Maryland sees $478 million in first full month of mobile sports betting

Maryland saw more than $478 million in mobile sports bets in December, the first full month where gamblers could place wagers from their phones. According to Maryland Lottery and Gaming data, gamblers placed a total of $497,121,656 worth of mobile and in-person bets at the state’s nine retail and seven mobile sportsbooks, with the vast majority coming from wagers placed from bettors’ mobile devices. Last month, the state reported a total of roughly $219 million in total sports bets, but mobile sports betting was only available for nine days at the end of the month.