The National Football League season begins Thursday without Maryland’s mobile sports betting industry close to launching, leaving the state to miss out on the most lucrative part of the sports gambling calendar.
And while many, including Gov. Larry Hogan (R), have grumbled that Maryland’s neighbors moved much faster to get sports betting up and running on smartphones, some state policymakers are congratulating themselves. Their slower, methodical approach tried to spread the wealth to smaller minority- and women-owned companies often disadvantaged or shut out in business.
“We all would have loved to see this happen sooner rather than later, but at the end of the day, however long it takes, we need to get it right,” said Del. Darryl Barnes (D-Prince George’s), the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus.
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