Maryland lottery agent bonds.
From $100.
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency can require a lottery retailer to post a surety bond before issuing or keeping a license — a guarantee that the agent remits the ticket money it owes the Lottery. The Director sets the amount case by case; pricing is 2% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Maryland lottery agent bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard lottery agent bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Lottery. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, your county, the bond amount the Lottery set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants are approved instantly — no waiting, and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the Lottery
Submit the executed bond with your lottery retailer application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Agency insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the lottery agent bond covers
The Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency licenses lottery retailers (sales agents), and its regulations — COMAR 36.02.02 — let the Agency require a retailer to provide a surety bond as a condition of licensure. A retailer collects money for the State on every ticket sold, and the bond backs that obligation.
Specifically, the bond protects the public and the Lottery if the retailer fails to remit the funds it owes the Agency. Because retailers vary, there is no single statutory amount — the Director determines, case by case, whether a bond is required and in what amount, often tied to your expected sales volume, and notifies you of the figure.
It is not insurance for you. If the Lottery draws on the bond for unremitted funds and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Retailers who settle their lottery accounts on time treat the bond as a licensing formality. We price the amount the Director set at 2% of that bond amount, $100 minimum.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Lottery. Submit the executed bond with your lottery retailer application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Agency insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Lottery set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Lottery agent bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Director set and file the same day.