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Maryland lawmakers overwhelmingly pass sportsbetting legalization measure

Legislators in the eastern American state of Maryland reportedly passed a measure late last night that could see the jurisdiction become the latest to legalize online and land-based sportsbetting.

According to a Monday report from local television broadcaster WJZ-TV, voters in ‘The Old Line State’ approved a referendum in November to give lawmakers the mandate to legalize online and retail sportsbetting. Members of the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland State Senate then purportedly used their next 90-day session to debate the issue before yesterday approving the appropr…