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The Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League has signed a partnership agreement with the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore. The news was announced Friday, Oct. 19 and marks the second such arrangement between a professional American football team and a casino since the NFL relaxed the rules around signing deals with gambling companies in September.

About the Deal

The recently inked agreement was announced jointly at the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore in Maryland by Baltimore Ravens Senior Vice President of Corporate Sales and Business Development Kevin Rochlitz, Ravens’ Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden, and Horseshoe Casino General Manager Erin Chamberlin.

Under the terms of the deal, the Horseshoe will be able to use Ravens logos and intellectual property at its gaming location, while the casino’s on-property bar, 14Forty, will become a Ravens-branded outlet. The Horseshoe will also become the sponsor of the “Legendary Moments and Plays” video segments, which are shown on the scoreboard during Ravens games, and the casino’s logo will now be featured around the stadium.

In addition, there are plans to incorporate the Baltimore Ravens within the Horseshoe’s loyalty program. For instance, new VIP cards will have Ravens images printed on them, and customers who play regularly will have the opportunity to win Ravens-related prizes, like trips aboard the team’s plane.

Two Strong Baltimore Brands

Rochlitz from the Ravens declined to discuss the financial aspects of the agreement, but did comment on the deal, saying:

“Horseshoe Casino Baltimore has become a popular destination, particularly for Ravens fans before and after our home games. We’re enthused about this partnership and believe it will further enrich the entertainment appeal surrounding M&T Bank Stadium. Additionally, we feel it will help contribute to the exciting development taking place throughout the area.”

Meanwhile, speaking on behalf of the Horseshoe Casino, Chamberlin remarked:

“It is an honor for us to officially partner with our neighbor, the Baltimore Ravens. We are two strong Baltimore brands that are committed to the city and the region. We both offer a unique entertainment product with broad and complementary appeal. And, we share a common commitment to transforming the southern gateway into an unrivaled entertainment district that adds renewed energy and excitement to the area.”

Location, Location, Location

As both Rochlitz and Chamberlin alluded to, their organizations are geographically very close to each other. Indeed, the Horseshoe Casino and M&T Bank Stadium, where the Ravens play their home games, are less than a mile apart. This proximity makes their partnership more sensible than it would be were the two enterprises separated by a greater distance.

Case in point, the Horseshoe is already a popular destination for gameday ticket-holders before and after their time at the stadium, and many fans park their vehicles at the Horseshoe and then walk to the stadium to take in the action on the gridiron. This is possible due to an agreement between the casino and the team dating back to 2014 in which the Horseshoe allocates a portion of its parking spaces for sports fans attending Ravens games. Now, new co-branding opportunities enable further revenue to be derived from this source of traffic.

Entertainment District

CBAC Gaming, the partnership group that owns the Horseshoe, has already begun a program of improving the real estate surrounding its gambling casino, buying up vacant lots and repurposing them. Its goal is to improve the Warner St. corridor and transform the district between the casino and the Baltimore Ravens’ sports stadium into an “Entertainment District.” As Arthur Adler of Caves Valley Partners, one of the company’s involved in CBAC Gaming, explained earlier this year:

“When you leave the stadium and go to the casino, there’s a lot of vacant buildings. We want to activate it.”

The Horseshoe’s arrangement with the Ravens dovetails nicely with this strategy, bringing an additional stakeholder on board in order to beautify and enhance the commercial value of downtown Baltimore. Erin Chamberlin further expressed her optimism that their common commitment to revitalize and transform the southern gateway will help grow the partners’ respective customer bases, and turn it into a great place to visit before or after games; “There’s fun things to do, a lot of great bars, a lot of things to come and see either on game day or other days for sure,” commented Chamberlin.

Sports Betting in the Cards?

Although there’s no sports betting currently taking place at the Horseshoe or any other Maryland casino, it’s undoubtedly in the back of the minds of everyone involved in the Ravens deal. This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court in its Murphy v. NCAA decision ended the federal prohibition on this type of wagering, allowing individual states to legalize the industry if they choose. It’s this possibility of sportsbook tie-ins that’s now driving gambling facility owners into the arms of NFL and other sports franchises.

Maryland’s constitution prohibits commercial gambling apart from limited carve-outs for casinos that were approved by the voters in 2008. In order for sports betting to be allowed, an appropriate constitutional amendment would therefore have to be given the OK by state’s voters. All efforts to put the question before the electorate this year have failed, though, and the soonest it could be placed on the ballot is November 2020.

In almost every state that has introduced sportsbook licensure, those companies that already provide gambling are among the first to receive licenses. Thus, it’s highly likely that if betting on sports should become legal in Maryland, the Horseshoe Baltimore would be in a good position to capitalize on the development.

According to a Nielsen Sports study in September, legalized sports betting could contribute as much as $2.3 billion per year in additional revenue to NFL teams. The deal with the Horseshoe Casino is an attempt by the Ravens to ensure that it won’t miss out on this potentially lucrative stream of money.

Harbinger of More Partnerships?

The Baltimore Ravens has indicated that the club is exploring its partnership options with other Maryland casinos, although nothing certain has been confirmed yet. Perhaps more interesting is the Horseshoe Casino side of the equation. You see, the Horseshoe is half-owned by Caesars Entertainment, which runs more than three dozen casinos in the United States. As it evaluates how the Ravens agreement is performing, it may therefore look to sign further deals between its gaming centers and other sporting franchises.

100xOdds

I did play a fair amount of 25 cent single line at Horseshoe Baltimore late 2019

they nerfed the 9/6 JoB years ago.
didnt know they still had good vp.
what did you play at Horseshoe Baltimore?

Craps is paradise (Pair of dice). Lets hear it for the SpeedCount Mathletes :)

cmlotito

I was up about 2k after first 2 jackpots then had to go into my own pocket till I hit that. I have $1,100 left in my dumb ass full house bank. The entire time I was rooting for full houses. The first two times I got dealt 2 pair I whiffed on all 20 hands. I did get dealt a full house with a 2x multiplier so that knocked off $100 in 1 hand.
Going back this Tuesday. I will play my $105 free play first at triple play $1 DDB. Winnings will be added to the full house bank. Then I will play and stop when I either run out of money I bring with me for the day, deplete the full house bank to $0 or get ahead $500 or more. I'm ok with any outcome at this point. But, I will say the best outcome, barring another dealt royal, is for me to get dealt some full houses with big multipliers to end this journey I have been taking at National Harbor. I rather enjoyed not doing anything gambling related since March.

cmlotito

they nerfed the 9/6 JoB years ago.
didnt know they still had good vp.
what did you play at Horseshoe Baltimore?

I was playing 95 DDB 25 cent progressive on quads and royal. A negative game. But they were giving me tons of free bets and free play last 2 months of 2019 that I would occasionally throw $100 at this just to pass the time. Return % was not as good as 96 but not as bad as 95 due to progressives.
I even got my first and only jackpot there playing free play.
They deactivated the ability to play free play on almost all of their video poker....almost all. They left it available to play on 4 or 5 (i forget exact number) machines. When I started to go in November 2019 you could use free play on most of the video poker there. When I hit this it was down to just those few machines.
This was the best it ever got when I played there. The Royal Flush got up to $1,529.76
I could only muster 4 aces. But that got me ahead so I left. I had played for a few hours after having worked an 8 hour day and was tired. When I went back a couple days later it was hit.

DRich

I have had multiple dealt Royal Flushes but never on a multi-hand game. Sadly, I don't play much anymore so I will probably never get one.

cmlotito

I have had multiple dealt Royal Flushes but never on a multi-hand game. Sadly, I don't play much anymore so I will probably never get one.

I got lucky not just because it was dealt but because I could have just as easily gotten it playing 5 play quarter last year or 10 play nickel (which I dabbled in.) That would have been far worse than not getting a multiplier on this one.cmlotito

Thanks for this post from:

I went yesterday and lost.
Here is the breakdown:
Well over 1000 deals.
Over a 13% loss rate at 7/5 DSTP BP
Only one AAAA for $400 non multiplied
Several, I don't recall how many, but it wasn't a lot, non multiplied $200 sets of quad 2's, 3's, and 4's, NONE MULTIPLIED.
One 5x $125 quad for $625
Two 3 x $125 quads for $375
Three 2x $125 quad for $250
No jackpots. Best one hand payout was $840
I can't be upset even though it was a blood bath. I played for two trips on that $1,000 free play offer and still have enough of it to do some repairs around the house and get a small bathroom remodeled.
I doubt they will ever see this, but I would like to formally thank my host.
I'll be waiting for my next $1,000+ free play offer at National Harbor. If it never comes, I'm ok with that.

cmlotito

I finished out 2020 just collecting free play in November and December. I did not want to play any more as my agi was nearing a limit I did not want to exceed for tax purposes.
I suppose I should start a 2021 thread soon. It's been an interesting year so far.

heatmap

what i dont understand when you - lets call it grinding - when you are grinding you sit at a machine and you assume it will 'cycle' through a period.
Is it possible to get the 'same' result, or do you assume that you will get a 'fair' 'runthrough' so to say where you know you are running through the entire period and it will hit each individual result that is possible by the machine?

cmlotito