![]() By way of comparison, the return in Nevada for the 12-month period ending 3/31/19 was 93.14%. Digital signage in the casino indicate that the payout percentage on slots* in the previous quarter (first quarter of 2019) was 91.3%. The expiration on slot tickets is 182 days. SlotsĪ large percentage of the casino floor space is devoted to slots. According to Wikipedia, it has 52 tables. Minimums were $10 and $25 at the time I was there. The field is the stingy version, paying 2 to 1 on both the 2 and 12. Crapsġ0x odds are allowed, which is generous. Side bets found on most tables were the In Between and Super 4. All other rules being the same, that house edge would be 0.35%. ![]() The Current Blackjack Newsletter reports a game where the dealer stands on a soft 17, paying 3 to 2, with a cut card, in the high limit room. Using my blackjack house edge calculator, the house edge on the 6-5 game is 1.91% and on the 3-2 game is 0.56%. When I was there tables with a minimum of $10 paid 6 to 5 and minimum of $25 and up paid 3 to 2. The only rule that seemed to vary from table to table was what a blackjack paid. The house edge ranges from 11.11% to 22.22%. The Live follows the Atlantic City rules in big six. However, it also came off as rather sterile and lacking in energy, but keep in mind I was there in a Thursday morning. All things considered, I found the Live to be very modern, clean, and enormous. I might have played a little to get a better feel for the Live, but the table game minimums were very high and I had only about $100 on me at the time. However, that was negated when I tried to leave with a plastic cup of ginger ale and a security guard bit my head off, saying "You can't leave with that!" I would like to say that a floor supervisor was nice and helpful with my questions about the blackjack rules and alcoholic drink policy. Two dollars wasn't worth waiting ages for. About ten minutes later no slot attendant had shown up so I clicked "cash out" and left. So, I clicked the "help" light and continued taking notes. ![]() I asked the bartender about my missing $2, but she said she knew nothing about the machines and didn't gamble herself. Perhaps I accidentally made a bet, but I thought you couldn't leave a screen mid-game. However, I quickly noticed that I had $98 in credits only. After I put a $100 bill in the machine I started pressing buttons to see the video poker pay tables. ![]() From previous reviews, I have learned security does not like middle-aged men walking about the casino taking notes. In taking notes for video poker and video keno, I put a bill into a bar top machine, to look more like a real player and less like a spy. I didn't have a great deal of time, so spent about 90 minutes wandering about the casino taking notes for this review. I would roughly estimate that 25% of tables were open and about 5% of slots were being played. As you might expect early on the Thursday morning, the casino was very quiet. I visited the Live at about 8:00 AM on Thursday, April 25 (the perfect date), 2019. A floor supervisor told me that a draft beer costs $5 and a bottled beer costs $6. Maryland law forbids giving free alcoholic beverages. They also have self-serve soda machines scattered about the casino. I am told they have a separate Orchid Casino that does allow smoking, but it wasn't open at the time I was there early in the morning. However, as far as I know, there is no permanent show that you can see on a regular basis. Their web site lists 11 restaurants and signage promotes various promotions and live shows. Despite it's huge size, there isn't a great deal to do besides gamble. 310-room 17-story hotel and conference centerīy way of comparison, the MGM in Las Vegas has 2,470 slots, 178 table games, and 22 poker tables, according to our own Las Vegas hotel guide.Īs you can see from these statistics, the Live is ENORMOUS.Here are some statistics about the Live, according to Wikipedia: They now have a large and free parking garage that serves both the casino and mall. ![]() It was built in the parking lot of the Arundel Mills Mall. The Live is located in Arundel Mills, which is a nice suburb of Baltimore, located near the Baltimore-Washington airport. As of this writing in 2019, the Live is one of six Maryland casinos. Maryland legalized full casino gambling in 2012. ![]()
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