“The casinos generate vital revenue for the state, but we remain focused on the health and safety of the casinos’ patrons and employees as we plan for reopening.”
“These are truly unprecedented times,” said Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director Gordon Medenica. In April 2019, it collected $60.2 million in revenue from casinos.
The State of Maryland collects a large chunk of casino gaming revenue every month, most of it for the Education Trust Fund, and with all six casinos closed the entire month of April, it collected no casino revenue. Maryland’s six casinos closed March 16 under guidelines to halt the spread of the coronavirus, and it is not just casino operators who are losing revenue. (Courtesy Live! Casino & Hotel/Courtesy Cordish Companies) Live! Casino & Hotel in Arundel Mills saw March gaming revenue fall 55.6% compared with a year earlier, to $24.8 million.
