Maryland: ten mobile sports betting applications move forward

Ten operators head to the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission.

US.- Sports betting apps could be up and running in Maryland for the start of December. The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission has sent ten applicants for final approval from the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC), which could award the licences at its next meeting on November 21.

The ten operators who have been passed to the SWARC are Caesars Sportsbook, FanDuel, Betfred, BetMGM, DraftKings, Fanatics, Parx, Barstool Sportsbook, PointsBet, BetRivers.

If the SWARC awards the licences, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency will make a final review. Each business must conduct a controlled demonstration, ensuring that its systems and internal control procedures are functioning correctly. After that, they will be able to start offering online sports betting. The initial start date for mobile wagering will be announced after SWARC has awarded licences.

Maryland Lottery and Gaming director John Martin said earlier this month. “If it takes them to the middle of November, it might be the first part of December. So it’s still going to be a little bit of a moving target but once those applicants are awarded and then issued licences we then see an ongoing, rolling process over the next several weeks after that.”

Maryland’s sports-betting law allows for up to 60 mobile sports betting licences to be issued, meaning there are still 50 potentially available.

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