Casino and Gambling Industry

Casino license competitors have strengths, weaknesses

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Although Maryland has handed out five casino operating licenses, the state is entering uncharted territory with the allocation of its sixth. For the first time, there's real competition. Three serious operators submitted bids to run a casino in Prince...

Five questions with ... Chad Barnhill

2013-05-10 15:05:00

Moving to Maryland has been a learning experience for Chad Barnhill, general manager of the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino that will fill the sweeping vacant lot currently greeting drivers coming into the city on Russell Street. At home within the walls...

3 bids entered for Prince George's casino site

2013-05-10 18:52:55

Two more bidders emerged Friday — one a surprise — to compete against MGM Resorts International for the right to build a casino in Prince George's County, which stands with the state to reap millions of dollars from the project. Penn...

Three operators submit bids for license for Prince George's casino

2013-05-10 13:44:02

Two more bidders emerged Friday to compete against MGM National Harbor for the right to build a casino in Prince George's County. Penn National Gaming submitted a proposal to the state's gaming control agency for a $700-million Hollywood Casino Resort at...

The state busts: How Maryland is losing money on table games

2013-05-07 07:53:00

In November, voters approved a major expansion of Maryland's gambling program on the promise that allowing table games and eventually building a sixth casino would ensure that the gambling dollars state residents spend would go toward funding education...

Maryland Live sees slot revenue fall as table games start

2013-05-06 15:16:44

Table games at Maryland Live Casino generated $8.4 million in revenue in their first month at the Anne Arundel County facility, on top of $38.2 million from its slot machines, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency reported Monday. While...

Maryland Live dominates on slots, but has little competition

2013-04-16 11:20:00

Maryland Live officials often tout the Hanover facility's standing as the highest-grossing casino in the Mid-Atlantic when only slots revenue is taken into account. In fact, the casino has been generating 25 percent more slots revenue than the second-...

Already king of slots, Maryland Live looks to take share of table game market

2013-04-11 15:57:00

Cards started turning and dice began rolling early Thursday morning at Maryland Live, already the largest slots casino in the Mid-Atlantic. Opened just 10 months ago, the casino next to an Anne Arundel County outlet mall rakes in more money from slot...

Maryland's three casinos generated $58 million in revenue in March

2013-04-05 08:05:00

Revenue at Maryland's three casinos in March reached $58 million, with two that have been opened for at least a year seeing a decrease from a year earlier, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency reported Friday. Hollywood Casino Perryville in...

Legislature eases rules for casino hiring

2013-04-02 07:34:00

In a victory for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the General Assembly gave final passage Tuesday to a bill easing restrictions on hiring of people with criminal records for jobs at Maryland casinos. The Senate voted XX-XX to approve the House-passed...

Play starts at Maryland's first table games

2013-03-06 18:09:03

Many were off work because of a snowstorm that never came, so they went to Hollywood Casino, tucked off Interstate 95, in search of games they thought they'd never see here: blackjack, roulette, craps and poker. For the first time Wednesday and about...

Hollywood Casino Perryville to get table games in March

2013-02-13 13:38:00

Hollywood Casino Perryville's owner is hoping table games will help the casino's fortunes. The casino posted Monday on its Facebook page that it expects to bring in table games sometime in March. The facility will be getting eight poker tables and...

. He has been a vice president since April 2011. Bone will oversee the Waukegan-based company's efforts to improve day-to-day sales operations and strengthen customer service. He is also responsible for WMS Industries' major customer accounts, including large, multi-site casino operators.

2011-09-01 00:00:00

. He has been a vice president since April 2011. Bone will oversee the Waukegan-based company's efforts to improve day-to-day sales operations and strengthen customer service. He is also responsible for WMS Industries' major customer accounts, including large, multi-site casino operators.

2011-09-01 00:00:00

The coveted winner's bracelet sits atop a pile of the money which will go to the winner, during the 2010 World Series of Poker Final Table between Canadian Jonathan Duhamel and American John Racener.

2010-11-09 00:00:00