Nearly a month ago, the state of Massachusetts made sports betting legal. Since then, the discussion has been about how soon the state could get their wagers started.
Toucher and Rich were a part of the “when will it happen” discussion and on the show, regular guest and gaming analyst for 98.5 The Sports Hub Dan Lifshatz predicted that people would be able to make bets within a month based on what he’s heard. That frustrated the Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner Brad Hill.
At the Thursday meeting of the commission, Hill spoke out.
“I was tuned into 98.5 today, I was listening to the Toucher & Rich show, which is a very entertaining show,” said Hill. “But today I actually got a little frustrated with it because they had a guest on and they were talking about sports betting and they made a comment that some think we might be able to make a bet in three weeks at our brick and mortar casinos and our simulcasting facilities, and obviously that’s not going to happen and it was frustrating because of the hundreds of thousands of people that listen to that show and think that they might be able to place a bet here in Massachusetts.”
Lifzhatz responded by saying what he had heard, as well as others in the gaming community, in regards to the start-date.
