The newly rebranded Oceans Downs Casino in Berlin, Maryland in the state’s Eastern Shore region unveiled its 35,000-square-good expansion the first week of January, featuring 270 new video slots as well as a first for the property formerly known as the Casino at Ocean Downs—live table games.
Ocean Downs, one of the first group of casinos to open in Maryland in 2011, was the only one of the six casinos in the state to operate without table games, offering only electronic table games among 800 video gaming machines on the casino floor. The expansion offers 10 live tables, including blackjack, 3 Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, craps and roulette.
In an interview with the Maryland Coast Dispatch, Ocean Downs General Manager Bobbi Sample said the first weekend of the expanded facility was a big success.
“We were very pleased overall with the first weekend of operation of table games,” Sample said. “We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback on the new look of the whole casino as well as on the table game operation. The tables were very busy all weekend, and the interest in them has continued since the holiday weekend ended. It gives a whole new energy to the casino.”
In addition to the table games, the expansion included a new restaurants, a new event facility and other amenities.
“On New Year’s Eve, we used our new event room for the first time and hosted a VIP party which was very well received,” said Sample. “Our new restaurant, Poseidon’s Pub, will be open later this month. We even have a new logo and have changed our name to Ocean Downs Casino.”
