#Tom Brandt

With Wednesday's awards, there are now 12 operators that have received their mobile sports betting licenses from the SWARC. Seven of those operators are live in the state. The pool of operators offering online sports betting in Maryland is slowly getting deeper, with another two bookmakers now on the cusp of launching in the Old Line…

After a few more regulatory boxes are checked, operators could be taking bets by next week, albeit two years after Maryland voters approved legal sports betting in a November 2020 referendum. Mobile sports betting in Maryland could be underway before the end of November. Maryland's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) met Wednesday…

Bringing the launch forward will allow bettors more time to legally wager on the National Football League's regular season, and the state to realize more tax revenue from that NFL-related wagering. The launch of online sports betting in Maryland could happen in time to allow residents of the Old Line State to legally wager while their Thanksgiving…

In Maryland, it has been legal to bet on sports since the end of 2020, but only if you place your bets at a retail location in the state since the mobile market there is still ensconced in the regulatory process where applications for licenses to operate are under careful review. Now the supervisory body in charge of reviewing those incoming…

The momentum to get online Maryland sports betting off the ground grew with two regulatory meetings last week. The Sports Wagering Application Review Commission decided it will award licenses on a rolling basis after the Oct. 21 application due date. With the action, the SWARC will set up online Maryland sportsbooks to launch when ready, rather…