ANALYSIS/OPINION:
CHARLES TOWN, W VA. — This is a brand new world.
If you live in Maryland, the District or Virginia, placing a perfectly legal bet on Saturday’s Maryland-Texas game was just a short drive away. Betting on the Washington Redskins season? Just a matter of getting in your car and motoring over to Charles Town, West Virginia.
Legalized sports betting began here Saturday — and it feels like the dawn of a new era.
West Virginia is one of the states that ran quickly through the door opened by the Supreme Court case in May in favor of legalized sports betting.