Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation

HB 17 authorizes the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue licenses for regulated internet gaming operations in Maryland, requiring operators to verify participant registration. The bill establishes new regulations for internet gaming, including multijurisdictional agreements with other states, and directs internet gaming revenue to fund education - specifically, it requires counties to subtract these proceeds from local education funding calculations and appropriate them directly to school budgets starting in 2027. It also creates the Video Lottery Facility Employee Displacement Fund to support displaced workers from former video lottery facilities. This bill directly affects gaming operators, local school districts, and video lottery facility employees, while updating existing state laws governing gaming and education funding.