Of that number, about 5 million people are 21 or over, the legal age to bet in the state. The number of online accounts is notable given the state's population of 7.01 million in 2023, according to the U.S.
Those numbers were released on December 15. The sportsbooks' taxable net adjusted gross was $410,638,372.68, with operators paying $81,788,017.40 in state taxes. Overall, the state's mobile and retail sports betting handle through November was $ 4,313,764,999.06. Mobile betting began in the Bay State on March 10. More than 1.62 million online betting accounts have been opened in Massachusetts on the state's 8 betting sites, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission told Thursday.