Legal vs. Illegal Online Gaming

Legal Operators

Sports wagering via licensed operators and online fantasy competitions offered by registered operators are the only legal online gaming options in Maryland. No other forms of real-money online/mobile gaming or wagering are operating legally in Maryland.

Click the headings below to view lists of the currently licensed online/mobile sports wagering operators and the currently registered online/mobile fantasy competition operators.

Licensed Online Sports Wagering Operators

The following are the only licensed online/mobile sports wagering operators that are legally authorized to operate in Maryland (listed by each operator’s commonly known “doing business as” name):

Registered Online Fantasy Competition Operators

The following are the only online/mobile fantasy sports operators that have registered with the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission and are legally authorized to operate in Maryland (listed by each operator’s commonly known “doing business as” name):

Notification to Maryland Licensed Operators Regarding Sports Event Prediction Markets

Maryland Lottery and Gaming has issued a notification to all of the state’s licensed operators of casinos, sports wagering facilities, mobile sports wagering platforms and registered operators of fantasy competition platforms concerning sports event prediction markets. 

Click here to view the notification.

Illegal Operators: Cease-and-Desist Letters 

Maryland Lottery and Gaming periodically contacts the operators of online gaming platforms that appear to be operating illegally in Maryland. Such operators are asked to either confirm that they are not operating illegally, or to cease and desist gaming activities that they are not licensed or registered to conduct. Copies of these letters are available to view by clicking the links below.

Note that the list below only represents the operators to which Maryland Lottery and Gaming has issued cease-and-desist letters. It is not a comprehensive list of illegal online gaming platforms. Only the operators listed above as being licensed or registered should be considered to be conducting legal gaming activity. 

Cease-and-Desist Letters Issued by Maryland Lottery and Gaming