Maryland sportsbooks held 10.2% of $710.1 million in October, but the state taxes mobile win at 20%

Maryland Lottery and Gaming reported on November 10, 2026 that sports wagering contributed $13,780,116 to the state in October 2026, the fourth-best single-month performance since the program launched in December 2021. The release lays out the two-tier tax structure. It says: “Retail sports wagering operators contribute 15% of their taxable proceeds to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. Mobile sports wagering operators contribute 15% of their taxable proceeds to the Blueprint Fund and 5% to the state’s General Fund.” The tax applies to taxable win, not to handle, and October showed how far the deductions…