Venue to host a FanDuel sportsbook
The $15m Sports & Social Maryland venue made an instant splash when it opened last week as a sports bar. The 212-seater venue is currently akin to a sports betting Trojan horse, just waiting for the state to give the signal so its FanDuel-powered sportsbook can spring into action.
The sports bar and restaurant located at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover opened April 29, which the casino resort shared news of via Twitter:
Reed Cordish, principal of The Cordish Companies, said: “We will be ready to implement sports betting at Sports & Social as soon as the state allows.”
The Baltimore Sun quotes Cordish as saying the final go-ahead from the state could come “late summer or early fall.”
FanDuel-powered sportsbook ready to rumble
According to the Baltimore Sun, the Sports & Social brand has a partnership with FanDuel that will allow bettors to place wagers “either on premises at the Arundel Mills casino or from a mobile device.”
“Patrons coming to Sports & Social will have the ability to either walk up to a teller or a kiosk and wager on a game they’re watching,” said Mr. Cordish.
In April 2021, lawmakers in Maryland passed a bill to legalize sports betting. After the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee removed caps on the number of licensees set by the House, Maryland’s market has the potential to be a big one, with nearly 100 licenses for in-person and online venues up for grabs. Cordish told the Baltimore Sun that Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland and FanDuel will be applying for the casino’s licenses.
Whetting Marylanders’ sports betting appetites
While Maryland awaits Governor Larry Hogan’s final signature, Sports & Social is already whetting sports bettors appetites. Last week, Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland retweeted a comment by Baltimore online sports talk show veteran Glenn Clark on the Glenn Clark Radio Twitter feed, saying: “I can’t wait to lose all my money here during the NCAA Tournament next year.”
President of Cordish Gaming and Live! Casinos, Rob Norton, told the Baltimore Sun that the casino is awaiting “final regulations from the state to determine some details about how sports betting will work.” Norton said he was hopeful the multimillion dollar venue will attract new customers to wager on sports.
the absolutely by far best sports viewing venue anywhere in the region”
“We have built what I think is the absolutely by far best sports viewing venue anywhere in the region,” Norton concluded.