Maryland Live regains casino crown from National Harbor

Maryland Live has regained its former status as the state’s top casino revenue earner one month after losing its crown to MGM Resorts’ new upstart property.

Figures released Monday by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming agency show the state’s six casino operators had another record month in February, generating gaming revenue of $128.7m.

The figure is $2.5m higher than the state reported in January, the first full month of operations at MGM’s new National Harbor casino. However, subtracting National Harbor’s contributions, the five casinos that were open in February 2016 saw their collective haul decline 11.1% year-on-year.

In the years since it opened, Maryland Live had been the state’s unquestioned cock of the walk, handily fending off challenges from new entrants like Caesars Entertainment’s Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which opened in August 2014.