Slots machines were flashing their usual neon-colored lights and jangling sound effects, with a couple even shooting rather trippy 3-D images on their screens. A band was playing loudly from a loft midway between two levels of a Las Vegas-style bar. Last week, even before it opened, the Horseshoe was approaching sensory overload levels. They'll have a familiar view - M&T Bank Stadium. The Horseshoe has already made at least one prominent friend in the neighborhood: The Ravens have booked the entire wrap-around deck of one of the casino's restaurants, Johnny Sanchez, for Tuesday night. The casino has partnered with the Hyatt Regency Baltimore and the Sheraton Inner Harbor, and will steer customers to other hotels located downtown and even in Harbor East. (The hotel raised its normal nightly rate of less than $130 to $171 for Tuesday's opening and is fully booked that night.) "Let's go downtown to the O's game, and then let's make a night of it," Visit Baltimore president Tom Noonan imagines an ideal customer saying.īut to make an overnight of it, most visitors will have to book a ride or hotel shuttle: The Horseshoe is opening without attached accommodations, although it is next door to a Holiday Inn Express. In fact, the Horseshoe's success could hinge in part on how well it integrates rather than separates from its neighbors.
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