Matthew has covered efforts to legalize and regulate online gambling since 2007. His reporting on the legalization of sports betting began in 2010 with an article for Playboy Magazine on how the NFL was pushing US money overseas by fighting the expansion of regulated sports betting. A USC journalism alum, Matt started his career as a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Daily News and has written on a variety of topics for Playboy, Men’s Journal, Los Angeles magazine, LA Weekly and ESPN.com.
Rep. Jerald Parisella and Sen. Patrick O'Connor, two members of the sports betting conference committee, spoke to PlayMA about why they didn't give licensing opportunities to sports teams.
If a Massachusetts team makes the College Football Playoff -- and, yes, that's a big if -- Massachusetts lawmakers say the sports betting bill they crafted will allow wagering on the in-state team.
Massachusetts broadcasters are letting lawmakers on the sports betting conference committee know about the unintended consequences an in-game sports betting advertisement ban could have on their industry.