Source: Maryland Lottery and Gaming (MD)
Maryland Lottery and Gaming reported that six sports wagering facilities contributed $298,177 to the state’s education fund in July 2022. The facilities handled $15,492,757 in wagers and recorded $1,987,849 in taxable win, on which the state levies a 15% tax.
The monthly figures show operators’ wagering volume, taxable win and state tax contribution in Maryland.
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming reported that sports wagering generated $8,452,763 in state contributions in July 2026, up 16.6% from July 2025. Bettors wagered $496,407,335, while operators paid $440,872,739 in prizes; nearly $6.4 million of the contributions went to public education programmes.
Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $6,254,056 for the state from $333,269,669 in handle during July 2024, Maryland Lottery and Gaming said on 12 August. Of the contribution, $6,103,380 came from mobile wagering and $150,677 from retail; a further $88,955 in expired prizes went to the Problem Gambling Fund.
Maryland’s Lottery and Gaming Control Commission found Maryland Stadium Sub and Chesapeake Gaming qualified for sports wagering facility licences on 10 August 2022, and BetFred Sports (Maryland) qualified for an operator licence. The two facility applications will go to the Sports Wagering Application Review Commission for licence awards; opening dates have not been set.