Massgaming.com - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
72% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
70% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.87 s
File size
60.10 kB
Words
635
Media files
7
Number of links
80 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission - Home
The length of the page title is perfect. (399 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The mission of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is to create a fair, transparent, and participatory process for implementing the expanded gaming law.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (965 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://massgaming.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
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langen
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og:titleMassachusetts Gaming Commission - Home
og:descriptionThe mission of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is to create a fair, transparent, and participatory process for implementing the expanded gaming law.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 635 words. That's ok.
25.5% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.33 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The following tag is repeated too often: read more
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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https://massgaming.com/ui/svg/ma-seal.svgNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The H1 heading is empty
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 26 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Empty heading
H3 Key Services
H3 NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
H3 Programs & Initiatives
H3 Upcoming Events
H3 At A Glance
H3 MGC On Twitter
H4 We create and maintain a fair, transparent, and participatory process for implementing the expanded gaming law.
H4 MGC visits Norfolk’s Stonewall Farm
H4 MGC Releases August 2024 Casino and Sports Wagering Revenue
H4 MGC now accepting internship applications
H6 1,875 Active enrollees in the Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program from its inception through June 30, 2024
H6 23.2% of active enrollees in the Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program enrolled remotely through LiveChat or Designated Agent
H6 25.3% of active enrollees through June 30, 2024 have excluded from Sports Wagering since the industry's launch on January 31, 2023
H6 52,731 Active enrollees in PlayMyWay between the program's launch in 2015 through June 30, 2024
H6 100 Years since the waterfront had been accessible before the casino's opening
H6 $10.95M Amount of the casino's total vendor spend attributable to business in Massachusetts in 2024 Q2
H6 $68M Total spent on environmental cleanup of the casino's land to open up the Everett shoreline to the public for the first time in more than a century
H6 89% The percentage of employees comprised of local residents from communities within 30 miles of EBH in 2024 Q2
H6 3/31/22 The go-live date of PlayMyWay at MGM Springfield
H6 $34M State taxes collected in 2024 through Q2
H6 592 Number of employees in 2024 Q2 who were Springfield residents
H6 $3.2M Amount of the casino's total vendor spend attributable to businesses in Springfield, surrounding communities, and western Massachusetts in 2024 Q2
H6 110 The number of live racing days scheduled to be held in 2024 at PPC
H6 25.61% Increase from Q1 to Q2 in 2024 regarding total spending attributable to diverse vendors
H6 $16.5M Total in collected state taxes for 2024 Q2
H6 $135.78M Total paid amount of GGR collected by Race Horse Development Fund
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 7 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://massgaming.com/No Text
/problem-gambling/Problem Gambling
https://massgaming.com/jobs/MGC Jobs
/massachusetts-gaming-commissi...MGC Internships
https://massgaming.com/contact/Contact
http://www.youtube.com/user/Ma...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/MassGaming...New window External No Text
http://www.facebook.com/MAGami...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://massgaming.com/about/About
/about/expanded-gaming-act/Expanded Gaming Act
/about/sports-wagering-in-mass...Sports Wagering in Massachusetts
/about/careers/Careers in Expanded Gaming
/about/vendors-suppliers/Vendor and Supplier Opportunities
/about/commitment-responsible-...Responsible Gaming
/about/voluntary-self-exclusion/Voluntary Self-Exclusion
/about/diversity/Diversity
/about/gaming-policy-advisory-...Gaming Policy Advisory Committee
/about/community-mitigation-fund/Community Mitigation Fund
/about/host-surrounding-commun...Host & Surrounding Communities
/about/research-agenda/Research Agenda
/news-events/requests-for-publ...Requests for Public Comments
/about/frequently-asked-questi...Frequently Asked Questions
/about/tribal-gaming/Tribal Gaming
/the-commission/The Commission
/the-commission/meet-the-commi...Meet The Commissioners
/the-commission/inside-mgc/Inside MGC
/the-commission/mission-values/Mission & Values
/the-commission/budget/Budget
/the-commission/request-a-spea...Request a Speaker
/news-events/News
https://massgaming.com/blog/Blog
/news-events/article-type/meet...Meeting Notifications & Agendas
/news-events/article-type/meet...Meeting Archives
/news-events/article-type/mgc-...MGC in the News
/news-events/article-type/pres...Press Releases
/news-events/article-type/repo...Reports & Publications
/news-events/community-calendar/Calendar
/news-events/live-stream-and-v...Live Streaming Video
https://massgaming.com/licensing/Licensing
/licensing/mgc-licensees/MGC Licensees
/licensing/employee-licensing-...Employee Licensing and Registration
/licensing/vendor-licensing-an...Vendor Licensing and Registration
/licensing/employee-reporting-...Employee Reporting Obligations
/licensing/horse-racing-licenses/Horse Racing Licenses
/regulations/Regulations & Compliance
/regulations/mgcregulations/MGC Regulations
/regulations/table-games-rules/Table Games Rules
/regulations/proposed-rulemaking/Proposed Rulemaking
/regulations/fairdeal/Fair Deal
/regulations/compliance-inform...Compliance Information for Electronic Gaming Devices
/regulations/exclusion-list/Involuntary Exclusion List
/regulations/revenue/Revenue
/regulations/hearings/Hearings and Appeals
/problem-gambling/Text duplicate Problem Gambling
A-TITLE Problem Gambling
https://massgaming.com/jobs/Job Opportunities at MGC
A-TITLE MGC Jobs
https://massgaming.com/contact/Text duplicate Contact
/licensing/employee-licensing-...Employee Licensing
/licensing/vendor-licensing-an...Vendor Licensing
/about/horse-racing/Horse Racing
/about/sports-wagering-in-mass...Sports Wagering
/regulations/mgcregulations/Text duplicate MGC Regulations
/regulations/revenue/Text duplicate Revenue
/news-events/article-type/meet...Meeting Notification
/news-events/article-type/meet...Text duplicate Meeting Archives
/news-events/requests-for-publ...Public Comments
/blog-post/massachusttes-gamin...MGC visits Norfolk’s Stonewall Farm
/blog-post/massachusttes-gamin...Trivial anchor text
Read More
/blog-post/mgc-releases-august...MGC Releases August 2024 Casino and Sports Wagering Revenue
/blog-post/mgc-releases-august...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/blog-post/mgc-now-accepting-i...MGC now accepting internship applications
/blog-post/mgc-now-accepting-i...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://massgaming.com/blog/View All
/about/community-mitigation-fund/The Community Mitigation Fund helps to offset costs related to the construction and operation of casinos. Read More
/regulations/fairdeal/Support honesty and help MGC to ensure a FAIR DEAL Read More
/about/research-agenda/Anchor MODE is a program designed to build upon existing research and to foster broad access to data for people with differing skills. Read More
https://gamesensema.com/External GameSense informs casino patrons about when to gamble, when to stop and how much to spend. Read More
/news-events/community-calendar/Text duplicate View All
https://massgaming.com/Anchor RESPONSIBLE GAMING
https://massgaming.com/Anchor ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR
https://massgaming.com/Anchor MGM SPRINGFIELD
https://massgaming.com/Anchor PLAINRIDGE PARK CASINO
https://twitter.com/MassGaming...New window External Text duplicate View All
/about/expanded-gaming-act/cas...Casino Gaming
/about/horse-racing/Text duplicate Horse Racing
/about/sports-wagering-in-mass...Text duplicate Sports Wagering
http://www.jumpingjackrabbit.com/New window External Subdomain Design
http://www.jumpingjackrabbit.com/New window External Subdomain Jackrabbit

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://massgaming.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.87 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
A Content Delivery Network like Google Hosted Libraries can save bandwidth for the JQuery files.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (60 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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link<https://massgaming.com/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
x-powered-byWP Engine
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cache-controlmax-age=10800, must-revalidate
x-cacheHIT: 15
x-cache-groupbot
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,106 referring domains.
This page has 8,317 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 781 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Robots.txt

User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow:
Allow: /*

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Disallow: /wp-content/plugins/
Disallow: /wp-content/cache/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /trackback/
Disallow: /comments/
Disallow: /readme.html
Disallow: /license.txt
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php

Search preview

massgaming.com
Massachusetts Gaming Commission - Home
The mission of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is to create a fair, transparent, and participatory process for implementing the expanded gaming law.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Gaming75%Check
Massachusetts Gaming72%Check
Massachusetts Gaming Commission67%Check
Massachusetts66%Check
Expanded Gaming62%Check
Commission58%Check
Gaming News57%Check
Responsible Gaming55%Check
Western Massachusetts54%Check
Expanded50%Check

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