Location: Maryland

Commodity traders ordered to cease offering sports events contracts in Maryland

8 April 2025 at 6:58am UTC-4
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission has ordered three commodity trading firms to cease offering sports events contracts to state residents. KalshiEX, Robinhood ...

DraftKings and FanDuel sued by Baltimore officials for exploiting bettors

7 April 2025 at 6:38am UTC-4
The City of Baltimore, in Maryland, has sued DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment, which owns FanDuel, for breaking Baltimore laws by exploiting vulnerable bettors. The lawsuit ...
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Maryland mobile sportsbooks face tax hike

24 March 2025 at 6:50am UTC-4
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is proposing to tax online operators between 15% and 30% as part of the 2026 state budget. Moore and the Maryland General Assembly have come to the ...

High 5 Casino receives cease-and-desist from Maryland gambling regulator

21 March 2025 at 7:40am UTC-4
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency has sent a cease-and-desist letter to High Entertainment LLC, the online casino content provider and operator behind sweepstakes ...

Australian sweepstakes casino receives cease-and-desist letter from Maryland regulator

18 March 2025 at 7:39am UTC-4
Australian sweepstakes casino operator Virtual Gaming Worlds, which is responsible for sites such as Chumba Casino and Luckyland Slots, has been sent a cease-and-desist letter by ...

Maryland online sportsbooks generate US$463.1 million in wagers in February

11 March 2025 at 8:10am UTC-4
Maryland’s online sportsbooks reported US$463.1 million in wagers in February, a year-on-year increase of 7.5% from US$442.5 million, according to figures from the Maryland ...
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Illinois and Maryland consider legalization of DFS contests

30 January 2025 at 5:33am UTC-5
Lawmakers in Illinois and Maryland have introduced new bills to legalize DFS contests. Last week, Illinois senator Lakesia Collins introduced SB 1224, the Fantasy Sports ...

Maryland regulator sends cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes platforms

16 January 2025 at 6:51am UTC-5
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency has sent 11 cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes operators. Despite six operators responding to the letters, none of the sites ...
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Analyst: Maryland tax hikes would “rattle online sports betting sector”

15 January 2025 at 4:13pm UTC-5
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) sent a jolt through Wall Street today when he proposed steep tax hikes on gambling in the Free State. Taxation of online sports betting revenues would ...