{"id":14093,"date":"2024-07-30T12:23:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=14093"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:24:05","slug":"bally-bet-enters-maryland-market-with-successful-sports-betting-app-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/bally-bet-enters-maryland-market-with-successful-sports-betting-app-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bally Bet Enters Maryland Market with Successful Sports Betting App Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bally-bet-sportsbook-app.jpg\" alt=\"Bally Bet Sportsbook App\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14094\" title=\"Bally Bet Enters Maryland Market with Successful Sports Betting App Launch\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bally Bet launched its sports betting app for Maryland after receiving the green light from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission.<\/li>\n<li>The operator successfully completed a controlled demonstration on July 25 when it allowed customers to place bets.<\/li>\n<li>The app is currently live in nine US states, following the Maryland launch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bally Bet<\/strong> launched its sports betting app in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/us\/states\/maryland\">Maryland<\/a> at the start of the week after the state\u2019s Lottery and Gaming Control Commission gave Bally\u2019s Interactive the green light for online sports betting launch in the Free State. <\/p>\n<h2>Successful Controlled Demo <\/h2>\n<p>On July 25, Bally\u2019s completed a controlled demonstration of the app during which it enabled customers to place wagers on the platform. <\/p>\n<p>The demonstration confirmed the systems were fully functional and worked according to all procedures, clearing the path for the operator to receive the license it needed to launch in the state just ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/hockey\/nhl\">upcoming NHL 2024 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The app is also live in New York, Indiana, Iowa, Arizona, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, and Massachusetts, following Bally Bet\u2019s launch earlier in the month.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ItsKFDj__X8?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Maryland Departures and Newcomers <\/h2>\n<p>Bally Bet is the freshest operator to enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\">sports betting market<\/a> in Maryland which has witnessed several additions and departures of sportsbooks ahead of the NHL 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>For example, earlier in the month, Superbook, the operator who took in 0.1% of Maryland\u2019s total online handle in June, announced it would stop receiving bets outside Nevada. <\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Betfred broke the news that it would leave Maryland and officially shut down its app on July 31, following the closure of its retail sportsbook at Long Shot\u2019s in Fredrick on June 30.<\/p>\n<p>The operator also exited Ohio in July.<\/p>\n<p>Starting July 1, <strong>Veterans Services Corporation<\/strong> began accepting bets in Maryland via a mobile-only license alongside operating partner Bee-Fee.<\/p>\n<p>Betr, a microbetting platform, is currently waiting for its final approval to join the Maryland market after it applied for a sports betting license earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Bally Bet\u2019s sportsbook is currently the 13th online sportsbook available for consumers in Maryland. The state also counts 12 live retail sportsbooks.  <\/p>\n<p>Bally Bet will bring its contribution to Maryland\u2019s Future Fund, showing support for a series of local public education programs. <\/p>\n<p>In FY 2023-24, the respective fund managed to secure $60.3 million in tax revenue from sports betting operations. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, <strong>Maryland\u2019s market reached the $384 million mark<\/strong> in handle last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Bally Bet launched its sports betting app for Maryland after receiving the green light from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission. The operator successfully completed a controlled demonstration on July 25 when it allowed customers to place bets. The app is currently live in nine US states, following the Maryland launch. 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