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Bill would ban credit‑card betting, expand self‑exclusion and bar college player props for mobile sports betting
Summary
House Bill 465 would prohibit credit‑card use for mobile sports betting, raise fantasy competition minimum age to 21, expand voluntary exclusion supports and bar player‑specific college prop bets; sponsors cited youth risk and problem gambling data.
A bill before the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee would add consumer protections for mobile sports betting and related gaming forms, including a ban on credit‑card wagering and steps to expand access to treatment for people who self‑exclude.
Delegate Julie Plockovich Carr, sponsor of House Bill 4 65, said the measure is aimed at curbing harms associated with mobile sports betting and modernizing consumer safeguards. “The warning signs are flashing that certain demographics, namely young men aged 18 to 24 are at greater risk of problem…
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