Commission Meetings and Performance Management

Notice of Public Meeting

Massachusetts State Lottery Commission

In accordance with G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25, 940 CMR 29.03, and Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission to be held remotely at the following time:

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

10:30 a.m.

Conference Call Meeting with Screen Sharing/Presentation

This meeting is open to the public. To access, please contact the Lottery at (857) 208-8030 or via email at jgoggin@masslottery.com and you will be provided with a Phone Number and Conference ID and/or link.

I. Opening of Meeting

II. Approval of Minutes from June 24, 2025

III. Executive Director’s Report

IV. Matters Requiring Approval of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission

VOTE (1): The Executive Director is authorized to continue to work with the Commonwealth’s Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and to execute a Second Amendment to Lease the premises at 150 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts with the below vendor pursuant to terms that are consistent with those discussed and/or presented at this meeting:

Bayside Merchandise Mart SPE, LLC
150 Mount Vernon St., Ste 500
Boston, MA 02125

The total maximum obligation for the ten (10) year lease period, which ends on February 18, 2029, shall not exceed sixteen million, one hundred sixty-seven thousand, six hundred forty-nine dollars and six cents ($16,167,649.06).

VOTE (2): For the reasons set forth in the attached memorandum dated July 24, 2025, the Executive Director is authorized to enter into contract negotiations for a full-service iLottery platform and related services with:

NeoGames US LLP dba Aristocrat Interactive
20 Cabot Blvd., Suite 300
Mansfield, MA 02048

This selection is made pursuant to a competitive bid process (RFR LOT # 2601).

Any proposed contract resulting from negotiations will be submitted to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission for final vote and approval.

VOTE (3): For that the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission hereby ratifies and adopts the Decision and Recommendation of Paul Kominers, Esq. (hearing officer sitting by designation) in re: Appeal of Kathleen Tran.

V. Other Business – Reserved for Matters the Chair did not Reasonably Anticipate at the Time of Posting

Date Posted to Website: Friday July 25, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

By-Laws

The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission is committed to open and transparent governance. On January 31, 2012, the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission adopted its first set of By-Laws. They were revised on July 24, 2018. As required by Article III, Section 5 of the By-Laws, click hereExternal Link Icon for the Commission's resolution authorizing the Executive Director to enter into contracts, not exceeding a specified maximum liability, for the operation of the Lottery.

View By-LawsExternal Link Icon

Commission Meeting Schedule 2025

Financial Statements

The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission files a monthly report with the Governor and legislative leadership detailing the Lottery's finances. For an annual summary that includes sales by product, commissions and bonuses paid to retail agents, a complete breakdown of Lottery spending by category, and the net profit amount returned to the state, review the below financial statements:

Performance Management and Innovation Initiative

The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and its Executive Director are committed to accountability and transparent operations at the Lottery. To ensure that the public is regularly informed as to the Lottery's progress, monthly letters filed with the Administration and Legislative Leadership, along with the Executive Director's monthly reports filed with the Commission. These reports address the Lottery's fiscal performance; marketing and sales plans; reforms in governance, operations, and procurement; and the Commission's oversight of the Lottery's contractual obligations.

View July 1st, 2013 Report to Legislative Leadership (G.L. c. 10, §26A)External Link Icon

Performance Management and Innovation Initiative 2025

Commission Hearing Decisions

In re: Appeal of Mohammad Asif, February 12, 2025External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Mark Palmer, December 17, 2024External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Lok Gurung, November 2024External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Milford Mini Mart, June 2024External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Rai Brothers, April 2024External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Multicultural Value LLC, February 2024External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Renata Miranda, August 2023External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Edwin Tran, January 2023External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Galaxy Market et al. (Redacted), January 2023External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Kimberly Dempsey and Dani Handrahan, November 2022External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Frank Obey, August 2022External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Keith Harrison and Janice Harrison, July 2022External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of John Pierce, July 2022External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Yousef Jaafar, March 2022External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Robert Silvia, Jr., February 2022External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of Mohammad B. Maqbool, September 2021External Link Icon

In re: Appeal of FPS Libations, August 2021External Link Icon

Treasurer's 2012 Online Products Task Force

In February of 2012, Treasurer Steven Grossman created an advisory task force to help in the assessment of the economic and social implications of online products and play for Massachusetts. Paul Sternburg, Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, chaired the Task Force. On December 13, 2012, the Task Force issued its Final Report with Related Appendices.