Maryland Casinos Rake In Nearly $155M In October

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s casinos raked successful a combined $155 cardinal successful gross successful October, an 8.6% summation compared to the aforesaid clip past year, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission said Friday.

While that fig is astir $12.6 cardinal much than the full revenues for October 2020, it’s worthy noting that casinos past twelvemonth were lone allowed to run astatine fractional capableness owed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly $69 cardinal (or 44%) of the astir $155 cardinal went to Maryland’s coffers, which represents a 15% summation compared to the astir $60 cardinal contributed to the authorities past year. Contributions to the sate’s Education Trust Fund were a small much than $50 million, up from $43.5 cardinal successful 2020.

The biggest chunk of revenues came from Live! Casino & Hotel, which generated conscionable shy of $61 million, an $11 cardinal summation implicit past year. Trailing adjacent down was MGM National Harbor, which racked up astir $56 million. That was somewhat down compared to its October 2020 total.

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Maryland’s 4 remaining establishments – Horseshoe Casino, Ocean Downs Casino, Hollywood Casino and Rocky Gap Casino – combined for a small spot much than $38 cardinal successful revenues.