Riverboat on the Potomac Begins Sports Wagering Operations – The Southern Maryland Chronicle

(Baltimore) — The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Management Fee (MLGCC) issued a sports activities wagering license to Riverboat on the Potomac. The sports activities wagering, off-track betting, restaurant, and occasions venue is situated on Maryland waters of the Potomac River in Charles County. It’s accessed by land from Colonial Seashore, Va.

On August 16 and 18, Riverboat on the Potomac accomplished two days of managed demonstrations, throughout which invited company participated in dwell wagering as Maryland Lottery and Gaming workers ensured the ability complied with all required procedures and its programs and income reporting controls functioned correctly.

Riverboat on the Potomac is among the many 17 entities that had been designated within the sports activities wagering regulation to function retail sportsbooks, pending a overview of their {qualifications} to obtain licenses, and is the seventh facility to open.

Sportsbooks at 5 of Maryland’s casinos opened in December 2021 (MGM Nationwide Harbor in Oxon Hill; Reside! On line casino in Hanover; Horseshoe On line casino in Baltimore; Hollywood On line casino in Perryville; and Ocean Downs On line casino in Berlin). Bingo World in Brooklyn Park opened on Aug. 1.

4 different entities that the regulation designated for retail sportsbooks have been discovered certified by the MLGCC and have been awarded licenses by the Sports activities Wagering Utility Overview Fee (SWARC): Lengthy Shot’s in Frederick; Greenmount Station in Hampstead; Chesapeake Gaming in Boonsboro; and Maryland Stadium Sub in Landover

. All 4 of those entities are finishing facility development or are working by means of operational necessities with Maryland Lottery and Gaming workers and are anticipated to launch sports activities wagering operations shortly.