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Regulators approve opening of Maryland Live’s poker room
Maryland gambling regulators on Wednesday approved Maryland Live Casino at Arundel Mills mall's application to open a poker room, just hours before the Cordish Cos. casino plans to hold opening ceremonies.
Maryland Live poker room to open
The 52-table poker room at Maryland‘s largest casino is set to open to the public. Dealers will start shuffling cards at Maryland Live Casino in Hanover at noon on Wednesday. […]
Ocean Downs casino poised for record month
The Casino at Ocean Downs, the Eastern Shore gambling facility where revenue doubles during the summer tourist season, may be poised for a record-breaking month.
The future of online gambling in Maryland
Legalizing online lottery ticket sales might be one way to prevent the first year-over-year decrease in lottery ticket revenue in 15 years from turning into a trend.
Casinos end lottery’s winning streak
It is no coincidence that the end of the Maryland lottery’s decade-and-a-half string of record sales came in the same year Maryland casinos really cashed in.
Maryland Live sued for claims of short pay
Three former employees claim Maryland Live Casino owes them a payout — and not from the slot machines.
Md. casinos continue record-breaking streak
Maryland casinos generated $69.27 million last month, setting a new state record for total revenue from gamblers’ losses at slot machines and table games.
Casinos don’t see world through Google Glass
Gambling regulators around the country are warning their flock of casinos to keep guests from wearing Google Glass, the Internet search giant’s prototype computer that is meant to be worn like a pair of eyeglasses.
Hearing on city casino suit postponed
A hearing on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to stop construction of the Horseshoe Baltimore casino has been postponed until September.
Casino bidder buys land in Prince George’s County
FORT WASHINGTON — One of the three bidders for a Prince George’s County casino site has purchased a 22-acre site in Fort Washington. The Washington Post reports that a deed […]
State has little oversight on charity gambling
In the hyper-regulated realm of Maryland casino gambling, potential operators undergo extensive background checks well before the first bet is collected and, if selected, pay a tax on gamblers’ losses that ranks among the nation’s highest.
Removing slots from Maryland casinos wasn’t easy
When Maryland Live Casino at Arundel Mills mall and Hollywood Casino Perryville were ready to shed slot machines from overcrowded gambling floors, they ran up against some resistance from Maryland's gambling regulators.
