Md. OK’s 10 mobile sports betting licenses, hopes betting can start day before Thanksgiving

It took “a while,” said Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission Chair Tom Brandt. But after months of continuing pressure from Gov. Larry Hogan, it only took an hour for the commission to approve the state’s first 10 mobile sports betting licenses. WTOP has learned that the goal is to have mobile betting launched by Wednesday, Nov. 23. The review Wednesday in Baltimore was relatively quick and drama-free. Up next, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency will make sure, essentially, that those companies have their technological ducks in a row.