Maryland Casinos Near Me: All Six, and the Online Alternative

How Many Casinos Does Maryland Have?

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency licenses six commercial casinos. This is the complete list — there are no tribal casinos in the state.

Live! Casino & Hotel, Hanover, in Anne Arundel County near Arundel Mills, close to BWI. The largest floor in the state.

MGM National Harbor, Prince George's County on the Potomac, just outside Washington DC.

Horseshoe Baltimore, in the city near the stadium district.

Ocean Downs, near Berlin on the Eastern Shore, a short drive from Ocean City.

Hollywood Casino Perryville, in Cecil County off I-95 in the north-east of the state.

Rocky Gap Casino Resort, near Flintstone in Allegany County, in the far west by Rocky Gap State Park.

We are deliberately not quoting addresses, opening hours, floor sizes or game counts. Those change, and we have not verified them — check the venue's own site before travelling.

What the Retail Floors Actually Offer

All six are licensed for slots and table games, and several carry a sportsbook because Maryland licenses retail and mobile sports betting. What none of them offers is an online casino you can log into, because the MLGCA does not license online casino gaming — the licence covers the building, not the internet.

That distinction catches people out. A Maryland casino having an app does not mean it has online slots. Our Maryland casino apps page explains what those apps actually do.

Where Retail Genuinely Wins

Being straight about this, because a page like this one usually just funnels you online regardless.

Cashing out at the cage. Chips to cash, in your hand, in minutes. No verification queue, no crypto wallet, no three-day wait.

The room itself. The noise, the drinks, the company. If the appeal of gambling is the evening rather than the wagering, a screen is a poor substitute.

Live poker. A real poker room with real players is not something offshore sites replicate well.

No counterparty risk. An MLGCA-licensed venue is regulated by the state. If something goes wrong there is a regulator to complain to. That is not true of any online casino available to you in Maryland.

Where Online Wins

It is open now. No drive to Hanover or Flintstone at 11pm.

Lower minimums. Retail blackjack often starts at $15–25 a hand. Online tables frequently start at $1, and slots at cents per spin.

Vastly more games. A few thousand slot titles against a few thousand physical machines is roughly comparable, but online adds every variant of every table game and no waiting for a seat.

Bonuses. Retail comps are real but modest. Online welcome offers are far larger — with wagering attached, which is the trade. See our Maryland bonus page.

Distance. If you are in western Maryland, Rocky Gap aside, the nearest floor is a serious journey. That is where online stops being a preference and becomes the only practical option.

Our retail versus online guide goes into this properly.

The Honest Caveat on Online

The casinos in our toplist are licensed outside the United States, mostly in Curaçao, and accept Maryland players. They are not regulated by the MLGCA or any U.S. authority. If a dispute arises your recourse is the operator's own process and its overseas licensing body — there is no state agency to escalate to.

That is a genuine difference from walking into Horseshoe Baltimore, and it is the reason we account-test every brand we list with our own money before ranking it.

You must be 21 or over to gamble in Maryland, retail or online. Free confidential help is available 24/7 on 1-800-GAMBLER and through the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling.

Maryland came closer to changing this in 2026 than most players realise; our legal-status tracker sets out the four bills that failed and what is left for 2027.