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Maryland officials vote to speed up licensing process for mobile sports betting operators
Cell sports activities betting may very well be coming to Maryland earlier than anticipated
Maryland officers voted on Thursday to hurry up the licensing course of for cellular sports activities betting operators in hopes of getting cellular playing up and working earlier than the tip of the 12 months. FOX 5’s David Kaplan stories.
MARYLAND – If you happen to’d have talked to Maryland Lottery officers a number of months in the past, they had been hopeful that cellular betting could be accessible within the state by the Tremendous Bowl in February.
After a vote by the Sports activities Wagering Software Overview Fee, SWARC, on Thursday, it may very well be nearer to late November or early-December.
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“There’s going to be numerous exercise, for which we’ve got to be ready to behave on a accountable however expeditious foundation,” mentioned SWARC Chairman Tom Brandt at a gathering.
Proper now, we’re in the course of a 45-day utility interval, the place potential cellular and brick-and-mortar operators are submitting the paperwork to be thought of for a license.
That window ends October twenty first.
Earlier than Thursday, one other 45-day window was supposed to start out, the place SWARC would consider these functions and grant licenses on the finish of that interval.
Thursday’s unanimous vote would enable approval and distribution of licenses on a rolling foundation as an alternative of ready and granting them all of sudden after 45 days.
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Ryan Butler is a reporter with iGamingNext and covers the sports activities betting panorama throughout the nation.
“I feel this, lastly, of all of the completely different shifting elements that must be fulfilled to ensure that sports activities betting to occur. This acquired the gears shifting a bit of bit faster now and that’s why I feel we’re closing in on that November-December timeline as an alternative of that perhaps January-February-March,” Butler mentioned.
The approval course of for cellular approval versus brick-and-mortar are barely completely different, however given among the brick-and-mortar operators already in place are making use of for cellular licenses, it could expedite the method.
READ MORE: Maryland State Lottery opening licensing web site in effort to maneuver ahead with cellular sports activities betting
“They form of went via the in-person regulatory course of, which, once more, is completely different than on-line. However the truth that they did that, it permits the regulators to get extra conversant in the corporate, and it permits the corporate to get extra conversant in the regulators,” Butler mentioned.
After losing to both Washington and Oregon on the road, Maryland picked up a signature win against UCLA on Friday evening. The Terps handed the Bruins a 79-61 loss to move Maryland to 12-4 on the year. The Terrapins moved to 2-3 in Big Ten Conference play and Maryland now has three winnable games in a row against Minnesota, Northwestern, and Nebraska before facing a tough Illinois team.
The Terps aren’t quite ranked in the top 25 yet but Maryland did rise in advanced analytics. According to KenPom, the Terps are ranked at No. 23 in the country after Saturday’s games were played. The Terrapins have a +22.46 NET rating and are ranked 21st (defensive rating) and 22nd (offensive rating) by KenPom.
Then over on ESPN, the Basketball Power Index has Maryland ranked 21st in the nation. The Terrapins have a 15.6 BPI rating and Maryland rose three spots after their win over the Bruins. ESPN now has Maryland projected to finish the season going 21.4-9.6 on the year and they give the Terps a 12.5% chance of winning the Big Ten Conference.
Maryland will have to continue to ride the hot hands of center Derik Queen, guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, and forward Julian Reese who are all averaging 13 or more points on the season.
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BALTIMORE – The Biden-Harris Administration announced an $18.6 million grant to Maryland on Friday to expand zero-emission EV charging and fueling infrastructure.
The grant is part of President Biden’s effort to build 500,000 publicly available EV chargers by 2030, a goal that may be on track to be achieved earlier than expected.
“The Biden Administration has made historic investments to support the EV transition and make sure it’s made in America,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
“These investments will help states and communities build out a network of EV chargers in the coming years so that one day, finding a charge on a road trip will be as easy as filling up at a gas station.”
As of Friday, there were more than 206,000 publicly available EV charging ports, with 38,000 new public chargers initiated in 2024.
“Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts, we now have over 200,000 publicly available chargers nationwide and hundreds of new manufacturing facilities across 40 states, creating jobs and economic growth. Today’s awards bring us one step closer to a cleaner transportation future.”
The new fueling stations will be built on the I-81 and I-78 corridors across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
“This funding showcases the harmony in government efforts to maximize federal investments and will build on the Department of Energy’s work to develop the 21st-century energy workforce and prepare the grid to power zero-emission fueling infrastructure nationwide,” said Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. “The new charging and refueling locations will deliver more accessible and equitable transportation options, create good-paying new jobs, and open up opportunities for innovation in communities across America.”
To learn more about President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and investments in electric vehicles, click here.
The New York Jets made one of the more surprising moves when they announced they had completed an interview with Maryland head coach Mike Locksley. The offensive-minded coach just ended the 2024 season going 4-8 and Locksley has a 33-41 record while coaching the Terps.
The Jets aren’t leaving any stone unturned when it comes to finding their next head coach. But The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman and Zach Rosenblatt can’t come to terms as to why New York would interview Locksley. With far more college coaches who have had more success than Locksley, why the under-.500 coach?
“Yet, this one feels like a head-scratcher — if the Jets were going to interview a college candidate, my reporting had indicated there might be some mutual interest in Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, who rejected an interview request from the Jets in 2019 before they hired Adam Gase. That has yet to happen, though it’s still possible it could — especially since Campbell is already expected to interview for the Bears opening.
“It feels like a long shot that the Jets would seriously consider Locksley to be their next coach, considering he has no NFL coaching experience and Maryland has been inconsistent under his watch. But perhaps there’s an outside chance he’d be interested in joining the Jets as an offensive coordinator when they eventually hire a head coach.”
We have completed an interview with Mike Locksley for our Head Coach position.
— New York Jets (@nyjets) January 10, 2025
It’s quite unlikely that the Jets hire Locksley away from Mayland. But if anything, it shows that teams are impressed with how the former Alabama offensive coordinator has run his program at Maryland. Playing in the Big Ten with powerhouses like Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and now Oregon, is no easy feat for a program like Maryland that can’t quite recruit at the same level.
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