{"id":17189,"date":"2015-11-09T13:53:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T21:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=17189"},"modified":"2015-11-09T13:53:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T21:53:11","slug":"big-month-for-maryland-much-ado-about-dottys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/big-month-for-maryland-much-ado-about-dottys\/","title":{"rendered":"Big month for Maryland; Much ado about Dotty’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Developers of MGM National Harbor<\/strong> have to like what they saw when Maryland<\/strong> busted out its October revenue numbers<\/a>: 9% \"Harrahs<\/a>growth (to $95 million), with all five casinos in the plus column. Horseshoe Baltimore<\/strong> General Manager Chad Barnhill<\/strong> is defecting to co-owner Dan Gilbert<\/strong>‘s Cincinnati<\/strong> casino but he leaves on an up note, with the ‘Shoe increasing revenues 10% ($25 million). Even that couldn’t put a dent in Maryland Live<\/strong>, which saw a 9% increase and $55 million in revenue.<\/p>\n

The smaller casinos all performed well, with only the 2% increase (for $6 million) at Hollywood Casino Perryville<\/strong> arguably a disappointment. Slots-only Ocean Downs<\/strong> leapt 13% (to $5 million) and Rocky Gap Casino Resort<\/strong>‘s $4 million represented an 11% increase, bragging fodder for new owner Golden Gaming<\/strong>.\u00a0“Maryland Live had its second straight month where its ’15 revenues exceeded its ’14 revenues for corresponding months.\u00a0Given the increased competition, this is a remarkable achievement,” David Cordish<\/strong> wrote to the Baltimore Sun<\/em>. Indeed.<\/p>\n