Kayshon’s openness is powerful. As Marlene Warner — quoted in this piece — notes, his story shows how easily young people can be pulled into repetitive, risky gambling when access is constant. That’s why Massachusetts’ protections — Voluntary Self‑Exclusion, PlayWell, and the MA Problem Gambling Helpline — are so critical.
MACGH CEO Marlene Warner is raising an important concern about the proposal to introduce HHR machines in Massachusetts: gambling shouldn’t expand without the player health protections to match.
As artificial intelligence plays a growing role in sports betting, important questions are being raised about how the technology is used and what protections are needed for players.
“There’s the ability to just place wagers that much faster…”, our CEO Marlene Warner notes in this latest Boston Globe article on Massachusetts iLottery. The piece also highlights player protection tools, including voluntary self-exclusion for those who want to block access to the MA iLottery app.
