Maryland casino revenues increase

Maryland’s gaming sector has posted a record month in November in terms of revenue generation. The six casinos in the state has recorded a gaming revenue of $158 million, 7.3 per cent higher than the amount in the same period last year. The revenues have fallen to $140.1 million in November.

The casino-wise details of revenue break-up are listed below:

MGM National Harbour, which opened in December 2016, accounted for 41 per cent of all gaming revenue last month, at $57.3 million, up 13.2 per cent from a year ago.

Live! Casino & Hotel at Arundel Mills had $48.7 million in November gaming revenue, up 12 per cent from November 2017.

Baltimore’s Horse Shoe Casino stumbled in November, with $19.5 million in gaming revenue, down more than 14 per cent from a year ago.

Gaming revenue was mixed for the state’s three smaller casinos.

Hollywood Casino Perryville had $5.4 million in November gaming revenue, down 5.9 per cent from a year ago. Rocky Gap Casino Resort had $4 million in gaming revenue, down 2.7 per cent. But Ocean Downs Casino’s $5.2 million in November gaming revenue was up 34.3 per cent from a year earlier.