The 2024 Statewide Gambling Prevalence in Maryland survey was conducted from May to July 2024, with the aim of providing estimates on the prevalence of gambling behavior in the state. This is the sixth iteration of this survey, and the first since the legal availability of online/mobile sports gambling in Maryland, giving the most up-to-date numbers on participation in a quickly evolving gambling landscape in the state.
Over 3,600 Marylanders participated in the survey and were included in the analysis. Respondents were classified as gamblers if they had ever participated in any of nine forms of gambling (i.e., gambling at a casino, online casino-style games [iGaming], gaming machines outside of a casino, gambling on horse races, sports gambling, lottery games, bingo for money, private games, or any other kind of gambling activity). The overall percentage of Marylanders who reported in the 2024 survey that they had ever gambled (90%) was similar to the numbers reported in the 2010-22 surveys.