Sports wagering contributes $4.2 million to State of Maryland during February

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 County man earns FishMaryland Master Angler Award

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 […]

Chesapeake Shamrock 5K Fun Run and Walk 2024 date announced

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The date has been announced for the 2024 Chesapeake Shamrock 5K Fun Run or Walk. The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 16th. Participants will enjoy a beautiful morning at Gunpowder Falls State Park – Hammerman Area, overlooking the Chesapeake Bay for a 5K Fun Run and Walk. Walkers can follow the entire route or […]

Nottingham man wins Ravens ‘Seats for 20 Years’

BALTIMORE, MD—A Nottingham man has won Ravens season tickets for the next 20 years. Thomas Humphries has known since October that he was one of six finalists in the Maryland Lottery’s Ravens second-chance promotion. On Wednesday in the auditorium of the team’s Owings Mills training facility, Humphries found out he will be headed to every Ravens home game for the […]

Bethesda angler catches Maryland state record rainbow trout

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Jean-Philippe Lartigue of Bethesda as a new state record holder for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Nontidal Division. Lartigue caught a 17.44-pound rainbow trout February 10 in the section of Antietam Creek running through Devil’s Backbone County Park in Washington County. Lartigue was fishing with a long, 12-foot crappie-style rod, […]

Sports wagering contributes $8.2 million to State of Maryland during January

BALTIMORE, MD—Fueled by the NFL playoffs, Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $8,246,847 in contributions to the state from a handle of $544,971,369 during January 2024. Contributions to the state from sports wagering go to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. The $8.2 million contribution to the state surpassed the previous single-month high of $6.5 million […]