Maryland's sports-wagering licensing framework, administered by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, saw no rule changes this cycle. The agency's official licensee register, accessed in June 2026, confirms ten active mobile sports-wagering licensees, correcting a prior baseline figure of twelve; the revision is a factual reconciliation against the regulator's live register rather than a change to licensing conditions, applications or renewal standards. The boundary of what counts as a licensable sports wager in Maryland, however, remains contested through a parallel channel: in April 2025 the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission determined that Kalshi's event contracts are economically indistinguishable from sports wagers, a determination that functions as a regulator circular rather than primary legislation and is accordingly fragile as an instrument, though it has become the foundational legal predicate invoked in Baltimore's subsequent municipal litigation against Kalshi and Polymarket.
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Maryland · Question 02 of 11
Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence?
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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 sports-wagering licensing framework, administered by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, saw no rule changes this cycle. The agency's official licensee register, accessed in June 2026, confirms ten active mobile sports-wagering licensees, correcting a prior baseline figure of …