{"id":70706,"date":"2018-02-20T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=70706"},"modified":"2018-02-20T17:06:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T01:06:38","slug":"maryland-live-announces-outdoor-smoking-and-gaming-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/maryland-live-announces-outdoor-smoking-and-gaming-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Live Takes It Outside for Dwindling Demographic: Gamblers Who Smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"
Maryland Live saw its gross gaming revenues (GGR) plummet in 2017 when the MGM National Harbor came to town. Now the casino is turning to gambling smokers, hoping to turn the tables back in its favor. In a state where indoor smoking hasn’t been allowed anywhere indoors for the past 10 years, Maryland Live saw an opportunity to attract smokers who want to be able to indulge in their two vices simultaneously.<\/p>\n