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State renews contract on slots
(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 […]
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. […]
Eye Opener: Port wants Sparrows Point for autos
A few government and politics headlines for Monday.
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.
Casino could be ‘magic bullet,’ at Rocky Gap, MEDCO boss says
MEDO Executive Director Robert C. Brennan spoke with The Daily Record at length this week about the lodge, a project that he said failed as a hotel, conference center and golf resort but succeeded from an economic development perspective, driving some tourism to Allegany County.
Penn National says Rosecroft casino would have ‘at least’ 3,000 slots
Penn National Gaming Inc. said Monday it intends to install 3,000 slot machines at Rosecroft Raceway, despite providing an initial licensing fee to the state that only pays for 500 slots.
‘Rocky Gap Lodge’ is no more
A casino in Rocky Gap State Park is still a few weeks away from opening, but the new owners of what was once a state-owned vacation and conference center have already debuted the resort's new digital presence.
Cordish: Pennsylvania casino industry is ‘terrific’
David S. Cordish put on quite the show at his Maryland Live Casino Wednesday -- but the show is even better in Pennsylvania, he said.
Unwanted slot machines could go to Rocky Gap casino
State gambling officials are considering using slot machines removed from the state’s two largest casinos to furnish a future casino at Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort in Allegany County.
Md. monthly casino revenue drops below $40M for first time since June
Two out of three Maryland casinos showed year-over-year decreases in October revenue as the trio combined to generate $39.6 million last month, the first time since June the state’s slots parlors failed to break $40 million.
Chesapeake Beach bar out of luck while others have kept their slots
Unplugged electronic bingo machines are stacked haphazardly in a corner of the Crooked I Sports Bar and Grill, which still smells new after owners spent $200,000 moving from a smaller location across the street in July.
Md. casino revenue down 7 percent in August
Maryland slots revenue fell about 7 percent from July to August, as all three of the state’s casinos experienced slowdowns in business after a record-setting summer for the 2-year-old industry.
