Hollywood Casino Perryville Operator Bids on Prince George's Project

Three companies have submitted bids to operate Maryland's sixth casino, slated for Prince George's County, according to reports. 

Penn National Gaming, which operates Hollywood Casino in Perryville, proposed a $700 million Hollywood Casino Resort at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, the Post reported. The move came after Penn National reportedly spent almost $40 million in an anti-casino ad campaign run by a special interest group when the issue of an additional casino went to referendum during the November election.

After spending nearly $40 million in ads supporting a sixth casino in Maryland in the 2012 election, it was not a surprise that MGM Resorts proposed an $800 million project at National Harbor, The Washington Post reported.

The third bid came from the owner of Greenwood Racing, which runs a Pennsylvania casino formerly called Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino. That company proposed an $800 million Parx Casino Hotel & Spa in Fort Washington, the Post reported.

According to the Washington Business Journal, Penn National's bid proposes a casino with a poker room as well as slots. The property would feature a hotel with a pool and spa, restaurants and an entertainment facility. The project also promised 4,600 direct and indirect construction jobs and 2,600 permanent jobs, the Washington Business Journal reported.

MGM's bid is for a 300-acre "luxury resort" along Prince George's Potomac River, the Post reported. The resort would feature a hotel, restaurants, retail, an entertainment venue, spa and other amenities. Its casino would include 3,600 slot machines and at least 140 table games, the Washington Post reported.

Finally, Greenwood Racing, Inc.'s big, which was filed under the name of its subsidiary—Maryland Casino, LLC— proposed a facility on a 22-acre parcel at the intersection of Indian Head Highway and Old Fort Road, the Washington Business Journal reported.

The casino would have 4,750 slot machines, 170 table games and a 250-room hotel with a 5,000-space parking garage, according to the journal. The company also stated it would have restaurants, bars, lounges and a multipurpose theater. The project would bring 5,000 new jobs to the county, its proponents said.

Maryland's Video Lottery Facility Location Commission will select one proposal by the end of the year. The casino could open as early as July 2016.