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HB 518

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Gaming - Problem Gambling and College Athlete Protections

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: GamingStatus: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to adopt regulations to reduce or mitigate the effects of problem gambling; requiring the regulations to establish a voluntary exclusion list; requiring the Commission to provide contact information of individuals that request to be placed on the exclusion list to the Maryland Center for Excellence on Problem Gambling; prohibiting an individual from wagering on and prohibiting a sports wagering licensee from offering or accepting a wager on certain player-specific proposition bets; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRosen-Cohen, NancyNCADD-MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVZektick, BarbaralobbyistZektick + CompanyWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich CarrlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich CarrlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVInniss, BlairIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPalakovich Carr, JulieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPalakovich Carr, JulieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, MarkIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWells, StaceyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWells, StaceyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWARosen-Cohen, NancyNCADD-MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWAKennedy, AnitaNational Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.Written (PDF)
FWAZektick, BarbaralobbyistZektick + CompanyWritten (PDF)
FWAInniss, BlairIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOHarrison, MichaelBowie State UniversityWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZektick, BarbaraZektick + CompanyRegistered for: Citizens Coordinating Committee on Friendship Heights; Covista; Maryland Coalition of Families; Soteria LLC; Oracle America, Inc.; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.
FWAZektick, BarbaraZektick + CompanyRegistered for: Citizens Coordinating Committee on Friendship Heights; Covista; Maryland Coalition of Families; Soteria LLC; Oracle America, Inc.; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.