From the Maryland Lottery: (Baltimore) – The Maryland Lottery today announced revenue numbers for the state’s two casinos — Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County and the Casino at Ocean Downs in Worcester County. January’s statewide revenue totaled $12,923,551.67. Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $9,790,341.87 in January, and its gross gaming revenue per machine per day […]
Hollywood Casino Perryville Generates $9.1 Million in Revenue in November
From the Maryland Lottery: The Maryland Lottery today announced revenue numbers for the state’s two casinos — Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County and the Casino at Ocean Downs in Worcester County. November’s statewide revenue totaled $12,215,372.01. Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $9,113,039.66 in November, and its gross gaming revenue per machine per day was $202.51 […]
Soup of the Day: Maryland Jockey Club May Be Ruining Horse Racing, But at Least the Food’s Still Good
The everyday reporting of the “Soup of the Day” from Pimlico or Laurel Park was a staple of my morning wake up with WBAL radio for many years. They also announced the scratches for that day’s racing card. In the Baltimore Sun they printed the entries and morning lines (predicted betting odds) for the day, […]
Forgotten Harford: 80 People Arrested and 50 Machines Seized During Harford County’s 1964 Pinball Raid
Forty-seven years ago, the Harford County Sheriff’s Department, along with state and other local police agencies, conducted one of the largest gambling raids in the county’s history. Slots were phasing out in the state of Maryland. However, the temptation of gambling remained. In order to fill this new void, pinball machines became a new medium […]
Perryville, Other Maryland Casinos Generate $13.5 Million in April
From the Maryland Lottery: The Maryland Lottery today announced April 2011 revenue numbers for the state’s two casinos — Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County and the Casino at Ocean Downs in Worcester County. April’s statewide revenue totaled $13,560,746.63, bringing the cumulative fiscal year total for both facilities to $77,149,863.02. Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $10,052,057.15 […]
A Night in Hollywood: The Dagger Takes A Spin Through Perryville’s New Slots Casino
A prominent Maryland slots developer once told me that, for a variety of reasons, a gaming company could choose to simply throw up what he called “slots in a box.” Walking through the new Hollywood Casino, it’s tough to see the place as anything more than that—although the “box” is still a major new development […]
Here’s How The Dagger Is Voting On Election Day. How Will You Vote?
Halloween night, downtown Washington, D.C. The corner of F Street and 7th is a freak show – 10,000 people just let out of a rock concert. There’s a girl dressed up as Laura Croft from Tomb Raider, with the outfit, physique, and handguns to back it up. There’s a wild-eyed guy sitting on a bucket […]
Horse Racing in Maryland, a $2 Billion Industry? Wanna bet?
The MoBseen: Life’s observations as seen through the eyes of Mark. We, the voters of the Free State, will have the chance to vote on slots coming to Maryland. Current polling by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies and the Washington Post Polling suggest that Maryland residents are in favor of Maryland slots and those favoring […]
