Oddin.gg Expands Esports Betting Options By Securing Maryland License

Esports betting options supplier Oddin.gg has secured a sports activities betting vendor license in Maryland. 

This marks the corporate’s seventh license in North America, including to Arizona, New Jersey, Colorado, West Virginia, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada. 

Marek Suchar, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Oddin.gg, stated, “Maryland represents an vital addition to our North American regulatory footprint. The state’s sturdy sports activities betting efficiency and rising esports neighborhood create a super setting for operators to ship market-leading esports betting experiences. 

“This license strengthens our capacity to assist companions in Maryland as esports continues to realize traction amongst bettors.”

Esports Betting Continues World Growth

The corporate stated that roughly 23% of US sports activities bettors now place wagers on esports, with North America accounting for greater than 40% of worldwide esports betting income in 2024.

Oddin obtained its sixth license when getting into Arizona on the finish of 2024. It has additionally gained certification in Brazil to offer esports information feeds to licensed betting platforms. 

The corporate says it maximizes associate “profitability by combining automated infrastructure and machine studying algorithms with superior information science.”

On the finish of final yr, it acquired Gamescorekeeper, a specialist esports information firm providing structured sport, crew, and participant info.

Esports and Betting Rising In Maryland

Oddin claims that esports is attracting rising curiosity in Maryland. A thriving esports neighborhood contains the College of Maryland’s Terps Esports program, which competes within the Huge Esports Convention (BEC) alongside 17 different main U.S. universities.

In 2024, Calvert Corridor Faculty additionally launched the state’s first highschool esports membership. The membership has attracted 65 college students throughout 14 groups, competing in seven completely different video games, together with Overwatch, Madden, Rocket League, and Fortnite.

The state can be seeing a rise in sports activities betting, with over $6.6 billion wagered in 2025, a 12% enhance from 2024. November broke the file for month-to-month deal with and income. Residents wagered $720.1 million, resulting in licensed betting firms producing $95.4 million. 

Oddin will present its providers in Maryland primarily to theScore Guess because the platform seems to be to develop within the US. The platform has taken over ESPN Guess’s license after dad or mum firm PENN ended its take care of ESPN final yr.