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Maryland Casinos Generate $91.4M Revenue In June

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Associated Press,
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Published July 6, 2015 at 8:35 PM EDT
P. Kenneth Burns
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State officials say Maryland's five casinos generated $91.4 million in revenue in June.

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency said in a news release Monday that June 2015 casino revenue increased from June 2014 by $19.3 million, or nearly 27 percent. In a year-to-year comparison excluding Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which opened in August 2014, revenue decreased from June 2014 by $3.7 million, or 5.1 percent.

The other four casinos are Hollywood CasinoPerryvillein Cecil County; Casino at Ocean Downs in Worcester County; Maryland Live Casino in Anne Arundel County, and Rocky Gap Casino Resort inAlleganyCounty.

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