March Madness betting in Massachusetts
Sports betting in the state of Massachusetts just became legalized 3 years ago but there is one big rule when it comes to college sports.
Sports bettors in Massachusetts are able to place bets on college games, but not bets for in-state colleges. In the Men's bracket, there are no teams from Massachusetts and for the women's bracket, the only school is Harvard.
MGM Springfield has two tips for those coming to place their sports bets.
'One, get here early. It is going to be crowded and you want to make sure you set up and can enjoy the whole property. And two, the most important piece, is we want everyone to be responsible, we want you to make sure you are not getting in over your head' said Robert Westerfield, Vice President of Casino Operations at MGM Springfield. 'We want you to come, we want you to enjoy yourself, take in the property, but we want you to be responsible and not get in over your head. We want you to be able to come back another time.'
MGM Springfield partnered with the MassGaming Commission when they came to Springfield to offer GameSense to help with responsible gaming.
Westerfield said March Madness is three of their busiest weekends at the Sportsbook and they even have a special guest making an appearance Saturday at 5 pm, Charlie Villanueva, a star for UConn.
March Madness has just begun but will continue through the beginning of April.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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