Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $7,318,939 in contributions to the state during February 2026. Bettors wagered $515,655,127 during the month and won back $464,594,429 in prizes, with sportsbook operators holding 9.9 percent of the total handle.
Of the $7.3 million contributed in February, $5.5 million went to public education programs supported by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, pushing total sports wagering contributions to education past $250 million since the program began. Through the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2026, from July 2025 through February 2026, sports wagering has returned $96,852,199 to the state.
Here are the statewide totals for February 2026:
Handle (Amount players wagered, including free promotional wagers)
· Retail: $8,981,251 (includes $8,630 in deductible free promotional wagers)
· Mobile: $506,673,877 (includes $13,093,707 in deductible free promotional wagers)
· Combined: $515,655,127
Prizes (Winnings paid to players)
· Retail: $8,444,277
· Mobile: $456,150,152
· Combined: $464,594,429
Hold (Handle less prizes paid)
· Retail: $536,973 (6.0%)
· Mobile: $50,523,725 (10.0%)
· Combined: $51,060,698 (9.9%)
Taxable Win (Amount remaining after deducting prizes, promotional wagers and other amounts)
· Retail: $530,547
· Mobile: $36,196,786
· Combined: $36,727,333
Sports Wagering Tax (15% of Taxable Win for Retail; 20% of Taxable Win for Mobile)
· Retail: $79,582
· Mobile: $7,239,357
· Combined: $7,318,939
Since the inception of Maryland’s sports wagering program in December 2021:
· Cumulative contribution to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund: $250,392,624
· Cumulative contribution to the General Fund: $23,836,309
· Cumulative expired prizes contributed to the Problem Gambling Fund: $5,294,019
