LEGALIZATION DATE
May 18, 2021

MARKET LAUNCH DATE
Retail: December 9, 2021
Online: November 23, 2022

AUTHORIZED OPERATORS
A1 and A2 licenses: Commercial casinos, racetracks, sports arenas

B1 and B2 licenses: State Fairgrounds, OTB’s, commercial bingo facilities permitted to operate at least 200 electronic bingo machines or electronic tip jar machines, 30 other local businesses selected by the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission

Mobile Sports Wagering license: Class A1 and A2 operators are eligible to receive a mobile license as well as other online operators. A maximum of 60 licenses are available.

RESTRICTED BET TYPES
No prop bets on individual college athletes.

AGE REQUIREMENT
Must be 21+

BETTING ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
Customers of online sportsbooks are not required to register or fund their accounts in person

TAX RATE
15% on sports betting revenue

TAX REVENUE ALLOCATION
Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, a 10-year early childhood, and primary and secondary education funding and expansion plan.

LICENSE FEES
$2 Million for Class A-1 Sports Wagering Facility License–Retail wagering at casinos having more than 1,000 VLTs and the owner (or designee) of professional major league sports franchises or stadiums.

$1 Million for Class A-2 Sports Wagering Facility License–Retail wagering at casinos having 1,000 or fewer VLTs and horse racetracks.

$250,000 for Class-B-1 Sports Wagering Facility License–Retail wagering at businesses having 25 or more FTE employees or earning $3 million or more in annual gross receipts.

$50,000 for Class B-2 Sports Wagering Facility License-Retail at businesses having less than 25 FTE employees or earning less than $3 million in annual gross receipts.

$500,000 for Mobile Sports Wagering License

Renewal fee: One percent of the licensee’s average annual proceeds for the preceding 3-year period, less any proceeds remitted for taxes. Payable every five years.

OFFICIAL DATA MANDATE
None

INTEGRITY FEE
None

BetRivers Sportsbook at Bingo World
Baltimore, MD

Fanatics Sportsbook at FedEx Field
North Englewood, MD

Greenmount OTB
Hampstead, MD

The Green Turtle Canton
Canton, MD

Hollywood Casino Perryville
Perryville, MD

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland
Hanover, MD

Long Shot’s
Frederick, MD

MGM National Harbor
Oxon Hill, MD

Ocean Downs Casino
Berlin, MD

Riverboat on the Potomac

Sports & Social Bethesda
North Bethesda, MD

Fanatics Sportsbook

BetFred

BetMGM

betPARX Sportsbook

BetRivers Sportsbook

Caesars Sportsbook

Crab Sports

DraftKings Sportsbooks

FanDuel Sportsbook

ESPN BET

PointsBet Sportsbook

SuperBook