Healey Backs Online Lottery To 'Compete' With Sports Betting In Massachusetts

By Chris Lisinski, CBS Boston

April 18, 2023

The governor is on board with the House's push to legalize online Massachusetts Lottery sales, a stance that could ramp up pressure on the Senate to approve another gambling expansion shortly after sports betting launched.

Saying that her answer might leave host Jim Braude "shocked," Gov. Maura Healey told GBH News's "Boston Public Radio" on Friday that she supports the proposed move to an online Lottery system. She described the rollout of state-run games onto digital platforms as a way to put them on more even footing with sports wagering now available both in-person and on a slew of mobile apps.

"We have casinos in the state. We also have DraftKings here in the state, and a lot of money is being spent there by a lot of people. What we also have is a lottery system that right now isn't able to compete against DraftKings," Healey said. "Nothing against DraftKings, but the Lottery, that's money coming back to cities and towns. The money spent on DraftKings is going to DraftKings."

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