
Barbara Boatman (left) and her granddaughter, Katherine Herbst, 21, both of Alexandria, Va., celebrate their birthdays on Dec. 27, 2012, at the Maryland Live Casino in Hanover, Md., which just announced it will be open 24 hours a day. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman (left) and her granddaughter, Katherine Herbst, 21, both of Alexandria, Va., celebrate their birthdays on Dec. 27, 2012, at the Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Md., which just announced it will be open 24 hours a day. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman (left) is joined by her granddaughter Katherine Herbst, 21, both of Alexandria, Va., as they celebrate both of their birthdays at the Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Md., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, which has just announced it will be open 24-hours a day. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman (left) and her granddaughter, Katherine Herbst, 21, both of Alexandria, Va., celebrate their birthdays on Dec. 27, 2012, at the Maryland Live Casino in Hanover, Md., which just announced it will be open 24 hours a day. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman, of Alexandria, Va., tries her luck at a game at the Maryland Live Casino in Hanover, Md., on Dec. 27, 2012. Mrs. Boatman came to the casino with her granddaughter, Katherine Herbst, 21, to celebrate both of their recent birthdays. The casino is now open 24 hours a day. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman (left) and her granddaughter, Katherine Herbst, 21, both of Alexandria, Va., celebrate their birthdays on Dec. 27, 2012, at the Maryland Live Casino in Hanover, Md., which just announced it will be open 24 hours a day. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman and her granddaughter Katherine Herbst celebrate their birthdays — Mrs. Boatman's 80th, Ms. Herbst's 21st — at the Maryland Live Casino on Thursday. It was the first day for 24-hour operations at the casino, which will add table games and poker in the spring to the existing slot machines. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman and her granddaughter Katherine Herbst celebrate their birthdays — Mrs. Boatman's 80th, Ms. Herbst's 21st — at the Maryland Live Casino on Thursday. It was the first day for 24-hour operations at the casino, which will add table games and poker in the spring to the existing slot machines. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)