Maryland’s sports wagering market generated more than $8.4 million in contributions to the state in July, the first month of Fiscal Year 2027, according to Maryland Lottery and Gaming.
The $8,452,763 in state contributions represented a 16.6% increase from July 2025, when sports wagering generated approximately $7.25 million. Bettors wagered more than $496.4 million during July and won back approximately $440.9 million in prizes. Sportsbook operators held 11.2% of the total amount wagered.
Nearly $6.4 million of July’s state contributions went to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. Since sports wagering launched in Maryland, more than $283.4 million has been contributed to the Blueprint Fund. An additional approximately $2.1 million from mobile sports wagering proceeds went to Maryland’s General Fund during July.
Here are the statewide totals for July 2026:
Handle (Amount players wagered, including free promotional wagers)
· Retail: $7,247,459 (includes $4,490 in deductible free promotional wagers)
· Mobile: $489,159,876 (includes $11,756,585 in deductible free promotional wagers)
· Combined: $496,407,335
Prizes (Winnings paid to players)
· Retail: $6,610,156
· Mobile: $434,262,583
· Combined: $440,872,739
Hold (Handle less prizes paid)
· Retail: $637,303 (8.8%)
· Mobile: $54,897,293 (11.2%)
· Combined: $55,534,596 (11.2%)
Taxable Proceeds (Amount remaining after deducting prizes, promotional wagers and other amounts)
· Retail: $418,428
· Mobile: $41,949,996
· Combined: $42,368,424
Sports Wagering Tax (15% of Taxable Win for Retail; 20% of Taxable Win for Mobile)
· Retail: $62,764
· Mobile: $8,389,999
· Combined: $8,452,763
Since the inception of Maryland’s sports wagering program in December 2021:
· Cumulative contribution to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund: $283,443,468
· Cumulative contribution to the General Fund: $34,704,397
· Cumulative expired prizes contributed to the Problem Gambling Fund: $5,709,623
