Maryland panel OKs first 10 online sports betting licenses

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland commission has approved the state’s first 10 online sports betting licenses.

The approval by the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission on Wednesday does not yet mean the licensees can immediately start to take wagers. The applicants still have to hold a successful controlled demonstration of their operating systems and procedures. That involves live wagering by customers at specific dates and times Earlier this week, Gov. Larry Hogan said he hoped that could happen by Thanksgiving. Maryland law allows for up to 60 mobile sports betting licenses.

The law also allows up to 30 facility Class B facility licenses.

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