![]() In 2020, Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment to expand commercial gaming by authorizing sports and events wagering to raise revenue for education. Cumulative expired prizes contributed to the Problem Gambling Fund: $2,102,783.Cumulative contribution to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund: $25,306,654.Since the inception of Maryland’s sports wagering program in December 2021: Sports Wagering Tax (15 percent of the taxable win) Taxable Win (Amount remaining after deducting prizes, promotional wagers, and other amounts) Handle (Amount players wagered, including free promotional wagers) Mobile wagering delivered $4,439,703 in contributions to the state during May, while retail sportsbooks contributed $211,009. The statewide handle in May totaled $320,199,671, with mobile handle accounting for 95.3 percent of the total at $305,063,591. Each sportsbook contributes 15 percent of its taxable win to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. Maryland’s ten retail and ten mobile sportsbooks combined to generate $4,650,711 in contributions to the state during May 2023, the second-best single-month total to date. ![]() Statewide sports wagering totaled nearly $320.2 million last month - the second-best single-month total to date. ![]()
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