122 Live Action Table Games Now Open at Maryland Live! Casino
Hanover, MD (April 11, 2013) – With a ceremonial roll of the dice on a brand new Craps table, 122 live action table games opened to the public at 12:01a.m. on April 11, 2013, at Maryland Live! Casino, one of the largest and most profitable commercial casinos in the country.
David Cordish, Chairman of The Cordish Companies, ushered in the newest phase of development at Maryland Live!, joined by Joe Weinberg, Managing Partner, and other Cordish corporate officers; Rob Norton, President & GM of Maryland Live! Casino; Stephen Martino, Director of the Maryland State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency; Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman; and actress and Baltimore native Stacy Keibler, who blew on the ceremonial dice for luck.
With the addition of table games, including Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Mini-Baccarat, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, Four Card Poker, Texas Hold ‘Em, Mississippi Stud and Big Six, casino guests will now enjoy a complete Vegas gaming action experience at Maryland Live! Casino, which includes more than 4,300 of the latest and most popular slot machines. Approximately 50 traditional poker tables will also be added to the casino floor when new construction on a 2-level, state-of-the-art Poker Room is complete this Summer 2013 (pending regulatory approval).
“When we set out to create Maryland Live! Casino, our goal was to create a truly world-class gaming, dining, and entertainment destination,” said David Cordish, Chairman of The Cordish Companies, which owns and operates Maryland Live! Casino. “With the addition of 122 live action table games to a facility that includes over 4,000 slot machines and the region’s premier dining and entertainment venues, there is no doubt that goal has been met. We are incredibly excited to bring the excitement of Vegas-style gaming to our hometown of Maryland.”
The Cordish Companies is currently bidding for other gaming licenses in Philadelphia, PA, and Massachusetts.
New Jobs
The addition of new options in gaming entertainment for casino guests also creates more jobs at the facility. Maryland Live! Casino has nearly doubled its staff with the addition of more than 1,200 new employees across all departments, including approximately 800 dealers and table games personnel. Maryland Live! invested nearly $1.5M to establish a Dealer School in order to provide qualified applicants with free training to fill these new positions.
An additional 300 positions will be added for the new Poker Room. Visit www.jobsatmarylandlivecasino.com to view available positions and job descriptions.
Revenue for the State
Maryland Live! Casino is one of the most profitable casinos in the country and, currently, the top performing casino in the Mid-Atlantic region. During March 2013, Maryland Live! generated $44,613,545 – the top slot revenue among all competitors in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. With the addition of table games revenue, Maryland Live! Casino is poised for a record-setting month in April.