Last year, all six casinos in Maryland were completely closed from March 16 to June 19 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Īs part of Maryland Matters’ content sharing agreement with WTOP, we feature this article from Jeff Clabaugh. The state’s three smaller casinos also all had higher gaming revenue than two years earlier, up 21% at Hollywood Casino, up 13.3% at Ocean Downs Casino and up 8.6% at Rocky Gap Casino. Its March gaming revenue was $19.8 million, down 22.7% from March 2019. Horseshoe Casino continues to struggle, despite more capacity.

Live! Casino & Hotel at Arundel Mills generated $61.8 million, up 9.2% from March 2019. MGM National Harbor led for gaming revenue in March, at $66.5 million, up 6% from March 2019. The state’s Education Trust Fund’s share of that was $51.6 million. Maryland collected $71 million in casino gaming revenue last month, 5.3% more than March of 2019. The remaining four casinos have no capacity limitations - however, some slot machine and gaming table seats remain blocked off to comply with social-distancing guidelines. MGM raised capacity from 25% to 50% on March 12, and Horseshoe Casino raised capacity from 25% to 50% on March 26. Maryland’s 50% capacity restriction for casinos was lifted March 12, with the exceptions of MGM National Harbor and Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino. Maryland’s six casinos generated $169.2 million in gaming revenue in March, a record high and up 3.6% from March of 2019, when casinos produced the previous single month record.

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