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Online casinos in Maryland: is it legal?

Maryland licenses retail and mobile sports wagering, online casinos are not legal, and the state regulator has sent cease-and-desist orders to sweepstakes casino operators.

Online casinos
not legal
Sports betting
online
Online poker
not legal
Sweepstakes casinos
banned
Regulator
Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency source ↗
Minimum age
21+
Sweepstakes law
Regulator action: Maryland Lottery and Gaming cease-and-desist orders to sweepstakes platforms during 2025 (per AGA; letters not located on mdgaming.com)

Licensed online sportsbooks (11)

mdgaming.com ↗ · 2026-09-24
Bally's
under Bally's Interactive Maryland, LLC
BetMGM
under BetMGM Maryland Sports LLC
Bingo World (mobile)
under Arundel Amusements, Inc. d/b/a Bingo World
Caesars
under CZR Maryland Mobile Opportunity, LLC (parent: CBAC Borrower, LLC d/b/a Horseshoe Casino Baltimore and Caesars Entertainment, Inc.)
DraftKings
under Crown MD Online Gaming LLC d/b/a DraftKings
Greenmount OTB (mobile)
under Greenmount OTB, LLC
Hollywood Casino (mobile)
under Penn Maryland OSB, LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino Perryville
Live! Casino (mobile)
under PPE Maryland Mobile, LLC (parent: PPE Casino Resorts Maryland, LLC d/b/a Live! Casino and Hotel)
Maryland Stadium Sub (mobile)
under Maryland Stadium Sub, LLC
bet365
under Riverboat on the Potomac, LLC
Veterans Services
under Veterans Services Corporation d/b/a Vital Services Contractors, Inc.

Two Maryland Lottery and Gaming (MLGCA) sources were combined. The licensee list PDF (updated 14 Sept 2026, linked from https://www.mdgaming.com/maryland-sports-wagering/) gives class 'M' Mobile Sports Wagering Licensee entity names, launch dates and closure dates. The August 2026 monthly data file (https://www.mdgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/August-2026-Sports-Wagering-Data.xlsx, linked from the Aug 2026 revenue release) gives the MOBILE licensees that actually reported handle. Only mobile licensees with non-zero August 2026 handle are listed here. Excluded as closed or dormant: Crab Sports Inc. (closed 7/20/2026), Long Shot's LLC (closed 7/14/24), SBOpco, LLC d/b/a SuperBook (closed 7/19/24), 'Riverboat on the Potomac / Pointsbet (M)' (zero handle), plus BetR MD and WSI US, LLC d/b/a WynnBet (withdrew) and Queen Sportsbook Maryland LLC (surrendered). IMPORTANT: MLGCA labels several mobile sportsbooks by licensee rather than by consumer brand, so 'Bingo World (mobile)', 'Greenmount OTB (mobile)', 'Hollywood Casino (mobile)', 'Live! Casino (mobile)', 'Maryland Stadium Sub (mobile)' and 'Veterans Services' are the regulator's own wording, not the app name. The regulator does separately list Online Sports Wagering Operator (class 'OO') partners on page 3 of the licensee PDF: Bally's Interactive, LLC; BetMGM, LLC d/b/a Roar Digital; RSI MD, LLC (parent Rush Street Interactive); iGaming Cloud Inc. (GiG); Crown MD Online Gaming LLC d/b/a DraftKings; American Wagering, Inc. (parent Caesars Entertainment); Parx Interactive Maryland Inc. (parent Greenwood Racing); BetFred Sports (Maryland), LLC d/b/a BetFred; FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC d/b/a Fanatics Sportsbook; Penn Sports Interactive, LLC (parent PENN Entertainment); Betfair Interactive US LLC d/b/a FanDuel Sportsbook; Queen Sportsbook Maryland LLC; Bet365; SBOpco, LLC d/b/a SuperBook; Bee-Fee LLC; WSI US, LLC d/b/a WynnBet. MLGCA does not publish a single table pairing each live app brand to its mobile licensee, so no brand-to-licensee pairing beyond what the documents state has been inferred.

How it works here

Two Maryland Lottery and Gaming (MLGCA) sources were combined. The licensee list PDF (updated 14 Sept 2026, linked from https://www.mdgaming.com/maryland-sports-wagering/) gives class 'M' Mobile Sports Wagering Licensee entity names, launch dates and closure dates. The August 2026 monthly data file (https://www.mdgaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/August-2026-Sports-Wagering-Data.xlsx, linked from the Aug 2026 revenue release) gives the MOBILE licensees that actually reported handle. Only mobile licensees with non-zero August 2026 handle are listed here. Excluded as closed or dormant: Crab Sports Inc. (closed 7/20/2026), Long Shot's LLC (closed 7/14/24), SBOpco, LLC d/b/a SuperBook (closed 7/19/24), 'Riverboat on the Potomac / Pointsbet (M)' (zero handle), plus BetR MD and WSI US, LLC d/b/a WynnBet (withdrew) and Queen Sportsbook Maryland LLC (surrendered). IMPORTANT: MLGCA labels several mobile sportsbooks by licensee rather than by consumer brand, so 'Bingo World (mobile)', 'Greenmount OTB (mobile)', 'Hollywood Casino (mobile)', 'Live! Casino (mobile)', 'Maryland Stadium Sub (mobile)' and 'Veterans Services' are the regulator's own wording, not the app name. The regulator does separately list Online Sports Wagering Operator (class 'OO') partners on page 3 of the licensee PDF: Bally's Interactive, LLC; BetMGM, LLC d/b/a Roar Digital; RSI MD, LLC (parent Rush Street Interactive); iGaming Cloud Inc. (GiG); Crown MD Online Gaming LLC d/b/a DraftKings; American Wagering, Inc. (parent Caesars Entertainment); Parx Interactive Maryland Inc. (parent Greenwood Racing); BetFred Sports (Maryland), LLC d/b/a BetFred; FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC d/b/a Fanatics Sportsbook; Penn Sports Interactive, LLC (parent PENN Entertainment); Betfair Interactive US LLC d/b/a FanDuel Sportsbook; Queen Sportsbook Maryland LLC; Bet365; SBOpco, LLC d/b/a SuperBook; Bee-Fee LLC; WSI US, LLC d/b/a WynnBet. MLGCA does not publish a single table pairing each live app brand to its mobile licensee, so no brand-to-licensee pairing beyond what the documents state has been inferred.

What the legislature is doing

Bills that would change what is legal online in Maryland — loosening or tightening — with the status each legislature publishes. A bill that died still tells you something about the direction of travel.

HB 1343online casino
In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Filed
HB 1255online casino
In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Filed
SB 761online casino
In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Dead
SB 885online casino
In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Filed
SB 884online casino
In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Dead
Sweepstakes casinos are banned in Maryland. Regulator action: Maryland Lottery and Gaming cease-and-desist orders to sweepstakes platforms during 2025 (per AGA; letters not located on mdgaming.com)
Sources

This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.

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