Maryland casinos are showing an impressive rebound from their coronavirus shutdown. The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission reports they saw a year on year increase in revenue for September, growing to $1.4 million.
After a three-month shutdown, from March to June, the state’s six casinos combined for $143,709,268 in revenue for September. That beats the $142,223,137 in 2019 they made in 2019, a 1% increase.
The casinos are only allowed to be open at 50% capacity, as per the orders of Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan. Despite that restriction, four casinos saw increases in earnings: Live! Casino & Hotel, Rocky Gap Casino, Hollywood Casino and Ocean Downs Casino.
Only two casinos saw a drop in revenue: MGM National Harbor in Prince George county, which dropped $232,999 from the previous year, and Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore city, which saw a $950,931 drop.