BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $4,210,511 in contributions to the state from a handle of $442,557,658 during February 2024. Sports wagering contributions go to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. The $4.2 million contribution to the state last month was a 50.5% increase compared to the $2.8 million total generated in February 2023. The […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland Lottery player in Cumberland bought a FAST PLAY ticket worth $1 million over the weekend and winning $10,000 scratch-off tickets were sold in White Marsh, Rosedale, and Essex. In all, 33 Maryland Lottery tickets worth $10,000 or more were purchased or claimed in the week ending March 10, and players won prizes totaling nearly $32 million in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman who works the night shift has won a $100,000 prize after purchasing a very lucky scratch-off ticket. The woman, who has not been identified, had bought the $10 Bingo X10 6 Edition scratch-off at a favorite Maryland Lottery retailer in Dundalk. She had also bought two other instant tickets at the same time. When she […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $159,226,677 in revenue from slot machines and table games during February 2024, an increase of $2,170,752 (1.4%) compared to February 2023. Casino gaming contributions to the state in February 2024 totaled $67,794,993, an increase of $871,716 (1.3%) compared to February 2023. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund in February 2024 were $48,902,707, an […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has won a $1 million second-tier Powerball prize after the Powerball jackpot reached a historic half-billion dollars earlier this month. The anonymous player bought the winning ticket at Canopy Liquors in Lexington Park on Groundhog Day. The ticket covered the Powerball drawings of February 3, 5, and 7. The Feb. 3 drawing proved to be a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County angler caught ten different species of fish in Maryland at trophy-size length and has been named a Master Angler by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Hunt is the sixth Master Angler named since the program began. Originally from East Orange, N.J., the Sparrows Point resident moved to Maryland in 2011 and is now a […]
TOWSON, MD—Blen Asaminew, a Grade 8 student at Catonsville Middle School, and Ajit Thapa Magar, a Grade 11 student at Perry Hall High School, have been named the winners of the 2024 Baltimore County Public Schools Film Expo Poster Contest. This year, BCPS students and staff could cast votes to select the winning posters. More than 570 votes were cast […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—There were some big Maryland Lottery winners in and around the Nottingham area over the past week. In all, 31 Maryland Lottery tickets worth $10,000 or more were purchased or claimed in the week ending March 3, and players across the state won prizes totaling more than $31.3 million in that span. Locally, a winning $30,000 Peppermint Payout Multiplier […]