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Maryland Law Makers Passes Bill Allowing Voters Decide Of Sportsbetting
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Maryland Law Makers Passes Bill Allowing Voters Decide Of Sportsbetting

March 19, 2020

Maryland Law Makers Passes Bill Allowing Voters Decide Of Sportsbetting.

The General Assembly sent the legislation Wednesday to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk for his consideration. If voters approve it during the November election, state lawmakers would then determine who would be eligible to offer betting. That decision would be informed by a “disparity study” that would determine whether racial minorities or women face a disadvantage in participating in the betting industry.

A stripped-down version of a bill to let Maryland voters decide whether to legalize sports betting was approved Wednesday in the final hours of the General Assembly’s abbreviated session.

The House of Delegates voted 129-3 late Tuesday without debate to approve the amended sports betting proposal, as lawmakers worked through scores of bills ahead of a self-imposed deadline to adjourn early their session Wednesday due to the coronavirus outbreak. On Wednesday, the state Senate unanimously agreed to the House changes to the bill, sending the legislation to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk for his consideration.

Del. Nick Mosby of Baltimore maneuvered for a bill that does not specify which companies would be able to apply for a license. Instead, if voters approve sports betting during the November election, state lawmakers would then determine who would be eligible to offer betting.

That decision would be informed by a “disparity study” that would determine whether racial minorities or women face a disadvantage in participating in the betting industry, The Baltimore Sun reports. If that’s the case, lawmakers could include provisions in their plans that would give preference to underrepresented groups in the licensing process.

Mosby said Tuesday he was concerned that the version of the bill that was moving forward would have allowed sports betting licenses to go largely to rich, white men. The bill would have created licenses for casinos, thoroughbred racetracks and the Washington Redskins football stadium in Prince George’s County. The Ravens were said to be interested in a license as well, though team officials would not comment.

Each licensee would be able to offer in-person sports betting as well as an affiliated online or app-based service. “It just compounded the concentration of wealth by limiting competition,” said Mosby, a Democrat. “They were literally going to give licenses to individuals who are already seated around the table.”

Del. Michele Guyton, a Baltimore County Democrat, said she was worried the Maryland State Fair in Timonium would get shut out of the opportunity for a betting license, but she offered support for Mosby’s changes. The nonprofit state fair is home to an aging track and other facilities that need updates, and the fair’s leaders had hoped getting a sports betting license would help raise money for renovations.

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