MGM Resorts and BetMGM bring retail sports betting to Maryland

Retail sports betting is now live at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland

Retail sports betting is now live at the MGM National Harbor inwards Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan placed the first sound wager to kick off the BetMGM Sportsbook & Lounge at MGM Resorts’ property inwards Oxon Hill.

Hogan placed a wager on the President Washington Football Team to face the Baltimore Ravens in the 2022 Big Game before customers crowded the 8,000-square-foot location to wager on sports for the first off time.

“Today marks the culmination of more than a year of exertion to receive sports betting up and running hither in the State of Maryland,” said Hogan.

“In add-on to allowing Marylanders to play on football, hoops and more, sports betting testament also aid to stay fresh more dollars in-state and will supply another critical revenue germ for public educational activity without raising taxes on families and small businesses.”

The BetMGM Sportsbook & Lounge joins 2 other staffed sports wagering locations at MGM National Harbor; TAP Sports Bar, which boasts quaternary kiosks and betting windows, as substantially as the casino’s endorsement level, with seven kiosks and 5 betting windows.

It is MGM Resorts’ biggest sports betting stake inwards Old Line State to date, with septet windows and to a greater extent kiosks than its other two locations combined.

In addition, the BetMGM Sportsbook & Lounge can keep up to 350 customers and features a 110-foot-long wraparound screen, as substantially as a DJ booth and wireless programme facilities.

BetMGM CEO disco biscuit Greenblatt commented: “The BetMGM Sportsbook & Lounge at MGM National Harbor is a paint constituent to making the uppercase region I of the country’s premier sports betting hubs.

“In partnership with the MGM National Harbor team, we’ve intentional a world-class destination for sports fans.”