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Pro-casino radio campaign continues
As General Assembly leadership inches toward what may be (finally) a final resolution to this year’s seemingly never-ending gambling expansion debate, the pro-gambling interest groups fighting the war through advertising […]
Eye Opener: Montgomery County Executive supports casino
Just because Gov. Martin O’Malley decided there would be no special session this week, that doesn’t mean the lobbying will come to an end. Here’s some other gambling and non-gambling […]
Construction unions continue aggressive campaign for P.G. casino
ANNAPOLIS — Labor union leaders criticized the stalled gambling negotiations among state lawmakers Monday, saying the snarled debate was preventing the largest construction project for union jobs in the country. […]
Maryland Live! casino opens to big crowds
Over 10,000 people showed up for the grand opening of the Maryland Live! casino on Wednesday night. With over 3,000 games, it was the largest casino opening in the history of the country. The Cordish Cos. chairman and president are both optimistic about the casino's future.
Casino at Arundel Mills opens early to an eager crowd
With a crowd blockading the entrance to the Maryland Live! casino at Arundel Mills mall just before 9:30 p.m. and a ribbon cutting ceremony winding down, casino officials opened the […]
Still plenty of possibilities at Arundel Mills
The jam-packed Arundel Mills commercial district could become even denser in the next several years, depending on the success of the Maryland Live! casino, which opens Wednesday night. With more […]
Gambling work group waiting for study
ANNAPOLIS — The fate of Maryland‘s gambling industry appears to rest with a soon-to-be completed PricewaterhouseCoopers study, which will examine the viability of building a Prince George’s County casino and […]
National Harbor group couldn’t build a billion-dollar casino
Advocates for a National Harbor casino said the state wouldn’t be able to lower taxes enough for a billion-dollar facility to be built on the Potomac shore. Andrew Moody, principal […]
Cordish urges Md. to wait on additional casino
ANNAPOLIS — The owner of Maryland‘s largest casino is urging state lawmakers to at least wait to see how casinos perform before adding a sixth. David Cordish spoke on Friday […]
Businesses around Maryland Live! say they are optimistic
Doug Bither looks forward to the jobs that will be created when the 330,000-square-foot Maryland Live! casino opens here, adjacent to the Arundel Mills mall. But Bither isn’t talking about […]
Cordish: Maryland Live! won’t hurt Hollywood Casino for long
A few items didn’t make it into today’s story about what developer David Cordish called an oversaturated casino market in Maryland. Stephen L. Martino, director of the Maryland State Lottery […]
New casino may change the odds for other Maryland sites
David Cordish is quick to tell you that, when it opens on June 6, his Maryland Live! casino in Hanover will have more slot machines than any casino in Las […]
