First year of mobile sports betting in Maryland generates revenue, but also concerns. Could ‘iGaming’ come next?

Igaming has been legalized in seven states, and adults can play casinos over the phone. Next may be Maryland.

Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun There is no slot, board games, mobile sports betting on mobile, or problem with problematic players.

Pamela Wood/Baltimore Sun and Democratic Senator Clarence Lam, who are part of the Alandel constituencies, are doctors.

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Igaming has been legalized in seven states, and adults can play casinos over the phone. Next may be Maryland.

Update: November 28, 2023 5:23 am

The sports rate was once isolated into the desert of Las Vegas, whispered vending machines, and NFL commissioners were regarded as threats to football, but now sports betting has been spoiled and sports league and enthusiasts. It became my favorite entertainment and became my favorite.

For decades in the United States, sports gambling has been allowed only in Hippodrome and Las Vegas. The Pro League was so alert enough to refuse to put a team in Sin to avoid participating in this obscene custom. In 2012, NFL's Roger Gudel Commissioner officially opposed the spread of sports betting.

However, the Federal Supreme Court ruling in 2018 opened a door to a wide range of sports betting. And for casinos, leagues, and states, a new income item, as a new entertainment for fans, it has been proven to be a welcome debut in a blink of an eye. Sportsbetting, which had been regarded as taboo, spread, and was legalized in 38 states. Maryland has 13 sportsbooks and 12 mobile phone companies. Ravens and Oriols teams are affiliated with Sports Book.

"The sports world is a sports world, and since the era of bad gambling, I don't like, and I don't need it, it has sometimes been a time when some kind of sports offices are advertised in on e-second advertising video. Sean Jones, who relys on Hobad County, says.

In Maryland, Sportsbetting was the first legalization in 2021, and the online shop started in November 2022. In the past year, Betters have attracted the attention of the whole state and are expected to earn $ 4 billion. At least $ 40 million will be assigned to state education needs in the first year of the establishment, as 15 % of sportsbook profits are excreted on the state budget.

Expand access to new famous national rest units in order to consider how to deal with gambling likely to be dependent on gambling. The growing mobile sports industry has not prepared to contribute to the ant i-gambling Foundation in Maryland. And the new player on the horizo n-Internet gamblin g-the attachment is sel f-regenerated, and it has the potential to expand the circle of people who make games on a cheap casino.

The monitor shows casino schedules and games.

This is preparing more dangerous games. "

New York JAISTS, who was too long, played Commander Washington in the eleventh, unrelated NFL, in terms of winning or losing.

However, Jones prefer football, so unpleasant matches did not bother him. No matter what game you watch, he looks happy to see her. And this year he became even more enthusiastic. He wasn't a flashy gambler and didn't go to a sports business, but with the publication of mobile sports betting, he liked to bet on a phone call to add a drama -$ 2 I have the ability to be-.

"A few dollars, a rudimentary for enjoying, and a rudimentary for excitement plus alpha," he says.

Previously, sports game supporters illegally added Billy Small and used a bookmaker offer. Later, Maryland's long process was eager to start betting from his mobile phone.

The simplicity of gambling by the application is a fresh and attractive probability. Last month, 96 % of the total size of the sports rate (the total number of funds installed in the con) occurred in the online shop, but only 4 % of the rates of the body sports facilities.

Of course, you can set the Oriols victory in the 2024 Ecumenical series and Ravens' victory on December 10. But you can spend the cost of a coffee cup for a rare soccer game you are still interested in.

Kevin Green, a boronov fan from Virginia, says that he doesn't really like betting on "Ravens" ("I try not to get angry if I lose"), but other NFL. I'm betting in the game.

"If you feel good during class, the degree of fun you see will be different," he says.

This fear invites many people. According to the selective survey by the US Gambling Association, NFL will bet on more than 73 million Yankees this season.

But Better has no obligation. They have all the opportunities for the average NBA players to set the fact that they will not resolve at least 3 or 5 rebounds. Or a person who will win this IRGE arrival with Snucker. Or from the beginning of this year, in PICLBOLE.

Gamblers can also do parreyvet. Pall e-Ebet is a bed that requires a low probability but a combination of a great profit. Such beds provide attractive rewards, but they rarely end up with good results. Usually, it is a profit for sports books.

Such a bet makes people worried about the future of sports betting and what they mean. In October, the NFL game was held on Sunday five days, Maryland was the most successful month in sportsbetting, with a profit of $ 5. 8 million. On the other hand, Maryland's people have lost $ 39 million this month in Sports Betting.

"Jones says about betting from a mobile phone. And I think it's more dangerous."

Igaming, which allows adults to play casino games on mobile phones, is legalized in eight states. Next may be Maryland.

Expand the resources you have

One of the biggest advantages of legalization of sports betting is that the state revenue is increasing, except that the onc e-i n-dark market is regulated. Before mobile betting was legalized, Eilers & Amp; Amp; Amp; Krejcik Gaming predicted that Maryland's sports betting revenue would reach $ 26 million by 2023 and increase.

According to John Martin, director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Executive Bureau, about $ 45 million will be assigned to education next year. Compared to the $ 63 billion of the $ 63 billion, this contribution is one drop (less than 0. 1 %) in the ocean, but all 1 million dollars help.

In addition to the donation to the state, sportsbooks have made hundreds of dollars.

However, profits from mobile sports betting are not used in the state ant i-gaming fund, which provides funds to support responsible gambling education and people suffering from addiction. People seeking help in gambling addiction have been treated free in Maryland through this fund.

Although the popularity of online sports betting is growing, it is not legally required to contribute to the fund. Instead, casino slots and table games provide funds to rescue gambling addicted patients. In other words, the funds do not have extra funds, even though more people have accessed gambling and gambling from mobile phones.

"I don't think online gambling and mobile gambling can be called a burden, but it's true that we have extended the resources we have in real time," Mary Drexler, Director of Centre for Control or Control Combination (UNITED COMMITTEE on) And EVALUATION). "This is a social health condition. It is certain that we will trust only the taxes from board games and [Game] machine guns, we will not help us in the future, we will expand our population information and work. You cannot grow people.

Due to the specific number of moon that has passed from the mobile betting stage, the number of gamblers seeking specialized support has increased, especially among young people, but DREXLER is actually a sports Internet. From the results of the betting above, he said in a premature interview to blame this rescue.

At a public hearing, legislative experts called for the gambling addiction fund for distributing their interests. This is likely to be a declaration of subtraction from mobile sports gambling as a result of the action at the General Assembly in 2024.

We would like to regulate a lot, conduct a campaign to educate the people, and continue for the year, "said Drexler," Drexla, "Million dollars and tens of millions of dollars to communicate information on betting. There is no money like the sports world with the ability to spend. "

The Democratic Senator Clarence Lam, representing Howard and An Alandel's district share, is considered a doctor.

Please take a closer look. "

With the success of online sports, some states, including Maryland, have increased the demand for internet gambling or gambling called Igaming. It has already been legalized in eight states.

"I believe that Sportsbetting's victory is sending members to several declarations:," Hey, we have a satisfactory funding in the sports rate. We have spoken about the duties of sports betting in "Robert LINNEKHAN, XLMEDIA and Sports Bocking Dime with" Robert LINNEKHAN, and Sports Bocking Dime.

Maryland's Senator proposed a bill to legalize Igaming by 2023, but was not implemented. Apart from this, the state government hired a consultant and innovation group to learn this issue for the report released this month.

Igaming enemies have exposed their poor access, such as the possibility of losing thousands of dollars in mobile phone roulette, but supporters can be frozen by Igaming with another giant municipal interest source. He says that there is enough sex.

The consultant predicted in the report that if Igaming was legalized in the coming years, its total income could reach $ 900 million by 2029. Consultants say that the "casino profits" will be the state tax, which can generate a million to $ 300 million a year. For the state and the casino, the profit by Igaming is higher than the sports betting, so adding Igaming can make money.

However, Congress's members of the joint audit evaluation committee showed a cautious attitude at last month's hearing.

"I think we need to slow down and determine everything," said Shi Johnson, a member of the Audit and Joint Committee. Steve Johnson is a Democratic member of the Democratic Party selected in Halford County.

According to a report by the Maryland Gambling Agency's Gambling Problem Center, online gambling has caused more issues than casino gambling. The report states that "the convenience of online gambling cannot be ignored as a strong prediction factor in the problem gambling."

Senator Clarence Lamb complained that this was a potential danger. He is a c o-chair of the committee, a part of Howard County and An Arandel County, and a doctor.

"If you can enjoy the same Internet games similar to slot machines on your home mobile phone, you will be more likely to be gambling addictive, and your casino income will be reduced," he says. 。

The legalization of Igaming may be featured at the General Assembly during the session, which begins on January 10. If the members of the Diet raise this problem, online sports betting would weigh potential dangers and potential interests.

"Raven's fan, Green, said," I'm sure I've lost more than winning. But it's still fun. "

Jacob Calvin Meyer reporter Baltimore Sunpaper has contributed to the article. < SPAN> The consultant predicts in the report that if Igaming is legalized in the next few years, its total income may reach $ 900 million by 2029. Consultants say that the "casino profits" will be the state tax, which can generate a million to $ 300 million a year. For the state and the casino, the profit by Igaming is higher than the sports betting, so adding Igaming can make money.