Maryland Senate committee advances bill to ban sweepstakes gaming
Maryland’s Senate Budget and Taxation Committee approved SB 860 by a 13-0 vote, advancing a proposal to prohibit online sweepstakes gaming. The bill would allow the Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to deny licences to operators involved in the activity and proposes fines of $10,000 to $100,000 and prison terms of up to three years; it has not been enacted.
If passed, the proposal would expose sweepstakes operators to licence denial and criminal penalties in Maryland.