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When it comes to food, everyone wins at Horseshoe Casino
I am not a big visitor to casinos. Ever since I discovered my lucky number in blackjack was 22, I
Read moreMaryland Live casino surviving Baltimore Horseshoe competition
By Sissi Cao Capital News Service Maryland’s casino industry has been growing at a double digit pace since casino table
Read moreDining and gambling at the Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore
So here I was in the new Horseshoe Casino at 1550 Russell Street in downtown Baltimore playing slots and table
Read moreRascovar column: Is Baltimore’s Horseshoe casino a ringer?
Horseshoe casino isn’t the answer to Baltimore’s woes. But proceeds from the casino will help Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake slowly lower sky-high property taxes, make infrastructure improvements and eventually pour millions it now doesn’t have into community upgrades
Read moreBaltimore neighborhood looks forward to funds from new Horseshoe casino
The residents of Westport, a worn-down Baltimore neighborhood dwarfed by the elevated highways that run over it, say they’ve always felt ignored. Now, the sleek stone-and-glass Horseshoe Casino is rising at the edge of Westport, just south of Baltimore’s stadiums. And Westport, like other neighborhoods that surround the casino, will share in millions of dollars every year for community improvements — a part of the state’s cut of gambling revenues.
Read moreFor Baltimore, Horseshoe casino is a rare chance to employ hundreds
Maryland’s fifth casino, the Horseshoe Casino, is hiring 1,700 workers as it prepares for its opening in Baltimore Aug. 26. And thousands of people have been showing up at jobs fairs to apply
Read moreCasino crowds overshadow dwindling racing fans
Except for the Preakness, the crowds at Pimlico Race Course and other Maryland tracks continue to decline as customers flock to casinos, which provide subsidies to the ailing horse racing industry.
Read moreDespite campaign promises, casinos, not schools, are big winners from gaming profits
That 2012 referendum on gambling had propelled Maryland’s schools into the spotlight of a multimillion-dollar campaign where supporters touted the message that more gambling would be a win for education.
But the measure, approved by voters that fall, has actually worked to send more money to the casino companies in fiscal year 2014 than to the education fund that was established when the state first legalized casino gambling in
Read moreLottery revenues suffer as players begin spending at casinos
State lottery revenue dropped for the first time in 16 years — $1.7 billion, or 2 percent, in fiscal 2013. The state budget predicts another drop this year.
The “likely cause is the increased competition from casinos,” according to a Maryland General Assembly budget analysis. Another state report found what “appears to be a direct correlation” between a drop in instant ticket sales and retailers’ proximity to a casino
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