The Maryland Lottery and Gaming has banned player-specific prop bets involving intercollegiate competitions, joining Ohio as one of the states to recently enact a ban on that specific marketplace of sports betting.
Covers was the first to report the story, with the ban having taken effect Friday. A Maryland Lottery and Gaming spokesperson confirmed the ban’s start date as March 1 and noted the decision “was made in the interests of protecting college athletes from potential harassment related to their individual statistical performances.”
The Ohio Casino Control Commission announced its ban on player-specific prop bets Feb. 23, and operators had until last Friday to fully implement all such restrictions and void all such existing wagers. The Maryland Lottery and Gaming spokesperson added, “any college player prop bets that customers made on or before Feb. 29, 2024 will be honored, and operators were instructed to remove these markets from their platforms as of March 1.”