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The Senate committee did not take a vote on the bill Tuesday. The proposal must advance before the state's April 8 legislative session deadline. Maryland lawmakers questioned an online casino gaming proposal Tuesday, underscoring political roadblocks in one of the few remaining 2024 legalization hopefuls. Advocates argue legal iCasino will bolster…

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Maryland's chances of legalizing online casino in 2024 are still alive after the House passed an amended bill on March 16 and advanced it to the Senate. House Bill 1319 was approved by a vote of 92-43, narrowly clearing the three-fifths majority required to advance legislation while coming just ahead of the state's March 18 crossover…

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Maryland House to Vote on Online Casino Gaming

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Unbothered by his 2023 setback to legalize online gambling in the Old Line State, State Senator Ron Watson is reviving his failed SB267 bill with 2024's SB603 bill. While these bills are essentially the same, SB603 has explicit language for Maryland's land-based casinos to partner with their online counterparts. SB603 also calls for at least five…

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Maryland Legislator Files Second Online Casino Bill

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A legislative push to legalize online casinos in Maryland through a voter referendum has been reintroduced after facing setbacks last year. Maryland State Senator Ron Watson's bid to allow online casinos, first introduced as SB267 in 2023, is now being presented in the state's Senate under the designation SB603 for the current legislative…

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Maryland legislature to analyze legalizing online gaming like virtual table games and slot machines

The Maryland Senate began hearings Wednesday on a bill to remove some of the last blocks to unfettered gaming statewide - a plan that would ask voters to legalize online casinos. SB 267, sponsored by Sen. Ron Watson, a Democrat from Prince George's County, and Senate Majority Leader Nancy J. King, aMontgomery County Democrat, would ask voters in…

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Maryland Senators Hope to Push Through Online Casino Bill

Two senators in Maryland have brought forward a bill that is hoped to bring the arrival of online casino gaming in the state. Nancy King and Ron Watson introduced the SB 267 bill this week at the state Senate and it features provision for there to be a public ballot allowing Maryland citizens to vote on the potential legalization of online casinos…

Law ・ 08 February 2023

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Alabama tourism committee advances lottery and casino bill

An Alabama legislative committee swiftly advanced lottery and casino legislation on Wednesday, acting after a public hearing dominated by opponents who said the proposal would hand the licenses to a few powerful operators. The Senate Tourism Committee voted for the proposed constitutional amendment authorizing a state lottery, sports betting, eight…

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State lottery, casino bill proposed in Alabama Legislature

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