February 22, 2022

Maryland Casinos Offer Slots, Tables, Sports Betting, and COVID-19 Boosters

Maryland casinos recently expanded their gaming operations with the introduction of sports betting. But that isn’t all that’s new at the six casinos.

Last week, the state’s casinos began offering guests on-site COVID-19 booster shots. The vax initiative is part of Governor Larry Hogan’s (R) booster action plan.

MGM National Harbor, Live! Casino & Hotel, Horseshoe Baltimore, Ocean Downs, Rocky Gap Resort, and Hollywood Perryville each have vax clinics on property. Hogan says getting a booster — aka, a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — is the best bet a gambler can make while at one of the gaming venues.

Live! Casino, which is operated by Baltimore-based Cordish Companies, has long been doing its part in making COVID-19 vaccines more widely available. The Anne Arundel casino was one of the first commercial casinos in the nation to open an on-site vaccination clinic when it did so in January of 2021.