Maryland opens mobile sports betting applications
| By Marese O'Hagan
The Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) has officially opened applications for mobile sports betting in the state of Maryland.
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The application period opened yesterday (6 September) and will end at 5pm on 21 October. The application fee for mobile licences is $500,000.
SWARC approved a number of draft regulations for mobile sports betting in July. The following month, on 26 August, the regulations were published in the Maryland Register.