How old will you have to be to play the lottery online in Mass. if its approved? [Video]

While the concept of online lottery has made legislative headway, not every Massachusetts lottery player will be allowed to play.

Legalization of iLottery sales was included in the state’s $58 billion compromise budget unveiled by the House on Thursday, which included other items such as free community college for all state residents and hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for MBTA funding.

In order to reach a compromise, platform restrictions were introduced, Senate President Karen Spilka, D-Middlesex/Norfolk, told WBUR’s “Radio Boston” program on Friday morning. These restrictions included increasing the age of those allowed to play the lottery online.

“We were able to negotiate what we believe are better protections in iLottery. We raised the age of those that could participate from 18 to 21. We prohibited predatory advertising against minors and got other controls through negotiation so we felt more comfortable with it this time,” the Ashland lawmaker told WBUR.

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