Frustrated that Maryland is lagging behind other states in a potentially lucrative industry, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. is urging the commission that oversees sports wagering to approve mobile betting by the time the NFL starts its 2022 season in September.
In a letter to the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) on Tuesday, Hogan (R) urged the panel to “immediately accelerate and intensify your efforts” to grant mobile licenses.
Currently Marylanders can gamble on sporting events only by traveling to a handful of casinos — MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Live! in Hanover, Horseshoe in Baltimore, Ocean Downs in Berlin and Hollywood in Perryville.
A small number of sports bars have also been approved and are in the process of getting their betting operations open.
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