- Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue licenses for internet gaming operations.
- Requiring the Commission to regulate internet gaming and the conduct of internet gaming in the state.
- Establishing the Video Lottery Facility Employee Displacement Fund to support employees displaced by internet gaming.
- Submitting the act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the state in the general election to be held in November 2026.

The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, subject to the referendum outcome. You can find more details [here](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0017F.pdf).

- Altering the definition of "fantasy competition" to include certain competitions where a single participant competes against a statistical measurement established by the fantasy competition operator.
- Requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to establish a voluntary exclusion program for individuals who wish to be excluded from participating in fantasy competitions.
- Prohibiting fantasy competition operators from allowing individuals on the voluntary exclusion list to establish accounts or participate in fantasy competitions.
- Prohibiting fantasy competition operators from paying prizes or awards to excluded individuals.
- Altering the definitions of "sporting event" and "sports wagering" for the purposes of sports wagering laws.

The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2025. You can find more details [here](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0484F.pdf).

- Requiring mobile sports wagering licensees to publish contact information for the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling on the homepage landing page of their online sports wagering website and mobile application.
- Including a statement such as "If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, click here or call 1-800-GAMBLER for help," with a link to the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling's website.
- Establishing procedures to prevent prohibited individuals from wagering on sporting events.

The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2025. You can find more details [here](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0086T.pdf).

- Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds certain entities accountable for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change.
- Establishing the Climate Change Restitution Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to pay for programs that prevent, mitigate, or repair harms caused by climate change.
- Creating the Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council to provide information to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the General Assembly on climate change and the distribution of the Fund.

The act is set to take effect on June 1, 2025. You can find more details [here](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0340F.pdf).

- Altering the definition of "fantasy competition" to include certain competitions where a single participant competes against a statistical measurement established by the fantasy competition operator.
- Requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to establish a voluntary exclusion program for individuals who wish to be excluded from participating in fantasy competitions.
- Prohibiting fantasy competition operators from allowing individuals on the voluntary exclusion list to establish accounts or participate in fantasy competitions.
- Prohibiting fantasy competition operators from paying prizes or awards to excluded individuals.
- Altering the definitions of "sporting event" and "sports wagering" for the purposes of sports wagering laws.

The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2025. You can find more details [here](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0470F.pdf).