Maryland license plate commemorating War of 1812 unintentionally contains web address for online gambling

A web code connected a license sheet successful Maryland is unintentionally starring to the incorrect destination.

Earlier this week, a commenter connected Reddit pointed retired that the URL connected the bottommost of the state's licence sheet commemorating the War of 1812 is nary longer associated with the Star-Spangled 200, Inc. – arsenic it erstwhile was – but alternatively a website promoting an online casino successful the Philippines.

"I was ne'er a instrumentality of having a sheet celebrating the War of 1812, but I'm adjacent much upset present that I (and tons of different Marylanders) are driving advertisements for planetary online gambling," the station read.

Star-Spangled 200, Inc., was the nonprofit enactment that received committee from the acquisition of the plate, which helped money bicentennial projects and events, and the URL connected the sheet utilized to pb to their website.

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The web code connected the bottommost of the Maryland "War of 1812" licence sheet present leads to an online gambling website. (Maryland MVA via FOX 5 DC)

he plan successful question, which features a red, achromatic and bluish illustration of Fort McHenry and an American Flag, was created to observe the 200th day of the War of 1812 and was the default betwixt 2010 and 2016, according to Baltimore quality outlet WBAL.

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The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration told FOX 5 DC that determination are astir 798,000 progressive War of 1812 licence plates connected vehicles successful the authorities with the "starspangled200.org" URL printed connected the bottom.

Though the sites featured astatine that web domain person varied implicit the years, that URL has led to the gambling tract since astatine slightest December 2022, according to net database Wayback Machine.

An net database showed the "starspangled200.org" URL has led to the online gambling tract since astatine slightest December 2022.

A screenshot of the tract from August 2022 showed it utilized to incorporate accusation related to the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail successful Baltimore, Maryland anterior to the gambling promotion.

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In a connection to FOX 5, the MVA said, it "does not endorse the views oregon contented connected the existent website utilizing that URL, and is moving with the agency’s IT section to place options to resoluteness the existent issue."

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration for comment, but did not instantly perceive back.