Gambling is defined as: 'A banking or percentage game played with cards, dice, tiles, dominoes, or an electronic, electrical or mechanical device or machine for money, property, checks, credit or any representative of value' that is not authorized by the state.
and the Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) c.128A§1 et seq. Unlawful gambling in Massachusetts is covered in Mass. The third proposed casino project has been beset by legal difficulties and its future remains unclear. Wynn Resorts' Encore Boston Harbor followed in June 2019. The slots facility opened at Plainridge Park in 2015, and the first casino, the MGM Springfield, launched in August 2018. The 2011 Expanded Gaming Act allowed for the construction of the state's first casinos: one Vegas-style gaming venue in each of three regions, along with an additional slots facility. Gambling in Massachusetts has undergone rapid expansion in recent years.
