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This combo of images shows, from left, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers' Damon Jones. (AP Photo/File)
Oct 23, 2025

NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes

An NBA head coach and an NBA player were arrested with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations.

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase reacts after the Guardians defeated the Baltimore Orioles in a baseball game in Cleveland on July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Jul 28, 2025

Guards’ All-Star Emmanuel Clase placed on paid leave as part of MLB sports betting investigation

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of an MLB investigation into sports betting.

Mobile sports betting in Md. won’t be in place for start of NFL season
Jun 12, 2025

Baltimore asks to move lawsuit against FanDuel, DraftKings back to state court

Baltimore City is asking to move its lawsuit against online sportsbooks FanDuel and DraftKings from federal court back to state court.

A customer makes a sports bet at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 17, 2022, just before the March Madness NCAA college basketball tournament began. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
Jun 18, 2024

MD sports betting revenue continues rise, hitting nearly $7M in May

Following a session in which the legislature balked at protections against problem gambling, Maryland's sports betting market has continued to grow.

State Sen. Katherine Klausmeier, a Baltimore County Democrat, has pushed for 1% of the state’s revenue from sports wagering to go toward problem gambling resources. A last-minute disagreement derailed the bill in the session's final hours this year. (The Daily Record photo/Jack Hogan)
May 10, 2024

Advocates seeking more revenue for problem gambling in MD will have to wait

There is a lack of consensus over a push to divert 1% of the revenue raised from sports betting to help fight problem gambling.

Sports betting revenue projection was $11.5M. So far? $150K
Jul 20, 2023

Report: Md. falling short in combating problem gambling

Maryland is falling short of expectations and national standards in helping people suffering from a gambling problem, a recent legislative report shows.

A man makes a bet at a kiosk in the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 19, 2021, at the start of the March Madness college basketball tournament. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
Apr 14, 2023

Maryland adds ninth mobile sportsbook as revenue grows in March

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission has granted a mobile sports betting license to SuperBook.

Both sides on casino referendum taking to Facebook, Twitter
Feb 15, 2023

Md. Senate to analyze gambling expansion

The Maryland Senate began hearings on a bill to remove some of the last blocks to unfettered gaming statewide.

Live Casino & Hotel, Rocky Gap to host COVID-19 pop-up clinics
Aug 25, 2022

Rocky Gap Casino owners announce plans to sell

Owners of one of Maryland's six casinos told state gaming regulators Thursday that they will sell the property.

Hogan calls for mobile sports betting to launch by September
Jun 15, 2022

Hogan calls for mobile sports betting to launch by September

Gov. Larry Hogan wants the state gaming panel to fast-track dozens of mobile sports betting licenses.

Las Vegas: Charm will keep bettors coming for the Super Bowl
Sep 13, 2021

Sports betting in Maryland might not launch until 2022

Sports wagering in Maryland is now authorized, but it might not be until 2022 that gamblers get to make their bets on games.

Report: MGM National Harbor casino could hurt Maryland Live
Feb 28, 2020

Bill would educate young people about potential risks of gambling

A Maryland bill that would allow lessons on the risks associated with gambling — including addiction prevention — to be added to the high school health curriculum passed in the state Senate on Feb. 21.