Gaming - Problem Gambling and College Athlete Protections

Summary

The bill orders the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to adopt regulations that let problem gamblers voluntarily exclude themselves from lottery, video‑lottery, fantasy and sports‑betting venues, and to share their contact info with the state’s problem‑gambling center unless they opt out. It also bars wagers on player‑specific propositions involving college athletes and requires sports‑betting operators to provide detailed gambling data to three state universities for research. The measures aim to protect vulnerable players, especially young adults, and give regulators more tools to monitor and prevent gambling harm.

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Hearings

• Budget and Taxation — Bill Hearing
  Budget and Taxation · Mar 24, 2026
• Ways and Means — Bill Hearing
  Ways and Means · Feb 12, 2026

History

1. Apr 13, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2. Apr 13, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3. Apr 13, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
4. Mar 23, 2026Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
5. Mar 19, 2026Referred Budget and Taxation
6. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
7. Mar 18, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
8. Mar 18, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
9. Mar 18, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
10. Jan 27, 2026Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
11. Jan 27, 2026First Reading Ways and Means

Sponsors

• Palakovich Carr · sponsor
• Allen
• Ebersole
• Feldmark
• Hornberger
• Miller
• Mireku-North
• Pasteur
• Patterson
• Wilkins
• Wims
• Young

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