The retail book generated $7.1 million in wagers, accounting for nearly half the state’s $16.5 million handle, and was the only one of the five conducting business in December that surpassed $1 million in revenue.
Live!, which has partnered with FanDuel for sports wagering in Maryland, emerged as an early frontrunner in the state’s first revenue report. “But … in all of the states that have gone through this, there seems to still be a very, very meaningful part of the business that enjoys going to a retail book.” “There’s no doubt across the country that mobile has become the lion’s share of sports wagering activity in states where they offer retail and mobile options to customers,” Norton said in a phone interview with Sports Handle. Norton is also confident, however, that Sports & Social - where Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland houses a FanDuel Sportsbook - will be a premier mid-Atlantic destination following a promising December launch where the venue situated between Baltimore and Washington D.C., was packed with bettors.
Rob Norton, President of Cordish Gaming Group and Live! Casino, understands that mobile wagering is going to be the way a large portion of sports betting goes when Maryland eventually launches and joins neighboring states West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania in offering the digital format.
