Such a bill was introduced in last year’s legislative session but hasn’t been considered for a vote. The proposed casino site sits on what is technically state-owned parkland, and the legislature would need to pass a bill allowing annexation of the land. But he faces significant obstacles to getting Metropolitan Park built.

The new gaming complex would create 15,000 permanent and construction jobs, Cohen said.Ĭohen has hired more than a half-dozen lobbying firms and spent millions on sessions with the community to solicit feedback and support from the neighborhoods surrounding Citi Field. It would also include new athletic fields, a renovated mass-transit station and a “Queens food hall,” a Cohen spokesperson said in a statement. It would feature 20 acres of newly built public park space designed by landscape architect firm Field Operations, which helped develop the High Line in Manhattan and Freshkills Park in Staten Island. Maryland Lottery and Gaming posts monthly and year-to-date casino gaming revenue, as well as contributions to state programs, online.If Cohen is granted the license, he plans to partner with Hard Rock and SHoP Architects to build the gaming complex, which is being called Metropolitan Park. Of October’s $159.8 million in total gaming revenue, $67.3 million was collected by the state, the majority of which went to Maryland’s Education Trust Fund. Gaming revenue at the state’s three smaller casinos, Ocean Downs, Hollywood Casino and Rocky Gap, all had year-over-year declines in October between about 3% and 11%. Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino had $14.9 million in gaming revenue, down 14.7%. Gaming revenue at Live! Casino & Hotel, the state’s second-largest casino, was $57.8 million, down 3.1% from a year earlier. You earn comp dollars that can be redeemed at any Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley retail outlet- including Skybox, Food Court, and Rodeo Drive. The sharpest difference was at MGM National Harbor, where last month’s $67.3 million in gaming revenue was down 41.5% from last October.

Maryland casinos’ second-best month for gaming revenue was $181.5 million in July of 2022.Ĭompared to September, October’s gaming revenue was little changed. The year-over-year comparison seems like a significant decline, but it is also compared to last October, when casinos set a single-month revenue record on what was unusually high volume last fall. Maryland’s six casinos generated $159.8 million in revenue from slot machines and table games in October, down 24.9% from October 2022. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.

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