The second box is a political and constituent show of support in expanding online gambling, and Giden simply points to 2020’s sports betting expansion in the state as evidence. Maryland has six brick-and-mortar casinos, including one owned by PENN Entertainment and one by MGM, holder of BetMGM Casino online. “Among casino brands, regionally and locally owned brands tend to support online casino legalization less than nationally owned brands,” Giden noted. Giden says there are three boxes to tick, and the first of them is having in place a retail casino market that is made up mostly of national brands. “Maryland ticks a lot of our ‘momentum-increasing characteristics’ boxes.” Three boxes
“I would comfortably seat Maryland there,” she said. “ It’s just plain difficult generally, but it’s been especially tough in the last two-ish years.”īut if there’s one state that’s sitting with a 17 to the dealer’s 7, it’s Maryland online casinos. “My optimism for even the best-chance state to legalize in 2024 currently tops out at about 50 percent,” said Becca Giden, the director of policy for Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, a consulting firm in the gambling industry. What are the odds of any individual state legalizing casino apps in 2024? At the high end, probably about as good - or bad - as an expertly played shoe on a blackjack.
