | What it safely means | What it does not mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 23K Category 1 | Commercial casino gaming | Resort-casino gaming-license class used by Encore Boston Harbor and MGM Springfield. | Chapter 23N Category 1 sports status by itself, tribal authority or online-casino authority. |
| Chapter 23K Category 2 | Commercial casino gaming | Slots-parlor gaming-license class used by Plainridge Park Casino. | A Category 2 sports-wagering license. |
| Chapter 23N Category 1 | Sports wagering | Sports credential for a licensed casino; three current roster entries. | The property’s Chapter 23K gaming category or every current retail operation detail. |
| Chapter 23N Category 2 | Sports wagering | Sports credential class for a racetrack or simulcast center. | A current licensee: the reviewed MGC roster lists zero Category 2 sports licensees. |
| Chapter 23N Category 3 | Sports wagering | Online/mobile sports credential; current roster has four tethered and three untethered entries. | A casino/iCasino license, account eligibility, offer quality or approval of every wager. |
| MGC-published fantasy roster | Fantasy contests | The exact name appears on the current MGC-published roster within the separate AGO consumer-rule framework. | A formal MGC license/registration class, casino/sports license, endorsement or qualification of every contest format. |
| Racing association/provider approval | Racing, simulcast and account wagering | The named activity/provider was approved for the named organization and year, subject to later status evidence. | A universal permanent ADW, sportsbook or casino license or current day-by-day operation. |
| Vendor, supplier, employee or applicant credential | B2B/employment/application record | The exact holder may perform only the role and scope the current credential permits. | Authority to accept consumer gambling or proof a public-facing product is authorized. |
CLAIM CHECKS
One Massachusetts provider claim resolved
First Light uses a separate authority chain
“First Light is missing from MGC Licensees, so it is either unlicensed or a fourth MGC commercial casino.”
Neither conclusion follows. First Light is separately evidenced by MGC’s tribal/compact record, Mashpee Wampanoag gaming records and the current facility record. It is not an ordinary Chapter 23K commercial-license row. The current first-party evidence supports an operating A Native Casino with 200+ games; the full Class III resort remains future-facing.
OFFICIAL EVIDENCE
Source and evidence snapshot
These records come from different evidence classes. MGC commercial and sports licenses, tribal-government/facility records, AGO fantasy rules, racing motions, state-Lottery evidence and support-provider records are not interchangeable. Each row supports only the claim stated in that row.
| Source | Source owner | Checked | What it proves | What it does not prove | Safest use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.G.L. c.23K §2 (opens in a new tab), MGC Licensees (opens in a new tab), Encore Boston Harbor (opens in a new tab), MGM Springfield (opens in a new tab) and Plainridge (opens in a new tab) | Massachusetts General Court controlling law + MGC official regulator records | July 28, 2026 | Chapter 23K Category 1/2 meanings; three current commercial facilities; exact property/legal-entity relationships | tribal authority, current game/amenity inventory, online-casino authority or sports category from the gaming category alone | three commercial rows and the two-category Plainridge check |
| MGC Revenue (opens in a new tab) | MGC current operational/revenue record | July 28, 2026 | June 2026 casino reports for all three commercial facilities and sports reports for three Category 1 plus seven Category 3 records, including theScore Bet | permanent future operation, account eligibility, offer quality or the underlying legal entity by itself | current-record corroboration and theScore public-name resolution |
| M.G.L. c.23N §§3 and 5 (opens in a new tab), license requirement (opens in a new tab), Sports Wagering Licensees (opens in a new tab) and MGC Licensees (opens in a new tab) | Massachusetts General Court controlling law + MGC official roster | July 28, 2026 | three sports categories and license requirement; current three Category 1, four tethered Category 3 and three untethered Category 3 entries; legal-entity/public-name mapping | day-by-day platform availability, full former/applicant history, every house rule, offer or account eligibility | exact ten-row sports authorization slice |
| Penn Sports Interactive (opens in a new tab), FY2025 Annual Report (opens in a new tab), November 20, 2025 meeting materials (opens in a new tab), July 28, 2026 meeting materials (opens in a new tab) and MGC Revenue (opens in a new tab) | MGC legal-entity, annual-report, meeting-packet and current-revenue records | July 28, 2026 | Penn Sports Interactive, LLC is the legal Category 3 record; theScore Bet replaced ESPN BET as the public name, appears in June 2026 reporting and is identified as Penn Sports Interactive d/b/a theScore Bet in the June 25 minutes included in the July 28 meeting packet | approval of those June 25 minutes from the packet alone, a separate eighth license, permanent brand name, promotional offer or current house-rule text beyond the reviewed record | exact theScore Bet — Penn Sports Interactive, LLC row and worked check |
| MGC Tribal Gaming (opens in a new tab), NIGC Gaming Ordinances (opens in a new tab), Mashpee Wampanoag Gaming (opens in a new tab) and First Light (opens in a new tab) | MGC compact-boundary record + NIGC federal regulator record + tribal-government/facility first-party evidence | July 28, 2026 | separate tribal/federal/compact layer; NIGC-approved Mashpee ordinance; MWT Gaming Authority/tribal commission roles; First Light currently operating with 200+ games; full Class III resort future-facing | an MGC Chapter 23K license, facility-specific tribal license, exact current machine classification, public facility-license number/term or future resort completion | one separately labeled tribal row and First Light check |
| M.G.L. c.12 §11M½ (opens in a new tab), current 940 CMR 34 (opens in a new tab), July 2026 updated-draft notice (opens in a new tab) and MGC Fantasy Contests (opens in a new tab) | Massachusetts controlling law + AGO current rule/draft-status evidence + MGC published roster | July 28, 2026 | statutory fantasy definition; current AGO consumer-protection layer; July proposal remains released for comment rather than effective; exact current 23-name operator roster | draft-only changes as current law, MGC sports/casino license, state endorsement, safety rating or qualification of every contest an entity offers | exact roster with explicit current-rule/draft/roster/format boundary |
| M.G.L. c.128A §3 (opens in a new tab), c.128A §5C (opens in a new tab), c.128C §2 (opens in a new tab), MGC Horse Racing (opens in a new tab) and 2025 Annual Racing Report (opens in a new tab) | Massachusetts General Court controlling law + MGC current racing overview and official report | July 28, 2026 | racing-meeting license scope; account wagering through a racing-meeting licensee or its authorized licensed service provider; simulcast rights; one approved 2026 Plainridge harness meeting; Suffolk simulcasting; Raynham temporary closure from December 27, 2025; Wonderland licensed but no longer simulcasting | a current named ADW approval by itself, day-by-day platform access, future reopening or permanent closure | authority label and current-status column for the four racing organizations |
| December 18, 2025 MGC minutes (opens in a new tab), April 23, 2026 MGC minutes (opens in a new tab) and April meeting materials (opens in a new tab) | MGC official adjudicatory/approval records | July 28, 2026 | exact organization-specific 2026 simulcast/account-wagering approvals and added Plainridge NYRABets approval through December 31, 2026 | standalone MGC sportsbook/casino licenses, a statewide universal ADW roster or current operation after a later closure record | named approval cells, always paired with the current organization status |
| Vendor Licensing and Registration (opens in a new tab) and Casino Employee Licensing and Registration (opens in a new tab) | MGC official B2B and employment-role licensing guidance | July 28, 2026 | gaming and sports vendor/supplier credential classes, employee license/registration classes and their exact business-to-licensee or employment scope | consumer-operating authority, app/platform authorization, quality, solvency or endorsement | vendor/employee-is-not-consumer-provider boundary |
| M.G.L. c.10 §24 (opens in a new tab), Mass Lottery Online launch (opens in a new tab), launch CMS record (opens in a new tab) and Massachusetts Lottery (opens in a new tab) | Massachusetts General Court controlling law + Massachusetts State Lottery official launch/current-channel evidence | July 28, 2026 | commission authority to conduct the state Lottery and establish online/mobile rules; state-operated online Lottery launched July 27, 2026; current official channel | private online-casino license, third-party courier authority, full game catalog or permanent availability | Chapter 10 authority label, separate state-operated row and Lottery handoff |
| National Problem Gambling Helpline (opens in a new tab) and NCPG chat (opens in a new tab) | NCPG national support-provider evidence | July 28, 2026 | current call/text label 1-800-MY-RESET, numeric route and 24/7/365 chat route | emergency response, Massachusetts provider status, legal advice or treatment outcome | top/bottom support actions only |
| Massachusetts Problem Gambling Helpline (opens in a new tab) | Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Problem Gambling Services support evidence | July 28, 2026 | local call route 800-327-5050, text instruction GAMB, and chat/help route | emergency service, regulator complaint, legal advice or guaranteed recovery | bottom support actions only |
Source publication is evidence, not approval by The Playbook USA. Current status is bounded to the exact checked date and record locator above.
PROOF LIMITS
What one record still does not prove
One credential is not the whole chain
A property gaming license, sports category, fantasy roster entry, racing-provider approval or vendor credential proves only its own product, entity, role, relationship, year and status.
A public name is not the legal entity
A logo, app listing, sponsorship, seal image or familiar national brand must still match the exact Massachusetts legal entity and controlling current record.
Current authorization is not permanent operation
A dated roster or approval does not guarantee future renewal, day-by-day platform access, retail hours, every offered wager or recovery after a closure.
Authorization is not a recommendation
A current record does not prove best value, payout speed, account acceptance, financial safety, suitability, dispute outcome or approval by The Playbook USA.
One product lane does not authorize another
A sportsbook, fantasy, racing, Lottery, tribal, vendor or out-of-state record does not create a Massachusetts real-money online-casino license or classify a sweepstakes, prediction or offshore product.
Use the record for verification, then move to the exact guide for product operation, law, property detail or change history. This page provides source-led general information, not legal advice or a safety guarantee.
NEXT QUESTION
Choose the guide for your next question
This page covers current cross-vertical name, entity, credential and record verification. Use the narrower Massachusetts guide that matches the next decision.
What gambling products are broadly available now?
Massachusetts gambling status
Complete statewide status, top-level ages/authorities and first route.
Which law or authority controls the product?
Massachusetts gambling rules by product
Operative statute/rule, legal lane and Chapter 271 boundary.
Are real-money online casinos or online poker authorized?
Massachusetts online casinos
Exact-product authorization for casino apps, online poker, Lottery, social, sweepstakes and offshore claims.
Which physical casino properties operate and what do they offer?
Massachusetts casinos and First Light
Full commercial/tribal property reality and comparison.
Which sportsbook brands/channels are currently operational or former?
Authorized Massachusetts sportsbooks
Full mutable brand/entity/category/retail/online/former/applicant register.
How do account, location, funding, wager and dispute steps work?
Massachusetts sports betting
Complete sports-wagering consumer workflow.
Which retail or online Lottery product/account/claim action is current?
Massachusetts Lottery guide
State-Lottery product, account, purchase and claim owner.
What bill, rule, launch, licensing change or court event happened?
Massachusetts gambling law tracker
Dated change ledger and next controlling event.
Page update
July 28, 2026 — Initial publication.