Md. sets stage for expanded hours, table games at casinos

By Matt Connolly

Published December 13, 2012 5:00am ET

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Md. sets stage for expanded hours, table games at casinos — Patrons play the slot machines at Harrah's Casino Thursday, May 24, 2012 in Chester, Pa. When Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack opened its doors in this struggling city in January 2007, it was the state's third casino, a novelty that pulled in Philadelphia-area gamblers thrilled not to have to drive to Atlantic City. Five years later, Pennsylvania has 11 casinos, four in the Philadelphia area. Harrah's casino in Chester, a long-downtrodden city in the southern suburbs, also is closer to competition in Delaware and Maryland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

BALTIMORE – Maryland officials approved expanded hours and preliminary table game regulations Thursday as gambling expands across the state.

The Casino at Ocean Downs near Ocean City and Hollywood Casino in Perryville were granted longer weekday hours and all-day operation on weekends by the state gambling commission, while Maryland Live! Casino in Anne Arundel County will begin 24/7 operations on Dec. 27.

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