Rocky Gap Casino owners announce plans to sell
Owners of one of Maryland's six casinos told state gaming regulators Thursday that they will sell the property.
MGM National Harbor unveils $48 million expansion
MGM National Harbor opened a $48 million expansion Sunday, less than two years after opening its doors in December 2016.
PHOTOS: New Live! Casino Hotel’s new recruitment center
Live! Casino Hotel’s recruitment center is in Arundel Mills Mall. The recruitment center is open 7 days a week and hosting weekly job fairs now scheduled through April 19th. Specific hours and times can be found on their website at Marylandlivecasino.com.
Pa. firm’s bid of $50M wins right to put mini-casino near Md. border
Penn National Gaming secured the right to put up a casino near Pennsylvania's southern border, submitting a winning bid Wednesday of just over $50 million and selecting a site that could draw heavily from Maryland.
Washington state’s top lawyer thumps Trump
Washington attorney general declares victory heads news items including a casino dispute, sanctuary-bill foes and a potential new crime in Amarillo.
Man charged in shooting at Baltimore casino that injured 2
Baltimore police have arrested a man in a shooting at a casino garage that left two people injured. Police said in a news release that early Sunday, a group of men got into an argument on the fourth floor of a parking garage at the Horseshoe Casino. Officers say a shooting broke out, and one […]
MGM National Harbor brings touch of Vegas to Prince George’s County
When Rushern L. Baker III, Prince George’s county executive, announced he wanted a billion-dollar casino built on the banks of the Potomac River, he wasn’t quite sure what he was getting into. Baker (D) had opposed slots during a decade as a Maryland state delegate and was taking a considerable political risk as the biggest […]
Maryland casinos report record monthly revenue
BALTIMORE — Maryland officials say the state’s casinos raked in a monthly record of $104.3 million in May. Maryland Lottery and Gaming says the total surpassed the $103.9 million record established a month earlier. The May figure was $8 million higher than the same month a year ago. The first of Maryland’s five casinos opened […]
Md. gaming commission grants MGM casino second six-month delay
But the extension does not mean a delay in the opening of MGM National Harbor and lawyers for the casino now under construction say that the facility will open by the end of the year and be completed sooner than the planned 30-month construction period.
Video gaming distributor challenges laws in tax court
After being hit with a multi-million dollar tax assessment, a company that distributes video gaming devices has launched a constitutional challenge to Maryland’s gaming regulations, claiming they are arbitrary and treat small businesses differently than big casinos. Columbia Amusements Inc., a Baltimore company that owns coin-operated video gaming devices throughout the state, has been fighting [...]
Indoor ‘vaping’ could be banned in Prince George’s County
UPPER MARLBORO — Prince George’s County lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in all places where smoking is prohibited — except at the forthcoming MGM casino resort. The bill passed in the Prince George’s County Council Tuesday by an 8-1 vote. Council member Todd Turner, who introduced the […]
Cordish closer to bringing casino resort to Philadelphia
Philadelphia is closer to getting its version of the Maryland Live Casino after the city’s planning commission approved a master project plan for a Stadium Casino facility from The Cordish Cos. The venue, described as a “world-class resort project” in a press release, will include a 2 million-square-foot facility with a Las Vegas-style casino floor that […]