{"id":204,"date":"2021-05-17T15:50:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/april-maryland-gaming-industrys-third-best-month-ever-casinos-win-162-1m\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T15:50:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:50:14","slug":"april-maryland-gaming-industrys-third-best-month-ever-casinos-win-162-1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/april-maryland-gaming-industrys-third-best-month-ever-casinos-win-162-1m\/","title":{"rendered":"April Maryland Gaming Industry\u2019s Third-Best Month Ever, Casinos Win $162.1M"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Innholdsfortegnelse<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/april-maryland-gaming-industrys-third-best-month-ever-casinos-win-162-1m\/#MGM_Leads_Again\" title=\"MGM Leads, Again\">MGM Leads, Again<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/april-maryland-gaming-industrys-third-best-month-ever-casinos-win-162-1m\/#Sports_Betting_Latest\" title=\"Sports Betting Latest\">Sports Betting Latest<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Maryland casinos won more than $162.1 million from gamblers last month. The haul is the state gaming industry\u2019s third-highest gross gaming revenue (GGR) monthly performance in history. Maryland\u2019s first casino opened in September of 2010.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172901\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172901 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-142x95.jpg?x38396\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-142x95.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"Maryland casinos GGR gaming revenue\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data- title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"Maryland casinos GGR gaming revenue\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryland-Live-Casino-e1617745733761-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">The Live! Casino &#038; Hotel in Maryland is seen last month. The six casinos in the state enjoyed their third-best revenue month on record in April of 2021. (Image: <em>The Baltimore Sun<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The six licensed commercial casinos followed up their all-time high of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/maryland-casinos-post-record-revenue-month-march\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$169 million in March<\/a> with yet another strong performance. GGR totaled $0 in 2020, as the casinos were closed throughout the month on Gov. Larry Hogan\u2019s (R) pandemic orders.<\/p>\n<p>But compared with April 2019, last month\u2019s $162.1 million GGR represents a nearly 12 percent increase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><strong>After setting a single-month gaming revenue record in March, Maryland\u2019s six casinos combined to generate their third-best month of all-time,\u201d<\/strong> according to a statement from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe total represents an increase of $16,870,233 (11.6 percent) compared to April of 2019 when gaming revenue was $145,236,133. All six casinos were closed throughout April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Hogan lifted state orders restricting casinos to operate at reduced capacity in mid-March. However, local ordinances continue to limit MGM National Harbor and Horseshoe Baltimore to 50 percent of their fire code capacity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MGM_Leads_Again\"><\/span><b>MGM Leads, Again<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite being under continued COVID-19 capacity restraints, MGM National Harbor posted the highest GGR number last month. The integrated casino resort in Prince George\u2019s County reported a casino win of more than $62.3 million, a 2.5 percent premium in April 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live! Casino &#038; Hotel in Anne Arundel County was a close second at $58.2 million. The casino near BWI airport likely benefited from an increase in air travel, as its April GGR number represents a 21.7 percent surge in April 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Horseshoe Casino Baltimore was a distant third at $19.6 million. The Caesars Entertainment property was flat compared with April 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland\u2019s three smaller resort-style casinos \u2014 Hollywood Casino Perryville, Ocean Downs Casino, and Rocky Gap Casino \u2014 combined to win $21.8 million. That\u2019s a 30 percent jump in April 2019, when the three venues won $16.9 million.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sports_Betting_Latest\"><\/span><b>Sports Betting Latest<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Maryland is set to become the latest state to allow gamblers to legally bet on sports. Last November, voters approved a ballot referendum to allow state lawmakers to write sports betting laws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>In April, the General Assembly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/maryland-sports-betting-bill-passes-general-assembly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">passed House Bill 940<\/a> and sent the measure to Hogan\u2019s desk. The sports betting package is one of the largest in the country, as it creates more than 90 sports betting licenses, both in-person and online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The state\u2019s six casinos, pro sports stadiums, and horse racetracks each qualify for a retail sportsbook. Another 30 licenses are set aside for businesses that want to offer in-person betting, and 60 mobile wagering licenses are up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that\u2019s all dependent on Hogan allowing the bill to become law. Though the governor has said in the past that he supports Maryland joining its many neighbors in having legal, regulated sports betting, the second-term governor has not yet signed the measure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/april-maryland-gaming-industrys-third-best-revenue-month-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\">April Maryland Gaming Industry\u2019s Third-Best Month Ever, Casinos Win $162.1M<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland casinos won more than $162.1 million from gamblers last month. The haul is the state gaming industry\u2019s third-highest gross gaming revenue (GGR) monthly performance in history. Maryland\u2019s first casino opened in September of 2010. The Live! Casino &#038; Hotel in Maryland is seen last month. 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