Video Lottery Operations - Prohibitions on Campaign Contributions - Parity Act

SB 617 repeals a Maryland law that previously banned video lottery license applicants, license holders, and owners of video lottery facilities from making campaign contributions to candidates for nonfederal public office. The bill removes this restriction, allowing those in the video lottery industry to directly or indirectly contribute to political campaigns. It specifically targets Section 13-237 of the Election Law, which previously prohibited such contributions. The change takes effect January 1, 2027.