On Beacon Hill, the House included online lottery in its budget proposal to help pay for early education grants. The concept has the support of Gov. Maura Healey.
With the House once again pushing to legalize online Massachusetts Lottery sales and Gov. Maura Healey signaling that she supports the move, the pressure is on the Senate where the measure has died in the past to decide this session if they want to get on board.
Retailers are fighting plans to create an online version of the Massachusetts Lottery, worried it would eat into sales of scratch-off tickets, which bring lots of customers to small stores around the state.
BOSTON With the House once again pushing to legalize online Massachusetts Lottery sales and Gov. Maura Healey signaling that she supports the move, the pressure is on the Senate –where the measure has died in the past – to decide this session if they.