E-Craps doesn't have the same feel of playing in a live craps pit, no excitement or banter and you can't see what others are betting on without looking over their shoulder, which feels weird. So it's about the same as playing online at home.
The e-Craps is great for low rollers, though, because as long as you have $5 in total bets running (including multi-roll bets working from previous rolls) you can spread that $5 around the table however you like, in 50 cent increments.
Also, the hardways bets seem to pay 8:1/10:1 which if correct would be true odds with no house advantage! This could be the best bet in the casino.
My 1st trip to the Maryland Live Casino was on 07/05/2012 from about 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM. It was a bit difficult to find the entrance but I followed the crowds and then the group of security and police cars. I am glad security is a priority, although the amount of officers visible outside made me feel uncomfortable like they were there for more than prevention. Next I went to get my Players card line was about 5 minutes certainly reasonable. The selection and number of machines was phenomenal and I felt the casino flowed well. When I could hear the music in the background I enjoyed it and the live act sounded good when I was in that area. During the three hours I was there I was not approached once by a server, only caught a glimpse of the same server twice, and after an hour and a half walked to the bar. When I went to the bar service was quick and polite, five dollars for a domestic bottle of beer seemed high.
Tightest slots I've ever seen. This place makes a lot of Indian casinos and even Charles Town look loose. I've never blown my bankroll so fast, not even enough for some play through! Decent atmosphere and facility, but you can't have fun here. Poor cocktail service and no soda machines I could find.
ATMs limit you to withdrawing $250 at a time as well.
At least it's nonsmoking and clean with all new machines... Those are the only redeeming qualities.
Admittedly I'm biased as I think the slots should have gone to the race track and not at a mall (which I no longer use).
I used to play occasionally, blow my $100 at Charlestown, and be done with it for the next three months. I've visited Arundel slots 4 times, I'll go in with $20 and that's it, won $20 and $12 in two sittings, lost $20 each other time. Twice, a slot machine has printed a ticket that would not be accepted by other machines, or the automated cash-out, so I had to go to the cashier.
Before I went to the cashier, however, I tried to stop one of the attendants in a yellow coat. Although he was attending to someone else at the time, he brushed into me (what I consider a threat) and when he see I wouldn't move he addressed my question. Totally unacceptable. I'm 5'7" a senior, this thug is about 6'2" and he has the audacity to to act like this? I'm also retired military and I did not do 20 years to be treated with such lack of dignity.
After that, I went to the cashier, the place opens a 0800, they were not able to redeem my ticket until 0830; I probably had a 15 minute wait.
I'll most likely go back as I'm addicted. I limit my playing time to $20 once a week which is $1000 per year and an acceptable loss.
Bottom line, if there is another casino convenient to you, go there. This place sucks.
