“It’s a little distant from the Inner Harbor, and most suburban Marylanders wouldn’t consider walking from the Inner Harbor to where Horseshoe is,” Karmel said. He said cities such as Las Vegas tend to thrive because of a range of amenities offered at once to visitors. Though the coronavirus may have played a role in its current revenue picture, the lack of surrounding mixed-use development could be contributing, Karmel said. Horseshoe has underperformed relative to Maryland’s other casinos, said James Karmel, a history professor at Harford Community College and the author of “Gambling on the American Dream: Atlantic City and the Casino Era.” The more than $920 million industry in Maryland stands to grow even bigger as the state begins legalizing online and in-person sports gambling. Horseshoe remains Maryland’s third-largest casino behind MGM National Harbor near Washington and Live! Casino in Hanover. At the same time, a new, outdoor iteration of Hammerjacks, the storied Baltimore nightclub and concert hall, will open nearby as a tailgating and events venue as early as this fall.

Plans for the district include a 4,000-seat concert hall called The Paramount and the addition of a Topgolf driving range. It also might re-energize the casino, where revenue is off by about a third since 2016, amid slowing business and in the wake of the pandemic. The four-block, mostly industrial stretch, known as the Warner Street corridor, could draw hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, officials said.

Now, with the worst of the coronavirus pandemic seemingly receding due to widespread vaccination, developers, city officials and business owners in South Baltimore hope to absorb some of the pent-up demand for outings, leisure and travel with a new entertainment district between M&T Bank Stadium and Horseshoe Casino Baltimore. Baltimore Sun eNewspaper Home Page Close Menuįor more than a year, Marylanders stayed home, attending everything from weddings and corporate conferences to concerts, trivia nights and comedy shows all from their couches and kitchens.

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