“We are delighted to add Live! Maryland to our portfolio, further diversify our roster of leading operators, and gain additional access to the rapidly growing Baltimore-Washington corridor via a truly world-class property,” Peter Carlino, chairman and CEO of GLPI said in a statement. The property features roughly 4,000 slot machines and electronic table games, approximately 200 live table games including a poker room with 52 tables, a sportsbook, parking for more than 7,000 vehicles in a six-story parking garage and adjacent surface lots, 310 hotel rooms, a state-of-the-art live entertainment venue, and restaurants such as Bobby’s Burger Palace, The Cheesecake Factory and The Prime Rib. Live! Maryland is situated on approximately 36.4 acres adjacent to the Arundel Mills Mall in Hanover, Md.

The lease has an initial annual cash rent of $75 million and an initial term of 39 years with a maximum term of 60 years, inclusive of tenant renewal options, as well as a fixed annual lease escalation of 1.75% beginning in the lease’s third year. The company funded the transaction by assuming approximately $363 million in debt and issuing approximately $200 million of operating partnership units, with the balance paid out of cash on hand, which was in part generated by its recent issuance of senior unsecured notes and common stock.Ĭordish will continue its uninterrupted ownership, control and management of the operations of Live! Maryland, which is located near Baltimore. The transaction includes not only the land and real estate assets of Live! Maryland, but also a partnership for future Cordish casino developments, as well as potential financing partnerships between Wyomissing-based GLPI and Baltimore-based Cordish in other areas of Cordish’s portfolio of real estate and operating businesses.

recently announced the completion of its previously announced transaction to acquire the land and real estate assets of Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland from The Cordish Companies for $1.14 billion.

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