Gaming commission approves April 1 minutes, adds public‑health briefings and CMF review time

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved the minutes of its April 1, 2026 meeting and adjusted its spring and summer calendar at an agenda-setting session on Wednesday, commissioners said.

Commissioner Broderick moved that the commission approve the minutes of the meeting held on April 1, 2026, “subject to revisions for typographical errors or other material matters,” and the motion passed with four votes in favor and one abstention. Commissioner O’Brien recorded the abstention.

The commission agreed to add several items to upcoming agendas. Dr. Andrews asked the commission to include a presentation from the Boston University School of Public Health introducing its research team and presenting “initial data from the Healthy Minds survey of college students,” an item commissioners agreed to place on the May agenda and which staff estimated would take about 30 minutes.

Chair Maynard also accepted a request to add the commission’s third quarterly budget update; Chief Lennon estimated that presentation would take about 15 minutes. Commissioners discussed several tentative meeting dates through Aug. 27 and noted needed adjustments, including moving the July meeting because of the Fourth of July holiday and that April 23 falls during school vacation week.

Mary Thurlow requested that the commission reserve time on May 21 to review Community Mitigation Fund applications, asking for “at least a half an hour to an hour”; commissioners agreed to set that time aside. Commissioners also noted planned quarterly reports from Encore and a possible report from Oncor; staff said two reports were still pending.

Commissioners agreed to add a presentation by Dr. Judith Glenn on potential public‑health impacts of iGaming in Massachusetts; the commission accepted that presentation for the May 21 agenda. Staff and ED Serpa tested a technical fix for the meeting software—switching to a prioritized gallery view to bring video participants forward—while the group continued to troubleshoot video layout issues.

With no further business the commission adjourned. The commission’s packet lists meetings and items through Aug. 27; the schedule is subject to the changes described during the agenda-setting session.

Next steps: the commission will proceed with the added presentations and scheduled reviews in May, including the Boston University briefing, the iGaming public‑health report, the third quarterly budget update, and the Community Mitigation Fund application reviews.