Three of the 10 companies approved for mobile sports betting licenses in Maryland will not be ready for the planned rollout of mobile gambling in the state next week.

A technical mishap took D.C.’s sole official sports-betting app offline for many users during the Super Bowl, costing the city money and sparking widespread criticism.

The state’s sport wagering commission has given the second half of 2022 as a tentative date to launch mobile sports betting.

D.C. took in less than one third of the revenue that was projected from sports betting, says the D.C. Auditor.

Bills touching on police reform, alcohol sales and immigration are all heading to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk after they cleared Maryland’s General Assembly.

Both D.C. and Virginia, where sports betting is legal, prohibit wagering in in-state colleges and universities, even if they are playing somewhere else.

FanDuel partnered with the Washington Football Team to launch Virginia’s first sports betting app, but regulators say more are on their way — and could threaten D.C.’s nascent sports betting program.

Maryland joined Virginia and the District in approving sports betting. It may take another year or so before the first wagers occur.

On Friday, D.C.’s first official sportsbook opened at Capital One Arena, also becoming the first in the nation to be located in a professional sports arena or stadium. 

The app version of the online betting platform is set to be rolled out in the next month.