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Maryland senator Ron Watson re-introduces bill to allow voters to decide online casino legalization
Maryland Sen. Ron Watson has again filed his measure that could give voters the opportunity to expand legal gaming to include online casino play.
The Maryland Senate will again consider legislation to establish a voter referendum on gaming expansion targeting online casinos in 2026 after Maryland Sen. Ron Watson presented a measure toward that end in the chamber. Watson has been the most prominent advocate for iGaming in Maryland's Senate and the current proposal strongly resembles his previous filings with an important change.
Watson's proposal sets gaming expansion question before voters
Maryland's constitution reserves the power to determine which forms of gaming are legal to its voters. However, members of the legislature have the privilege of initiating the process.
Watson has done that again for 2026 in terms of proposing that voters ratify an amendment that would legalize and regulate . brings forward many elements of Watson's filings from previous years.