Compared to Dover or Ocean Downs, Live! takes the cake. it's nice, clean, well laid out. lots of tables, loads of slots! nice high roller rooms and great poker room. They operate following MD rules so can't blame for $ for a drink. The MD rules allow slots to be 87% to 95% payout. the machines seem to play that way. if you play low hand BJ, watch the dealers, these are your "new guys", who are still learning their job. the higher the min. bet the more experienced the dealer. Makes since. if I'm dropping $100 a hand I want a veteran dealer not pimple faced Timmy. Can't wait for MGM to open then the ride from Norfolk,VA will be less grueling.
I was so thrilled to have Maryland Live come, but now it realize it is a waste of time, I save my money to go to Atlantic City now, there I stand a chance of winning. I was at live and spent $200.00 in one day which to them was probably nothing, I was on a machine for 1.5 hours and never went to a bonus, I even took my card a out a few times to see if it made a difference then I realized that those machine are that set to allow you to go to bonuses. I play those same machines else where and I know that after a hour I should have went to a bonus, even if I did not win much money. I am waiting for MGM to open, I think they will be fair, the MGM casinos that I have been to won very well.
Most people will love the casino for its restaurants, Buffet, and location. For those of us that are Maryland residents, taxpayers, and who voted to bring the casino in that promised to improve schools, roads and offer career opportunities; are disappointed beyond measure. Those of us that frequent the casino and love playing the slots are finding that the machines are very, very tight and by the time you win a jackpot; you haven't even recouped the money the machines have collected over time. The gaming commission and the state of Maryland should be ashamed at how they are gouging its patrons and how they are punishing those that do not play even more often than they can afford. They remove and decrease promotional rewards if its card holders do not or can not afford to play during the weeks and months. They decrease rewards if you do not invest thousands during the month. They collect on holidays and there are never winners during those long weekends. One of my roadies lost her job 3-years ago and could not afford to bet the max on her favorite slots. When she had to choose between medicines, food, and paying household bills, she chose to opt out of homelessness. Maryland Live rewarded her by downgrading her platinum card to gold, decreasing her free play coins from $75 to $15 or $0; and eliminating her food credits. She has not hit a substantial jackpot at Maryland Live in 3-years and we frequent the casino every weekend. I should have had a Black Card by now - but because I'm spending thousands and not millions - I don't qualify..smh.
Unlike its competitors, Maryland Live does not set it's slot machines to payout. The slots are very, very, very tight. You can sit and feed the machines for hours, playing the max, only to discover that they are set on "collect." No matter what time of day, whether its weekdays or weekends, Maryland Live slots do not payout. The bonuses are rare and when you are lucky enough to get 20 bonus spins; they pay $4, $6 with no combinations that would pay a couple of hundred and additional bonuses are rare as well. I have had 42 bonus spins and the machine did not payout $60. I've watch a black card hold get over 400 bonus spins and only got $60. How is that possible? Is this coincidental for a "cash cow" that collects $50 million dollar a month - I doubt it. With their junior, giant jackpots, and annoying recording of so called "another jackpot winner...so keep play,” we; the patrons, have concluded that it’s a recorded lie. The lack of wins has taken the fun out of playing the slots for me. The complaints are the same all over the casino - slots don't payout, serve sucks and beverages are as hard to get as wins on the slots. There's a period of time when the beverage servers disappear for hours.
Maryland Live is the worst thing that has happened to the state of Maryland. I regret voting to bringing that casino to this great State. Even though I doubt that I'll be missed because the casino has a lot of suckers like me...I can't wait for MGM to open. Until then - my roadies and I will not be setting foot back in Maryland Live so I guess when they realize that I haven't been there just giving them my hard earned money - I can expect my status to be downgraded as well.
I played on a table I hit with quarters on inside. Then my buddy pulled 75 off a 1 and 12 for me " my winnings " they waited a hour and called mall security for the money he took for me and forced him to pay the casino 75 or they would call the cops. We asked to see the videos more than 10 times and they resfused ! Being military we didn't need the attention so we paid them. Mind you my winnings ! He was charged because he didn't place the bid. And they refused to show us the videos ! Not worth the hassle , never going again. Slots are a cheat and the security was accusing me at first of taking my money ! Then changed their minds and charged him , because it was my money ! The tall bald white guy " security " dared to accuse me and then told me I would be in trouble ! After being denied the videos we decided to walk away . avoid this scam. Never ever again ,threw my players card away in their face .. Disrespectful , false accusations , full of actual crooks
I've been gambling for leisure for about 20 years. I'm a writer and military gal lucky enough to have lived in and visited a fair number of countries. Therefore I've experienced, win or lose, just about every type of casino there is.
Let me say without question, this corrupt, government-run cash cow should be shut down for blatant highway robbery.
I will echo what others have written, such as the exorbitantly high minimums, alarming number of dealer "misdeals" and all around crooked blackjack, hold em and baccarat tables ... but most offensively are probably the slots, which are far from loose even on the higher end.
I went over the course of a week and lost easily 2000 bucks ... which is insane given my skill at poker (against house and other players) and blackjack. bet low and you'll win. up the bet a bit and lose your shirt. quickly. yes even on penny slots. never saw one person hit a slot jackpot. ever.
people shouldn't have to spend 12 hours in there trying to break even and sadly, many people told me they had.
what a sorry excuse for a casino: mediocre, overpriced food, little to no reward incentives, and drinks that cost an arm and a leg without even being top shelf.
next time you consider Maryland Live! do yourself a favor, take your money and just light it on fire. it's faster. cannot wait for mgm national harbor to open.
