A plurality of Marylanders are in favor of bringing sports wagering to state casinos or racetracks, but the support falls just shy of the majority needed to pass a ballot referendum to amend the state’s constitution, according to a new poll by Gonzales Research & Media Services.
Forty-nine percent of respondents were in favor of legalizing sports betting, while 36 percent said they were opposed. Critically, 15 percent, a cohort that would ultimately decide the fate of a referendum, since Maryland law requires a simple majority for passage, have no opinion.
An overwhelming number of people agreed, however, that the issue should be put on the next election ballot. Eighty-one percent said they would rather have a referendum on the issue instead of a law from the General Assembly and Gov. Larry Hogan, including 90 percent of the respondents against the idea altogether.
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