title: Maryland — Overview: What kind of market is this? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/maryland/overview/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Maryland](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/maryland/) Overview Maryland · Question 01 of 11 # Overview: What kind of market is this? Favourable · Probable · AI-generated · [Back to full Maryland report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/maryland/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Maryland (US-MD) | |---|---| | Regulator | Recorded in register | | Favourability | Favourable | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 13 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Maryland's gambling regulatory landscape this cycle is dominated by a contested enforcement campaign against unlicensed sports-event-contract operators, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Polymarket and Robinhood among them, and by a rise in the mobile sports-wagering tax rate to 20 percent. The Maryland Lottery a… ### Key headwinds & conditions - No iGaming — constitutional referendum barrier - Mobile tax rate raised to 20% (June 2025) - Market saturating — 12 of 60 mobile licences live; consolidation expected ## Full section analysis Maryland's gambling regulatory landscape this cycle is dominated by a contested enforcement campaign against unlicensed sports-event-contract operators, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Polymarket and Robinhood among them, and by a rise in the mobile sports-wagering tax rate to 20 percent. The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency remains the sole licensing and enforcement authority for the licensed market, which supports twelve operators and generated record fiscal contributions of $1.637 billion in FY2026. Legislative attempts to expand Attorney General enforcement power over unlicensed operators and to ban dual-currency sweepstakes platforms both failed in the 2026 session but are expected to return in 2027, positioning the jurisdiction as tightening-intent with contested execution.