Maryland Live! Casino executives, local politicians and other dignitaries laid the ceremonial bricks and planted the first shovels in the ground Sept. 13 for a 17-story hotel that is certain to change the already substantial presence of the highly successful gambling hall in Hanover, Md.
The runaway top revenue earner among Maryland's five casinos and a heavyweight in the Mid-Atlantic gaming market, Maryland Live! is expected to open the 310-room hotel and events center in the first quarter of 2018. The casino, hotel and events center will all be connected and will help create a critical mass of attractions with Arundel Mills Mall next door.
The new additions to Maryland Live! have been known and discussed for some time; county approvals were granted about a year ago. At the ground-breaking, David Cordish, chairman of the Cordish Companies and the casino's owner, said planning for the hotel has been going on for four years.
