Case Study: Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency achieves faster compliance and stronger security with Splunk Enterprise

Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency Bets on Splunk

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (MLGCA) oversees the state lottery and regulates six casinos, managing operations that generate over $1 billion annually. The agency needed to secure sensitive criminal-record data for licensing and meet strict weekly audit and compliance requirements, but limited staff and manual monitoring left it spending several hours each week on routine compliance and security checks.

MLGCA deployed Splunk Enterprise to automate security monitoring and compliance reporting, giving IT and auditors real-time, self‑service visibility. The solution improved anomaly detection and oversight, helped prevent potential breaches, and freed up about four to six staff hours per week, while also opening possibilities to use Splunk for business analytics in the lottery sales division.

Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency

Jeff Patchen

CIO