Facts & Figures
- Monthly casino revenue numbers are published here.
- Monthly sports wagering revenue numbers are published here.
- MLGCA Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports and Fiscal Year Reviews are available here.
FY2025 Summary
The Maryland Lottery and the state’s casinos, sportsbooks and daily fantasy sports operators combined to contribute $1.589 billion to Maryland’s good causes in Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025).
Casino gaming contributions to the state were $831.3 million; Lottery profits were $667.2 million; and sports wagering and daily fantasy sports combined to contribute $89.9 million.
Portions of casino, sports wagering and daily fantasy sports proceeds that were specifically designated for education programs in FY2025 totaled $696.2 million.
All told, the Lottery, casinos, sports wagering and daily fantasy sports contributed an average of $4.35 million per day to state programs and services during FY2025.
Maryland Lottery and Gaming’s operating expenses remained low at 3.7% of sales on the Lottery side, and 1.2% of total gaming revenues for the casino program.
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Traditional Lottery
Lottery sales were $2.633 billion, marking the fourth-best performance in the Maryland Lottery’s 52-year history. Scratch-off ticket sales led the way at $1.059 billion, surpassing the $1 billion mark for the fourth consecutive year.
Profit from the sale of Lottery tickets totaled $667.2 million, including $519.2 million in contributions to the state’s General Fund, which provides budgets for a wide array of programs and services, including schools and public health and safety initiatives. The state’s budget allocated the remaining $148 million in Lottery profit across 13 other state funds.
Lottery players won more than $1.673 billion — an average of nearly $4.6 million per day in prizes during FY2025. Players won 1,638 prizes of $10,000 or more during the fiscal year, including 490 winning tickets that paid prizes of $50,000 or more and 33 prizes of at least $1 million. Retailer sales and cashing commissions totaled $195.7 million, an average of more than $45,000 per retailer. As of the end of FY2025, the Lottery had 4,279 retail locations across the state.
The Lottery offers 11 draw games and introduces approximately 50 new scratch-off tickets and 20 new Fast Play instant games each year.
Casino Gaming
Maryland’s six casinos generated $1.965 billion in revenue from slot machines and table games, the third-best single-year total in the 15-year history of the state’s casino program.
Of the $831.3 million the casinos contributed to the state in FY2025, $606.2 million went to the Education Trust Fund (ETF), which supports early childhood education, public elementary and secondary education, public school construction and capital improvement projects. Cumulatively, since the opening of the state’s first casino in September 2010, more than $6.4 billion in casino gaming revenue has been contributed to the ETF.
FY2025 casino contributions also went to the following beneficiaries:
- Local aid: $105.1 million in support for the communities where the casinos are located, including contributions to local impact grants and aid to local jurisdictions
- Maryland’s horse racing industry: $95.2 million, including contributions to the Racetrack Facility Renewal and Horse Racing Purse Dedication accounts
- Maryland’s Small, Minority and Women-owned Business Fund: $20.4 million
- Responsible gaming programs: $4.4 million in per-machine and per-table-game assessments paid by casino operators to the Problem Gambling Fund
Sports Wagering and Fantasy Competitions
Maryland’s sports wagering market launched in December 2021 and continued to grow in FY2025, delivering $88.9 million to the state compared to $60.3 million in FY2024.
For the first 11 months of FY2025, all sports wagering operators contributed 15% of their taxable proceeds to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. The State’s budget increased the rate for mobile sports wagering operators to 20% beginning in June 2025. For that month, the full amount was directed to the Blueprint Fund. Beginning with July 2025, mobile operators contribute 15% of taxable proceeds to the Blueprint and 5% to the General Fund. Retail sports wagering operators continue to contribute 15% of their taxable proceeds to the Blueprint.
Expired sports wagering prizes are paid to the Problem Gambling Fund and totaled $1,329.243 in FY2025.
The operators of fantasy competitions (including daily fantasy sports) also contribute 15% of their proceeds to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund. In FY2025, these contributions totaled $1,049,448.