Posts Tagged ‘Maryland Live!’

2nd Attempt at Counterfeit Chip Passing in Maryland

Wednesday, April 16th, 2014

file4741238088930Maryland Live! is the largest casino in the state of Maryland and has been subject to scandal as of the past few weeks. After an incident of counterfeit chips took place just a few weeks ago, another incident has now been reported. According to the Washington Post, two people tried to pass counterfeit chips at the casino after using Hollywood Casino chips.

The couple, Ngan S. Nguyen and Dung N. Vo took several white $1 from the Hollywood Casino located at Charles Town Races, located in West Virginia to change the chips into the $100 black chips perfect for the Maryland Live! Casino. However, the chips were not perfect and officials discovered the scam. The couple now faces one count of felony theft, conspiracy to commit felony theft and two additional felony/theft related counts.

The couple were caught after investigators caught on and then used surveillance footage and information from driver’s license to record the alleged crime in action. The incident reportedly tok place over the Thanksgiving holiday where the couple exchanged the fake chips for chips of the casino during game play. The swap was seen on camera and caused the couple to be caught in action.

Back in late February, the first case of counterfeit playing chips occurred at the casino. Four people were involved in a scam to pass fake chips with values of $100 and managed to take between $1000 and $10,000. Rosa A. Nguyen and Vuong Q. Truong were found guilty of the crime and police ended up finding many fake chips after searching a lake area near the couple’s residence.

The couple was able to get the fake chips from an online purchase worth $12,000. This amount paid for $150,000 in fake chips. The couple planned on cashing in but was never able to as they were caught in the process of placing the chips into play.

Maryland Casino To Open Large Poker Room This Summer

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

The state of Maryland is home to Maryland Live! A new casino that is available to gamblers in the area. The casino offers a nice selection of gaming option and has just announced they are planning on opening up a very large poker room in the coming months.

The new poker room is expected to launch this summer and will be almost 15,000 square feet in size. The room will have fifty poker tables and will push the number of poker tables the casino now offers to 120. This will be a very nice poker room and will be the home to many a poker tournament.

Maryland Live! released a press package on the new poker room which read: “The Poker Room at Maryland Live! Casino promises to be one of largest poker rooms in the Mid-Atlantic region to accommodate the overwhelming demand for the games. With more than 50 tables, a dedicated tournament floor, varied limits, and high-profile partnerships, the poker operation at Maryland Live! is expected to draw customers from the local Mid-Atlantic region and across the country.”

It was late 2012 that voters in the state voted to approve the measure which would allow the new casino gaming options. The casinos are also now allowed to remain open every day of the week, every hour of the day. The casino has already seen great numbers with their regular gaming options but the addition of even more poker rooms should see even more pros and amateur players hit the casino to compete in regular cash games as well as tournament options.

The new poker room is expected to launch this summer which should be very soon. June is almost upon us and the casino will most likely continue to announce the poker room as it