Two years after Maryland voters decided to legalize sports betting and nearly a year after the first bets were placed in the state’s casinos, Maryland could start taking online sports bets by the end of November or early December — after first reviewing the applications it received from companies that want to offer the service — a state commission said Wednesday.
At a meeting of the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC), Maryland gaming official John J. Mooney said the state had received 10 applications from mobile sports-betting operators ahead of the initial deadline, which is Friday. Kimberly M. Copp, the commission’s legal consultant, added that she expected a few more applications to come in before then. The state authorized SWARC to award up to 60 mobile licenses, and if that number is not met by Friday, SWARC can open another application window.
After the deadline, SWARC will present the license applications to the Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency at its Oct. 27 meeting. Each application will be vetted by the state, and SWARC will reveal the companies that have been awarded licenses at its next meeting Nov. 21. Then, after one final review of each company’s internal controls, which should take about a week, the state will issue the licenses and mobile sports gambling will begin in Maryland.
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