Is sports betting legal in Maryland?

The short answer

Yes. Maryland allows online sports betting, according to the official source linked in the status box above.

Sports wagering by anyone younger than 21 is prohibited in Maryland. Maryland's first five sports wagering facilities opened in December 2021.

The checklist above lists only facts we could tie to an official page, and each one links to that page. Not verified yet marks an item with no source we could read, and it stays blank.

Key facts from official sources

Minimum age

Sports wagering by anyone younger than 21 is prohibited in Maryland.

Sports wagering by an individual younger than 21 years old is prohibited.

Source: regs.maryland.gov

Start of betting

Maryland's first five sports wagering facilities opened in December 2021.

Maryland's first five sports wagering facilities opened for business during December 2021.

Source: mdgaming.com

State tax rate

Maryland takes 15 percent of taxable proceeds from retail operators and 20 percent from mobile operators.

Contribution to State: 15% of taxable proceeds for retail operators; 20% of taxable proceeds for mobile operators.

Source: mdgaming.com

Where you must be

Maryland statute requires online licensees to use geolocation technology to verify a bettor's location.

the use of geolocation technology to verify a bettor

Source: mgaleg.maryland.gov

Self-exclusion

Maryland maintains a voluntary exclusion program for sports wagering.

will also establish and maintain a voluntary exclusion program for sports wagering

Source: mdgaming.com

Help line

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming page gives the helpline 1-800-GAMBLER.

1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537)

Source: mdgaming.com

Taxes on the operators

Maryland takes 15 percent of taxable proceeds from retail operators and 20 percent from mobile operators.

The base a state taxes is its own choice, which makes rate to rate comparisons rough. For a wider view, the chart on the hub shows every verified rate together.

Where you have to be

Maryland statute requires online licensees to use geolocation technology to verify a bettor's location.

If betting stops being fun

Maryland maintains a voluntary exclusion program for sports wagering.

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming page gives the helpline 1-800-GAMBLER.

How to find the licensed apps in Maryland

The regulator publishes its own list: see the page for licensed sports betting operators. That list is the authority on which apps may take bets in Maryland, and it is more reliable than any comparison site, including this one. We leave out individual apps here: we have no verified app-level facts for this state.

Legal betting still depends on where you are when you tap to confirm. Look up the rules for your current location first, and install an app only from an official store or the operator's own page.

What we could not verify

Anything we could not read on an official page, with the wording to show for it, is not on this page. The gaps are:

• Any official rule on betting on college sports.

Check the date before you rely on a fact: we read these sources on October 30, 2026, and the law may have changed since.

Betting responsibly in Maryland

A bet is a cost you choose to pay for entertainment, never an income plan and never a way to recover a loss. Fix your limit first and use the limit tools in the app. The Maryland Lottery and Gaming page gives the helpline 1-800-GAMBLER. Call 1-800-GAMBLER whenever you need to, or open the responsible gambling page.

Related reading

• The full state table with the map.
• Neighbouring pages: Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana.
• American odds explained, before you read a price.
• The parlay calculator and what a parlay is.
• What a moneyline bet is.

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