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Sports betting companies are targeting lawmakers who are trying to restrict them

State lawmakers who vote to regulate sports betting are being pressured by sports betting companies to reverse course through a powerful super PAC.

WBUR’s Patrick Madden reports how it’s unfolding in Massachusetts, which could become the first state to ban all proposition bets in sports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Patrick Madden
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