HB 1218

Did not advance

State Lottery – Internet Sales Authorization and Distribution of Proceeds

Sponsor: Edith J. Patterson (District 28)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: GamingStatus: Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to allow a person to purchase a State lottery ticket through an electronic device that connects to the Internet; and altering the distribution of certain lottery proceeds.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableUNF 14UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gunn, Scott	IGT	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, John	Maryland Lottery & Gaming	Oral
FAV	Yates, Marvin	NeoGames	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wechsler, Christine	Scientific Games	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Patterson, Delegate Pattersonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Patterson, Edith	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Garagiola, Rob	Compass Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Drexler, Mary	Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Parks, Shandra	Maryland Council on Problem Gambling	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral
UNF	Milani, Jack	Md State Licensed Beverage Association	Oral
UNF	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Anvari, Mansoor	Shadco Enterprises, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hinman, William	The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling	Oral
UNF	Wills, Julian	The Wills Group, Inc. dba Dash In Convenience Stores	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilities	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Doshi, Sharad	Individual	Oral
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Stewart, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Fiastro, Julianne	Maryland Lottery & Gaming Control Agency	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Compass AdvocacyUNF 1

IGTFAV 1

Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem GamblingUNF 1

Maryland Council on Problem GamblingUNF 1

Maryland Lottery & GamingFAV 1

Maryland Lottery & Gaming Control AgencyINFO 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Md State Licensed Beverage AssociationUNF 1

NCADD-MarylandUNF 1

NeoGamesFAV 1

Scientific GamesFAV 1

Shadco Enterprises, Inc.UNF 1

The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem GamblingUNF 1

The Wills Group, Inc. dba Dash In Convenience StoresUNF 1

WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association