Maryland Live! At Arundel Mills (Casino)
After Maryland voters approved slot machine gambling in Maryland in 2008, The Cordish Company planned a slots parlor next to the mall. The proposal for slots at Arundel Mills was on the ballot as a referendum in the November 2010 elections; the referendum passed, and construction began on the casino shortly afterward, with the grand opening on June 6, 2012 at 10 pm. When fully completed, Maryland Live! will have about 380,000 sq. ft. of floor space and feature 4,750 gaming slots. Maryland Live! is a separate, free-standing facility, separated from Arundel Mills by the inner mall ring road. Although not directly connected to the mall, the casino is within walking distance of the food court entrance. Maryland Live! includes a state-of-the-art, 5,000-space parking structure at Arundel Mills, complete with a "smart park" system featuring a green and red light space availability feature, such as the system used at nearby BWI Airport. Parking is available free of charge during all mall hours for Arundel Mills shoppers.
In addition to gambling, Maryland Live! features several dining options: the chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author Bobby Flay will open a Bobby's Burger Palace restaurant; The Cheesecake Factory will open a 10,000-sq.-ft. restaurant; and the Prime Rib will open a steakhouse. The project was to feature the world-famous Baltimore-based Obrycki's Crab House and Seafood Restaurant; however, the restaurant announced in November 2011 that it will not be opening a location there. Instead, Phillips Seafood will open a location at the site. Maryland Live! also features a new live music venue operated by Annapolis-based Rams Head. Rams Head Live! features fixed seating for approximately 300 in an intimate cabaret-style design with several stepped viewing levels of the stage.
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