As sports betting quickly spreads throughout the U.S., each state is trying to get in on the game before they lose their share of the pot. Maryland is now looking to take a shortcut to the action, with House Bill 1132.

Previously, the thinking was that, due to their state constitution, any expansion of gambling in Maryland would require a referendum. After failing to place it on the ballot in 2018, the next chance to do so would be in 2020.

Now, Gaming Intelligence reports that Republicans Jason Buckle and Kevin Hornberger have filed House Bill 1132, which would authorize the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency the responsibility for regulating sports betting, effectively side stepping the previous accepted thought.

They’re thinking is that the agency received its powers in a 1972 referendum, and if challenged in court, they could defend that this isn’t an expansion, but rather just further defining the powers of the agency.