BERLIN — A Kentucky racing company and a New York casino firm will buy the Ocean Downs casino and racetrack. Churchill Downs Inc. and Saratoga Casino Holdings LLC announced Tuesday that they formed a joint venture to buy Ocean Downs. ...

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(AP) The Board of Public Works has approved a contract renewal for Maryland to spend up to $200 million to lease and maintain slot machines over five years. The board voted 2-1 Wednesday, with Gov. Martin O’Malley and Treasurer Nancy ...

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Maryland’s casinos set a record for monthly revenue in August, and with only six days of operation Horseshoe Baltimore took 7 percent of the cash.

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Although state law prohibits a single company from operating more than one casino in Maryland, Penn National Gaming Inc. — which opened the state’s first gambling facility nearly three years ago in Cecil County — may have found a way around that rule.

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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.

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BERLIN — Gamblers will soon be able to try their luck at the Casino at Ocean Downs around the clock every day. Extended summer hours begin Friday and run through Sept. 30. The casino currently stays open all weekend from ...

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A House of Delegates committee will tackle expanded gambling Monday, and may not be able to move the bill to the full chamber until Tuesday. ...

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The General Assembly’s broad and unwieldy casino debate has centered on the authorization of a gambling site in Prince George’s County, the legalization of table games at every state casino and the amount of money those changes would generate for the state.

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The opening of Maryland’s largest casino accounted for the lion’s share of a record month for the state’s fledgling and embattled gambling program. But June’s revenues — which jumped to $40.8 million from $14.55 million in May, a 180 percent ...

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ANNAPOLIS — While state officials wrestle over a high-stakes, politically dangerous deal on expanded gambling, two of the state’s three operating casinos are watching their revenues decline. A work group considering expanded gambling could not agree on a reduction of ...

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