Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $10.9 million in state contributions in January 2026, bringing total contributions for the first seven months of Fiscal Year 2026 to more than $89.5 million, surpassing the full-year total from FY2025.
Most proceeds supported the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund and the state’s General Fund, as bettors wagered more than $615 million in January, with operators retaining 12.5 percent of the total handle.
Per Maryland Lottery & Gaming:
Here are the statewide totals for January 2026:
Handle (Amount players wagered, including free promotional wagers)
· Retail: $11,133,898 (includes $19,840 in deductible free promotional wagers)
· Mobile: $604,711,664 (includes $20,325,780 in deductible free promotional wagers)
· Combined: $615,845,563
Prizes (Winnings paid to players)
· Retail: $10,189,289
· Mobile: $528,942,189
· Combined: $539,131,478
Hold (Handle less prizes paid)
· Retail: $944,610 (8.5%)
· Mobile: $75,769,475 (12.5%)
· Combined: $76,714,084 (12.5%)
Taxable Win (Amount remaining after deducting prizes, promotional wagers and other amounts)
· Retail: $880,075
· Mobile: $53,982,642
· Combined: $54,862,717
Sports Wagering Tax (15% of Taxable Win for Retail; 20% of Taxable Win for Mobile)
· Retail: $132,011
· Mobile: $10,796,528
· Combined: $10,928,540
Since the inception of Maryland’s sports wagering program in December 2021:
· Cumulative contribution to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund: $244,883,524
· Cumulative contribution to the General Fund: $22,026,469
· Cumulative expired prizes contributed to the Problem Gambling Fund: $5,237,722″
