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Committee hears multiple proposals on sports wagering: funding for problem-gambling services, license openings and monitoring of ‘sharps’
Summary
Multiple bills addressing sports wagering’s fiscal and regulatory framework drew attention in the Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 13, as lawmakers debated new obligations for operators to fund problem-gambling services, reopen closed licensing windows and require monitoring to keep bettors on licensed platforms.
Delegate Nick Allen and other sponsors presented a cluster of bills tied to Maryland’s expansion of sports wagering and its fiscal and regulatory impacts.
House Bill 700 would require newly authorized forms of gambling — notably sports betting and fantasy sports — to contribute additional revenue to the state’s problem-gambling fund and commission a prevalence study of mobile gaming in Maryland. Delegate Nick Allen noted stakeholder letters of support and emphasized the bill would ask operators to “contribute their fair share” rather than tap the state general fund; he said the administration’s competing BRFAA (broad regulatory/fee) package could change operator…
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