'Today marks the culmination of more than a year of effort to get sports betting up and running here in the State of Maryland,' said Gov. Hogan placed a futures wager on the Washington Football Team to face the Baltimore Ravens in the 2022 Big Game. The casino will be the state’s first to accept sports wagers.Īfter a controlled demonstration before regulatory officials, Governor Larry Hogan was joined by Washington Football Legend Joe Theismann and Prince George’s County Council Chair Calvin Hawkins to place the state’s first sports bet at the new BetMGM Sportsbook & Lounge, at 12:30 p.m. MGM National Harbor has opened its BetMGM sportsbook on Thursday, more than six months after sports betting became legal in Maryland.
