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Maryland casinos generate $176.5 million in gaming revenue during March

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $176,524,584 in revenue from slot machines and table games during March 2023. It is the fifth-best single-month total in the history of Maryland’s casino program and represents an increase of $5,958,747 (3.5%) compared to March 2022.

Casino gaming contributions to the state in March 2023 totaled $74,549,152, an increase of $2,578,910 (3.6%) compared to March 2022.

Contributions to the Education Trust Fund (ETF) in March 2023 were $54,165,601, an increase of $1,836,410 (3.5%) compared to March 2022. Casino gaming revenues also support the communities and jurisdictions where the casinos are located, Maryland’s horse racing industry, and small, minority- and women-owned businesses.

Maryland’s six privately owned casinos offer both slot machines and table games: MGM National Harbor in Prince George’s County; Live! Casino & Hotel in Anne Arundel County; Horseshoe Casino Baltimore in Baltimore City; Ocean Downs Casino in Worcester County; Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County; and Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Allegany County.



The gaming revenue totals for March 2023 are as follows:

MGM National Harbor (2,194 slot machines, 210 table games)
$72,627,054 in March 2023, an increase of $4,840,091 (7.1%) from March 2022

Live! Casino & Hotel (3,845 slot machines, 179 table games)
$64,417,103 in March 2023, an increase of $2,331,615 (3.8%) from March 2022

Horseshoe Casino (1,448 slot machines, 122 table games)
$18,074,752 in March 2023, a decrease of $805,781 (-4.3%) from March 2022

Ocean Downs Casino (854 slot machines, 18 table games)
$8,039,896 in March 2023, an increase of $313,505 (4.1%) from March 2022

Hollywood Casino (705 slot machines, 19 table games)
$7,970,591 in March 2023, a decrease of $456,759 (-7.2%) from March 2022

Rocky Gap Casino (617 slot machines, 16 table games)
$5,395,189 in March 2023, a decrease of $263,925 (-4.7%) from March 2022

Details on each casino’s gaming revenues and contributions to the State of Maryland are included in the attached charts, and both fiscal and calendar year-to-date totals are available online here.

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