Maryland Gaming Commission Approves Partnerships Between Casinos, Sportsbook Operators

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — While sports betting licenses for 5 section casinos stay successful limbo, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission connected Thursday approved partnerships betwixt sportsbook operators and the casinos awaiting last support from a authorities commission.

“Today we had bully quality Maryland lottery and gaming power com soon approved the 5 installation operators for sports wagering,” said John Martin, Director Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.

As WJZ reported, the authorities sheet that has the last accidental connected sports betting licenses did not instrumentality immoderate enactment connected those applications Wednesday, alternatively moving to inquire casinos for much information.

The applications from Horseshoe Casino successful Baltimore, Live! Casino and Hotel successful Hanover, MGM National Harbor successful Oxon Hill, Hollywood Casino successful Perryville and Ocean Downs Casino successful Berlin were all forwarded by the gaming committee to the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) for last support successful October.

It’s not yet wide erstwhile the 5 casinos volition beryllium capable to unfastened sportsbooks. SWARC’s adjacent gathering is scheduled for Nov. 18.

But the gaming committee approved the licenses of companies that volition each run sportsbooks successful concern with the casinos, which is not taxable to the support of SWARC.

All 5 companies person sports wagering licenses successful astatine slightest 3 different states with akin regulations to Maryland, the gaming committee said.

The agreements are:

Barstool Sports, spouse of Hollywood Casino successful Perryville
Caesars Sportsbook, spouse of Horseshoe Casino successful Baltimore
FanDuel Sportsbook, spouse of Live! Casino & Hotel successful Hanover
BetMGM, spouse of MGM National Harbor successful Oxon Hill
TwinSpires, spouse of Ocean Downs Casino successful Berlin

“We’re evidently disappointed by the deficiency of advancement successful yesterday’s SWARC meeting, but we’re pleased that we’ve moved guardant successful different areas,” said Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director John Martin. “The hold is apt to propulsion sports wagering backmost until aft the New Year. At this point, we are hoping to marque the NFL playoffs successful January and the Super Bowl successful February.”

Now, Marylanders volition person to hold adjacent longer to commencement betting which immoderate accidental is frustrating.

“It’s highly disappointing. Most of the radical of friends that I cognize that similar to marque a wager connected Sunday shot games they thrust up to Delaware,” said Gabe Wollner.

If SWARC approves the licenses astatine its adjacent gathering “and each goes well,” the casinos would beryllium capable to unfastened sportsbooks by the commencement of 2022, Martin said.

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