SB 603

Did not advance

Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation

Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: GamingStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain video lottery operators and certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; authorizing the Governor, on recommendation of the Commission, to enter into certain multijurisdictional Internet gaming agreements with certain other governments, subject to certain limitations; and submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State.

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Testimony (67)

MGA witness list

FAV 5FavorableFWA 17Favorable with amendmentsUNF 38UnfavorableINFO 7Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kapur, Ravi	Playtech	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riebel, Matthew	Self	Oral
FAV	Liggins, Alfred	Urban 1	Oral
FAV	Levenson, Lloyd	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Watson, Senator Watsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Newman, Brooks	Allstate Floors	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Garagiola, Rob	Compass Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hill, Tony	Edwards & Hill Office Furniture	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	lynne, Althea	Live Casino	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Carin	MD Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling	Oral
UNF	Drexler, Mary	Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wolfson, Kenneth	Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem gambling	Oral
UNF	Haskins, Deborah	Maryland Council on Problem Gambling	Written (PDF)
UNF	Parks, Shandra	Maryland Council on Problem Gambling	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral
UNF	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Oral
UNF	Gimbel, Michael	Mike Gimbel Associates llc, Consulting	Oral
UNF	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	jones, bobbi	Ocean Downs Casino and Racetrack	Oral
UNF	Rickman, Williamlobbyist	Ocean Downs Racetrack	Oral
UNF	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
UNF	Legg, Marsha	Opportunity Builders, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Sterry, Shane	Seafarers Entertainment & Allied Trades Union	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bernal, Les	Stop Predatory Gambling	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Stewart, Gina	The BWI Business Partnership Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	RASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyist	The Rasmussen Group LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wildt, Richard	UFCW Local 27	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fiedler, Beverly	UNITE HERE	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lingo, Tracy	UNITE HERE Local 7	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Maddox, Rev. Dr. Greggory	United Baptist Missionary Convention and Auxiliaries of the State of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pironis, Kristen	Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Purnell, Diana	Worcester County Commissioners	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Burbano de Lara, Marcela	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins, Denisa	Individual	Oral
UNF	Epps, Samuel	Individual	Oral
UNF	Joseph, Adam	Individual	Oral
UNF	Joseph, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Libber, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Peskin, Amanda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stewart, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Cohen, Alyse	5400 Holiday Drive Entertainment	Oral
FWA	Knipp, Matt	Boyd Gaming Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hammock, Brianlobbyist	CSX Transportation	Oral
FWA	DiPietro, Jennifer	Chesapeake Gaming, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Sidh, Sushantlobbyist	Delta Bingo, Wayson's Bingo, Abner's Bingo, and Atlantic Bingo	Oral
FWA	McDonough, Caitlinlobbyist	HJM	Oral
FWA	Ifrah, Jefflobbyist	Ifrah	Oral
FWA	Favazza, Johnlobbyist	Manis Canning & Associates	Oral
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Murray, Kent	Maryland Horse Breeders Association	Oral
FWA	Feliz, Leslylobbyist	Riverboat on the Potomac	Oral
FWA	Jones, Antonio	Riverboat on the Potomac	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	kurtz, brian	Rocky Gap Casino Resort Golf	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Holloway, Henry	The Mill	Written (PDF)
FWA	Harting, Martalobbyist	Venable	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pappas, Johnlobbyist	iDevelopment and Economic Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tyrrell, Josephlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

5400 Holiday Drive EntertainmentFWA 1

Allegany County Chamber of CommerceINFO 1

Allstate FloorsUNF 1

Applied AnalysisINFO 1

Boyd Gaming CorporationFWA 1

Chesapeake Gaming, LLCFWA 1

Compass AdvocacyUNF 1

CSX TransportationFWA 1

Delta Bingo, Wayson's Bingo, Abner's Bingo, and Atlantic BingoFWA 1

Edwards & Hill Office FurnitureUNF 1

HJMFWA 1

iDevelopment and Economic AssociationFWA 1

IfrahFWA 1

Light & WonderINFO 1

Live CasinoUNF 1

Manis Canning & AssociatesFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem gamblingUNF 1

Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem GamblingUNF 1

Maryland Council on Problem GamblingUNF 2

Maryland Horse Breeders AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOUNF 2

MD Center of Excellence on Problem GamblingUNF 1

Mike Gimbel Associates llc, ConsultingUNF 1

NCADD-MarylandUNF 1

Ocean Downs Casino and RacetrackUNF 1

Ocean Downs RacetrackUNF 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveUNF 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Opportunity Builders, Inc.UNF 1

PlaytechFAV 1

Riverboat on the PotomacFWA 2

Rocky Gap Casino Resort GolfFWA 1

Seafarers Entertainment & Allied Trades UnionUNF 1

SelfFAV 1

Stop Predatory GamblingUNF 1

The BWI Business Partnership Inc.UNF 1

The MillFWA 1

The Rasmussen Group LLCUNF 1

UFCW Local 27UNF 1

UNITE HEREUNF 1

UNITE HERE Local 7UNF 1

United Baptist Missionary Convention and Auxiliaries of the State of Maryland, Inc.UNF 1

UNLV International Gaming InstituteINFO 1

Urban 1FAV 1

VenableFWA 1

Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel CountyUNF 1

Walmsley StrategiesINFO 1

Worcester County CommissionersUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

UNFWivell, BrianMaryland State & DC AFL-CIORegistered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300

UNFRickman, WilliamOcean Downs RacetrackRegistered for: Casino at Ocean Downs

UNFRASMUSSEN, DENNISThe Rasmussen Group LLCRegistered for: Baltimore Children's Museum, Inc. dba Port Discovery Children's Museum; Chesapeake Renewable Energy, LLC; Chesapeake Ventures Development, LLC; Greater Ocean City Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; HarborRock Holdings, LLC; Maryland Mortgage Bankers & Brokers Association (MMBBA)…

UNFRiley, DeniseRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland

FWAHammock, BrianCSX TransportationRegistered for: CSX Transportation, Inc; CSX Transportation

FWASidh, SushantDelta Bingo, Wayson's Bingo, Abner's Bingo, and Atlantic BingoRegistered for: AFCO Cargo BWI II LLC; Abner's; Air Global (formerly Al Fakher Distribution); Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC; American Express Travel Related Services, Inc.; Association for Accessible Medicines…

FWAMcDonough, CaitlinHJMRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM); Baltimore Gas and Electric Company…

FWAIfrah, JeffIfrahRegistered for: Social and Promotional Games Association, The (“SPGA”)

FWAFavazza, JohnManis Canning & AssociatesRegistered for: Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.; Baltimore Cyber Range LLC dba BCR Cyber; Baltimore Ravens…

FWAFeliz, LeslyRiverboat on the PotomacRegistered for: City of College Park; City of Mount Rainier; HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Kent County Government; Obvio AI, Inc.; Prince George's Gateway Development Authority…

FWAHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation…

FWAPappas, JohniDevelopment and Economic AssociationRegistered for: iDevelopment and Economic Association

FWATyrrell, JosephRegistered for: CBAC Gaming, LLC (Horseshoe Casino); Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC

INFOGordon, BrianApplied AnalysisRegistered for: Apartment & Office Building Association

INFOWalmsley, KeithWalmsley StrategiesRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv…