Full house greets new poker room at Maryland Live

Source: The Baltimore SunAug.自存倉 28--A full house greeted the new poker room at Maryland Live Casino in Hanover, which opened to the public at noon on Wednesday.About 750 people lined up, waiting to enter the 52-table poker area, which sprawls over two floors and features a bar, food service and plugs for charging mobile devices.Mike Smith, the casino's poker director, expects as many as 1,000 people to play Wednesday.A ceremonial ribbon cutting took place at 11 a.m., followed by a celebratory "first hand." Seats at the tables were available on a first-come, first-served basis.The line remained about an hour after the opening as people were being seated slowly at the 10-person tables. By 1 p.m., about 300 were playing and 450 were lined up around the casino floor.Officials from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission obs迷你倉新蒲崗rved a controlled demonstration at the venue Monday. The commission granted the Cordish Cos. property a license to operate the poker tables Wednesday morning."The room's operations were carefully analyzed and reviewed," said Stephen Martino, the commission director. "We are confident that the poker room operations are consistent with our requirements for transparency, accountability and the promotion of fair play."Online reviews from players invited to the Monday event have been positive.Maryland Live is one of the largest casinos in the country and the top grossing by far in Maryland, accounting for $324 million of the $414 million the state's casinos have generated in revenue so far this year.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Baltimore Sun Visit The Baltimore Sun at .baltimoresun.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉出租