Geoff Zochodne

Gaming regulators in Massachusetts are preparing for another deep dive into sports bettor limiting this week, as Bay State watchdogs have questions and want answers about what operators have called an “industry practice.”

Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor and California senator, was expected to do well, and the odds suggest that was indeed the case.

On the operator side, the messaging was fairly consistent: We only limit a small percentage of the betting population and it's for good reasons related to behavior and not winnings.

Massachusetts regulators finally got what they were looking for months ago: An extended and perhaps inspirational conversation about the limiting of sports bettors that could someday have consequences for the industry.

The MGC also suspended wagering on Chinese soccer following a match-fixing scandal. Massachusetts regulators haven't been lacking for work lately.

Massachusetts regulators haven't been lacking for work lately. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission — fresh off a meeting that explored sports bettor limiting — met again on Thursday to deal with several other matters that required the regulator's attention.

A bill that would put the federal government atop the totem pole of legal sports betting regulators will be a tough sell, but some of its other ideas may give state watchdogs something to think about — and perhaps borrow from.

The shooting in July prompted a few regulated sportsbooks in Ontario, where election wagering is legal, to stop taking action on the race.

"A pharmacy does not get to dispense cocaine just because it is sold on the black market."

Polling done for the federal government earlier this year suggests that a good chunk of the Canadian population sees sports betting as a risk.