National Harbor leads Maryland casinos to new revenue record

Maryland’s casinos smashed their previous revenue record in the month of March, while its leading property also set a new personal best for the market.

On Thursday, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Agency reported that the state’s six casinos generated revenue of just over $150m in March, up 6.3% from March 2017’s total and easily eclipsing the market’s previous high-water mark of $141.2m, which was also set in March 2017.

As expected, the state’s newest and biggest casino, MGM Resorts’ National Harbor, led all comers with revenue of $60.4m, a new individual property record for the state and besting National Harbor’s previous record of $56.6m set last December.

Interestingly, the UK’s Daily Mail media outlet reported that John McEntee, a longtime personal aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, was a major gambling whale at National Harbor. McEntee was unceremoniously turfed from the White House last month amid reports that his gambling habits made him a potential security risk.