And we're very, very pleased with how we've come out of the gate and what we're seeing. The energy, the excitement around it, the response to our book, the Sports and Social venue with the FanDuel Lounge has been received incredibly well. And we've seen a steady increase as we opened up in mid-December and we have been taking wagers through the NFL playoff run and we've seen a steady increase in the customer count.
There's probably about 50-50 split, roughly, between new customers and existing customers that are taking advantage of the new betting option. For one, we've had a decent flow of customers through the facility and materially they are new customer to us. Rob Norton: I've noticed a couple of things.
What are your observations in the early going? Rob Norton, president of Cordish Gaming Group and Live! Casino, discussed the property’s retail sportsbook experience so far and what lies ahead as Maryland sports betting moves toward online.īetMaryland: Live! Casino & Hotel opened its sportsbook in December. Once Live! got the greenlight from the state in December, it was a simple conversion to the sportsbook where FanDuel Maryland is the casino’s partner. The Live! Casino and Hotel in Hanover, Maryland, built a multi-million-dollar venue called Sports and Social as a sports bar and restaurant months before the casino was licensed to operate a sportsbook.
