The Cordish Companies and Live! Casino & Hotel Celebrate Grand Opening of Flagship Live! Hotel
The Cordish Companies and Live! Casino & Hotel celebrated the Grand Opening of the flagship, luxury Live! Hotel,
the first hotel in the world to carry the renowned Live! brand. The
Live! Hotel adds 310 rooms, including 52 suites; two new restaurants, a
luxury day Spa and Salon, a 4,000-seat Event Center, and Club 21, the
only private gaming area in a hotel in Maryland, along with 2,000 new
parking spaces, to one of the largest commercial casinos on the East
Coast, significantly increasing its competitive edge among other gaming
properties in the region.
The Grand Opening Celebration featured lavish red carpet arrivals
from celebrity guests, including NBA legends "Dr. J" Julius Irving, Ron
Harper, Harvey Grant, and Spud Webb; NFL greats Clinton Portis, Santana
Moss, and Brian Mitchell. All seven athletes competed in a charity
blackjack tournament at Club 21 prior to the grand opening. David
Cordish announced the winner, Spud Webb, who chose the Boys & Girls
Club as the recipient of the $5,000 grand prize. The event also included
remarks from Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford and a
high-flying performance on the side of the hotel tower by the
world-renowned vertical dance troupe BANDALOOP. Guests were also treated
to specialty cuisine from the new DAVID'S restaurant and enjoyed
sweeping views of Baltimore and the surrounding region from CLUB
21, Maryland's only private gaming room in a hotel, the pinnacle of
luxury for gaming enthusiasts.
"Entry into the hotel market is an important development for the
Live! brand, expanding our footprint from entertainment districts to
full-blown destinations," said David Cordish, Chairman of The Cordish
Companies. "What we are offering now is a combination of gaming,
entertainment, dining, retail, and luxury accommodations that no one
else can touch. Today, the Live! brand has truly arrived."
"From the conception of Live! Casino more than six years ago, we knew we
wanted to offer our guests an experience that combined our flair for
entertainment with a luxury overnight stay and our signature customer
service," continued Mr. Cordish. "This property stands up as one of the
premier hotels on the East Coast, and we are eager to show the world
that this is the first of many to come."
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