finally handed the casinos<\/a> that applied for in-person sports betting their licenses in December. The sports betting commission said the delay was due to the state’s sports gambling bill requiring that licenses be issued to businesses that meet “certain minority business participation goals.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe casinos countered that they already meet such inclusion requirements and have been previously subjected to “rigorous scrutiny” from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission.<\/p>\n
The casinos will likely raise their voices again if SWARC doesn’t act on mobile sports betting operations in time for the NFL season. The Baltimore Ravens are the most popular sports team in the state — and the team is expected to generate the most betting action in Maryland.<\/p>\n
The 2022 NFL season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 8. The official schedule will be released after the 2022 NFL Draft that runs April 28-30 on the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Maryland sports betting began at the state’s land-based casinos in December. Five of the state’s six commercial gaming properties are now operating brick-and-mortar sportsbooks. However, the gaming expansion will blossom once Maryland allows online wagering to commence. But the state is dragging its feet in awarding mobile sports betting licenses. During the Maryland Sports Wagering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":210399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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