casino and gambling industry

Executives of Caesars Entertainment, the leading bidder for a slots parlor in Baltimore, gave lawmakers explicit assurances Friday that their company will not abandon the city for Prince George's County if the General Assembly approves a casino there.

The installation of the first set of machines at Maryland Live! Casino Wednesday was the latest development for the facility, scheduled to open in three months.

The state's two casinos generated $15 million in revenue in February, a 67 percent increase from a year ago, the Maryland Lottery reported Monday.

The federal indictment of a flamboyant online gambling mogul that was unsealed in Maryland on Tuesday was nearly a decade in the making and continues a recent crackdown on such sites, though some question the impact such cases will have as operators continue to shift tactics.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III told the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Wednesday that a full-fledged casino at National Harbor is in the best interest of the county's economic development and would bring in tens of millions a year in tax revenue.

A proposal by the Prince George's County executive to single out National Harbor as the only good site for a casino in the county ran into fierce opposition on multiple fronts Wednesday in Annapolis.

Even as he tries to repair the image of scandal-ridden Prince George's County, County Executive Rushern Baker is playing a high-profile role in Annapolis on key issues before the General Assembly.

Miller rejects Baker's stance on Prince George's casino

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III is dropping the county's long-standing opposition to a casino within its borders and endorsing construction of a $1 billion, Las Vegas-style gambling palace – a kind of Bellagio on the Potomac – at the riverside development known as National Harbor.

Maryland's two casinos brought in nearly $13 million in total revenue in January.

Companies seeking lucrative state contracts and business deals in Maryland contributed tens of thousands of dollars in recent months to the Democratic Governors Association, which is led by Gov. Martin O'Malley, records show.

Second Chance salvage shop moves to new warehouse of its own, vacates leased warehouses on site of planned slots casino.

The Maryland Live! Casino says it is opening an employment center to help fill more than 1,500 positions at its new Anne Arundel County slots parlor.

Funding universal pre-K in Maryland with gaming revenues may be a laudable goal, but improvements in early childhood education shouldn't have to depend on an untested revenue scheme tied to gambling facilities that have yet to be built

Maryland's slots commission Friday threw out a bid by former state Democratic Party Chairman Nathan Landow to build a casino at the Rocky Gap resort, leaving a single offer on the table to construct a Western Maryland casino

Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold told the county's members of the House of Delegates Friday that anticipated slots revenue would likely stave off the need for public employee furloughs.

Arundel Mills casino opens employment center

For Mervin Savoy, recognition was sweet ¿ even if it came more than two centuries too late. Savoy was one of hundreds of Piscataways who gathered beneath the State House dome in Annapolis Monday as Gov. Martin O'Malley issued executive orders formally recognizing the Native American tribe as a distinct people. It is the first time Maryland has given formal recognition to a tribe.

Hundreds of Piscataways gathered beneath the State House dome in Annapolis Monday as Gov. Martin O'Malley issued executive orders formally recognizing the native American tribe as a distinct people. It is the first time Maryland has given formal recognition to a tribe.

Democratic leaders in Annapolis have compiled a "To Do" list for the next 90 days that includes raising taxes, changing the definition of marriage, closing off big chunks of Maryland to development and opening even more casinos in the state.

Maryland's two slots parlors generated nearly $12.5 million in December, about $268,000 more than the previous month, the State Lottery reported Thursday.

Perryville town commissioners vote to write-off $9,000 in uncollectable taxes

An agreement between the Maryland Jockey Club and the horsemen's association has saved racing for another year, but the next six months will be key to determining whether the industry can resurrect itself for good.

Maryland should take a cautious approach to web-based lottery ticket sales despite their potential as a lucrative fix to the state's ailing budget

State Del. Joseph J. "Sonny" Minnick and his family have quit the tavern business after 20 years, selling their liquor license shortly before the lawmaker's brother faces trial on gambling charges in connection with video machines at the Dundalk establishment.

Revenue from the state's two casinos dipped to $12.2 million in November, down from $12.9 million in October, the Maryland Lottery reported Monday.

We've seen glitzy artist renderings of downtown casinos before, but this time the developer — Caesars Entertainment Corp. — inspires more confidence.

The head of Caesars Entertainment Corp. promised Monday to bring a "world class" Harrah's casino to Baltimore that would be marketed heavily to 43 million gamblers in the company's rewards program if his group is given the go-ahead by Maryland's slots commission.

The first phrase of Maryland Live! Casino, near Arundel Mills, is on track to open in June. And the entire casino is expected to open by the end of 2012. Robert J. Norton is the casino's general manager.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to propose Monday a plan to boost yearly funding for public school construction by $23 million, in part by increasing the city's bottle tax to 5 cents.

Representatives of the two competing bidders descended on the long struggling Rocky Gap resort in Western Maryland Tuesday afternoon and presented vying plans to transform a state-backed development failure into a revenue generating casino.

Penn National Gaming has begun its push to bring slots to Rosecroft Raceway, releasing Wednesday two studies showing that the Prince George's County track would generate at least $346 million in tax revenue in the first year of a slots operation.

Commissioners split over increased revenue potential, 'visual clutter'

Perryville and Cecil County commissioners meet to discuss Hollywood Casino local impact funds

With casinos now operating in Cecil County and on the Eastern Shore, another under construction at Arundel Mills mall, and bidders competing to build slots parlors in Western Maryland and Baltimore, the state's venture into gambling appears to be settling into its final shape.

Two developers say they are planning to submit bids Friday to operate a casino in Western Maryland, and the head of the state slots commission said there are "multiple people interested" in the Baltimore slots license.

Forget the presents and cake — the Hollywood Casino Perryville, which will mark its first anniversary this Tuesday, plans to celebrate with a huge giveaway.

When Hollywood Casino Perryville, the state's first slots casino, marks its first anniversary this Tuesday, Sept. 28, the casino will have generated some $70 million in revenue for the state of Maryland and Cecil County and the state's troubled horse racing industry.

Maryland's two casinos generate $13 million in August.

Commissioners raise concern about giving money to anti-abortion group

State officials agreed Wednesday to extend the bidding deadline for the Baltimore slots license by nearly two months, a move that delays the selection process until after the city's contested mayoral primary in September.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's plan to cut 20 cents from the Baltimore property tax for homeowners is a welcome idea, but it should not be the last word on property tax reform.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will unveil plans Wednesday to direct nearly all of the revenue from Baltimore's long-delayed slots casino to reducing property taxes for city residents who live in their homes, aides said.

Perryville plans to seek further information in efforts to secure impact grant money from the Hollywood Casino Perryville and could seek legal action in the future

Spending casino revenues on programs that lower unemployment and increase education would help problem gamblers.

State slot machine revenue in Maryland declined last month for the first time since the state revived casino gambling in September, officials reported Monday.

After two unsuccessful attempts to transform the debt-ridden Rocky Gap Lodge in a profit generating casino, Maryland lawmakers are considering a package of financial incentives to slash the tax rate and erase millions in fees in an attempt to attract a bidder.

Baltimore Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos is bidding to buy a bankrupt horse-racing track in Prince George's County and resurrecting a push to allow slot machines at that facility. Angelos' proposal came as Maryland's second slots casino opened Tuesday.

Marylanders voted overwhelmingly yesterday to legalize slot-machine gambling in the state after a rancorous campaign, dealing Gov. Martin O'Malley a ballot-box success and settling a debate over which politicians had deadlocked for years.