HB518

Gaming - Problem Gambling and College Athlete Protections

Chamber Passed·3/18/26

Maryland HB518 addresses problem gambling and protections for college athletes in sports wagering.

Maryland HB518 amends gambling laws to include measures for problem gambling and protections for college athletes. It mandates the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to adopt regulations to reduce problem gambling effects, including establishing a voluntary exclusion list for individuals with gambling problems. The bill also prohibits wagering on player-specific proposition bets involving college athletes. Additionally, it requires sports wagering licensees to provide transactional data and metrics to specific universities for research purposes.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 132–0 · Mar 18
Current
The Senate
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed

132 Yea

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0 Nay

4 Not Voting

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5 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 24

1:00 PM

Senate Budget and Taxation Hearing

Feb 12

1:00 PM

House Ways and Means Hearing

History

Apr 13

Senate

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

Apr 13

Senate

Favorable with Amendments {993922/1 Adopted

Apr 13

Senate

Second Reading Passed with Amendments