Plenty of celebrities turned out for the launch of legal sports betting as well, including former Boston sports players like Ty Law, Shawn Thornton, Cedric Maxwell, and Johnny Damon, along with State House Speaker Ron Mariano.Sisters LeMisha and Irish Grinstead hit their peak in the 90s with the R&B trio 702 with hits like “Where My Girls At?” and “Get It Together.” While being in a girl group is not foreign to them, a reality television experiment putting seven other women from other mega groups together to form a supergroup, record an album, and create a showstopping performance is.īut when Carlos King and his producers approached the sisters to participate in the new BET docuseries, BET Presents: The Encore, they jumped on board. "You get that build-up of excitement and then eventually the big game will kick off." "You can think of a better time to launch than right before the Super Bowl," Berg said.
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Read More: Gloucester Community Fundraises For DJ Scottie Mac After Scooter Accidentīerg said he was excited that the state was able to launch in-person sports betting ahead of the Super Bowl. "I'm excited about it, to be a part of history. "I hope all the money goes to the right places in Massachusetts," she said. He wasn't the only person looking to place a bet on the Super Bowl, Claudia from Lowell placed a bet on the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl in honor of her late cousin Freddie was a huge Eagles fan. we could have had 200 people to be honest with you that's how exciting it is for everyone here today."Īs for his bets, Dorazio said he plans to be on the Celtics and Bruins, along with the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl.
"They kept saying 'if someone drops out put me in'. "There are so many people that wanted to get in that couldn't," he said. "I held the drawing in my room and 675 people decided they wanted to be in on it and I drew from a random number generator."ĭeRazio said his Facebook group was very excited about the launch of legal in-person sports betting in Massachusetts. "They sent an invitation to me for the group to pick 50 members to make the first bet in Massachusetts," Dorazio said. "You can go up and touch anything you want to bet on, put your money in the machine or use your Wynn rewards card, and place a bet."īill Dorazio was one of the lucky few who got to place one of the first bets, he's the founder of a Facebook group called Everything Encore Boston Harbor and told WBZ's Jim MacKay the casino reached out to him to let his group participate in the launch of in-person sports betting. "It's like a self-service betting terminal," Berg said. Mobile sports betting has not officially launched yet but is expected to go live sometime in March.Īllen Berg, the vice president of trading for Wynn Bet, told WBZ's Jim MacKay in-person sports betting is done at specific kiosks within the casino. Tuesday which means bettors can now place wagers on a litany of sports at the state's three casinos-the Encore, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park in Plainview. In-person sports betting officially became legal in Massachusetts at 10 a.m. ( WBZ NewsRadio) - Thirty-Two eager sports bettors at the Encore Boston Harbor casino got to place some of the very first legal sports wagers in Massachusetts Tuesday Morning. The Hartford Small Business Stimulus ContestĮVERETT, Mass.On Mic: Jordan Rich Late Night Classics.Everyday Wealth with Soledad O’Brian and Jean Chatzky.
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