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Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling

March 23, 2022 By Jon Friedl - Professor Slots

Introduction to Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Maryland slot machine casino gambling consists of six casinos with video lottery terminal (VLT) slot machines. Cruise ships traveling in international waters offer onboard gambling options.

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I’ve dedicated this series to slot enthusiasts such as yourself by using my State-By-State Online Resource for U.S. Casino Slots Enthusiasts to improve your slots gambling performance by reviewing your state’s slots gaming industry.

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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Maryland

The minimum legal gambling age in Maryland depends upon the gambling activity:

  • Land-Based Casinos: 21
  • Poker Rooms: 21
  • Bingo: 18
  • Lottery: 18
  • Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

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The minimum gambling age is 18 for international cruises shipping out of the Port of Baltimore.

In 2008, Maryland voters approved having slot machines at five locations. This constitutional amendment included a licensing and regulatory legal framework for casino operators, employees, and contractors as well as specifying where to allocate state gaming income tax revenue.

In 2012, Maryland voters further approved a gaming expansion bill allowing table games at Maryland’s casinos as well as a sixth casino. This last gambling license, awarded in December 2013, resulted in MGM National Harbor’s opening three years later.

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Slot Machine Private Ownership in Maryland

It is legal to own a slot machine in Maryland privately if it is 25 years old or older.

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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Gaming Control Board in Maryland

The state gaming commission is Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.

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The Agency oversees gaming regulations compliance, employee background checks, the day-to-day operation of machines at each casino, offers casino revenue reports to the public, and more.

City of Baltimore Skyline [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
City of Baltimore Skyline [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Casinos in Maryland

Maryland has six commercial casinos, no tribal casinos, and several vacationing cruise ships to international destinations out of the Port of Baltimore.

The largest casino in Maryland is Live! Casino Hotel Maryland.

The second-largest casino is MGM National Harbor.

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Commercial Casinos in Maryland

Maryland’s six casinos are:

  1. Hollywood Casino Perryville, 44 miles northeast of Baltimore.
  2. Horseshoe Baltimore
  3. Live! Casino Hotel Maryland in Hanover, 11 miles southwest of Baltimore and 30 miles northeast of Washington, DC.
  4. MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, 14 miles southwest of Baltimore.
  5. Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin, 133 miles southeast of Baltimore on the Delaware border.
  6. Rocky Gap Casino Resort Golf in Flintstone, 132 miles west of Baltimore near the Pennsylvania border.

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Tribal Casinos in Maryland

Maryland has no tribal casinos because it has no federally recognized American Indian tribes.

Maryland Casinos Map [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
Maryland Casinos Map [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying Maryland slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering Maryland is:

  • North: Pennsylvania Slots
  • East: Delaware Slots
  • South: Virginia Slots
  • West: West Virginia Slots and District of Columbia Slots

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Each of the links above will take you to my blog for that neighboring U.S. state to Maryland.

Maryland on a U.S. Map [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]
Maryland on a U.S. Map [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Our Maryland Slots Facebook Community

Are you interested in sharing and learning with other slots enthusiasts in Maryland? If so, join our Maryland slots community on Facebook. All you’ll need is a Facebook profile to freely join this closed Facebook Group community.

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There, you can meet online and privately share your slots experiences with local slots enthusiasts about playing slot machines in Maryland. Join us!

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Maryland Slots Community [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Theoretical Payouts and Return Statistics in Maryland

Per Maryland’s gaming regulation §9–1A–22, a video lottery terminal shall have an average payout percentage of at least 85%. Two exceptions exist in this gaming reg, including:

  • The Commission may by regulation establish an average payout percentage of more than 88% but not more than 95% for video lottery operation licensees.
  • The Commission may approve an average payout percentage of more than 95% for the video lottery terminals at a video lottery facility.

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It is unclear which exceptions the Commission has applied to each casino. Casino floor averages are legally required to be posted publicly in each casino, usually near the cashier’s cage. Casinos are also required to provide a quarterly report to the Commission, which appear not be publicly available.

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Ocean City Beach at Sunrise [Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling]

Summary of Maryland Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Maryland slot machine casino gambling consists of VLT-style slot machines at six casinos. Otherwise, cruise ships offer slot machines when sailing out of the Port of Baltimore to international destinations.

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