Under Maryland law, the voting public has the final say on gaming expansion. State lawmakers must still decide whether to put the question before voters. The overwhelming support is good news - especially if Maryland voters are asked whether igaming should be expanded at the next election, which will be conducted on November 5, 2024. “There was a general receptivity to anything that could expand the business and economic footprint of Maryland,” Donna Victoria, founder of Victoria Research, told the non-profit news outlet Maryland Matters earlier this month. Opposition was there, but it was much smaller - with 9% “somewhat opposed” and 10% “strongly opposed.” Twelve percent of respondents said they weren’t sure if they supported expanded igaming.

That included 38% who said they “strongly support” the idea and an additional 31% who “somewhat support” it. Victoria Research found a combined 69% of respondents support expanded igaming. Do you think adults in Maryland should be allowed to place wagers online, enabling the state to collect millions of dollars annually without raising taxes? Meanwhile, in six states where online gaming is currently available, state governments collected just over $1 billion from it in 2022. This means people who play online use illegal gambling websites that pay no taxes to the state. In Maryland you can only legally wager on casino games such as poker, blackjack, roulette, or slots by traveling to casinos.

The poll - aka the Maryland NOW Survey, which was conducted in early November by Victoria Research, a polling and research firm based in Tacoma Park - asked respondents the following question: That’s according to a new poll that found nearly 70% of likely voters in Maryland support the idea of expanding igaming in the state to include Maryland online poker and casino gaming. And if they could vote for it to be legal today, they would - and the vote wouldn’t be close.

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