BERLIN -- While the Casino at Ocean Downs has been open 24 hours a day for over a month now, its allowance to keep the bar open at the facility until 4 a.m. created through compromise legislation during the 2013 General Assembly session begins next week on July 1.
In May, the Casino at Ocean Downs gained approval from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the summer season until Sept. 30 and the facility has been open around the clock ever since. Until now, however, the casino on Route 589 near Ocean Pines has been closing its bar operation at 2 a.m. just as all other liquor license holders in Worcester do.
However, that changes next week when the Casino at Ocean Downs is allowed to keep its bar operation up and running until 4 a.m. The Casino at Ocean Downs earlier this year attempted to gain approval for 24-hour bar operation, but during the Maryland General Assembly session this year, a compromise was reached on proposed legislation connected to the county’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC) and its relationship with the licensees in Worcester.
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I'm a beer drinker, but anyone that drinks at 4:00 in the morning has a problem. Do the police patrol that area and random stop vehicles, or is that politically correct?
ReplyDelete2:59 - You assume too much. A lot of workers don't even get off work until 2AM. What's wrong with having a place to go for a cold one after work like other workers on different work schedules?
ReplyDeleteOh right 7:30 I'm sure Ocean Downs is going to be packed with people who don't get off of work until 2AM!
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be alcoholics and bar flies who will be there so they can drink for 2 more hours, getting drunker then driving.
If you are already drunk, don't bother coming as they won't let you in the front door. If you get drunk while there, you will eventually cut off from alcohol. Local police are present at the casino. Security is tight.
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