When the bill legalizing sports betting was approved earlier this year, Marylanders were sharply divided on the issue at least 43% of state residents opposed expanding gambling to allow sports betting online and 49% opposed it in casinos and horse racing tracks, according to a Goucher College Poll.
At the same time, Prince George's County Senator Paul Pinsky (D) says the delay in the rollout of sports betting and revenue expected from these licenses is holding up the implementation of the state's new education reform measures.
