Source: Maryland Lottery and Gaming (MD)
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency opened a public comment period on its sports wagering regulations on 27 August 2021. Written submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. on 27 September, and the agency scheduled a public meeting for 22 September.
The comment period gave stakeholders an opportunity to submit views on Maryland’s proposed sports wagering regulations.
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The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission held a special meeting on 1 December 2022 for qualification hearings involving five mobile and online sports wagering applicants. The agenda listed applicants associated with Bally’s and WynnBet; the meeting was scheduled for 9 a.m.
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission approved qualifications for 10 mobile sports wagering businesses and one Class B facility applicant on 27 October 2022. The 11 entities were expected to go to the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission in November for licence-award consideration; qualification did not itself grant a licence.
Maryland’s Lottery and Gaming Control Commission issued a sports wagering licence to Bingo World in Brooklyn Park on 1 August 2022, making it the state’s sixth sportsbook facility. Bingo World had completed two days of controlled demonstrations on 21 and 25 July, and the commission said staff checked its procedures and revenue-reporting controls.
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission said its eLicensing platform would open on 17 June 2022 to prospective Class B facility and mobile sports wagering applicants. Applicants can use it to prepare background investigation materials; separate applications and competitive licence awards will be handled by the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission, which may award up to 30 Class B and 60 mobile licences.
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission opened its eLicensing platform to 17 entities named in the state’s sports wagering law on 14 September 2021. Applicants must undergo criminal and financial investigations; the commission may issue interim licences under alternative standards, subject to its own investigations and possible revocation if disqualifying factors emerge. Director John Martin said some locations might begin taking wagers in late autumn or early winter.