Maryland casinos finish strong in 2015; Horseshoe Baltimore hit with RICO suit

Casinos in Maryland finished 2015 strong, hitting one of their highest ever revenue tallies in the month of December.

According to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, the state’s five casinos generated revenue of just under $95.2m in December. That’s less than the $99m peak set in July 2015 but 11% higher than December 2014’s total.

As usual, Maryland Live claimed the biggest slice of the revenue pie. The casino generated $54.1m in December, up 7.9% year-on-year. But Horseshoe Casino Baltimore claimed the month’s biggest percentage gain, rising 19% to $27.2m, just shy of the 17-month-old property’s personal best of $27.5m in August.

As for the state’s also-rans, Hollywood Perryville was up 5% to $6.3m, Ocean Downs rose 15% to $3.8m and Rocky Gap gained 14% to $3.5m.