The relatively sudden rush to online Maryland sports betting continued Thursday with 10 sportsbooks receiving streamlined consideration.
In a lengthy meeting Thursday, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission applied alternative licensing standards to 10 online MD sports betting licenses. Those 10 head to the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission, which could award the licenses at its next meeting on Nov. 21.
“We are pleased that we advanced the process today, but of course the work continues,” Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director John Martin said in a release. “There is still a flurry of activity ahead of us over the next couple of weeks, but we’re going to see the first mobile wagers placed in Maryland soon.”
An approval in November could set the online sportsbooks up for launch in December. Regulators were taking an extremely sluggish route to online sports betting before a rapid push began at the end of August. Maryland voters approved sports betting in November 2020 and retail sportsbooks opened in December 2021.