Horseshoe Casino Baltimore reopens after water damage forced evacuations

BALTIMORE - The Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is back open on Monday, a day after guests and staff were evacuated due to water damage caused by a water pipe failure.

The casino was closed for crews to "remediate the water damage," officials added.

Video obtained by WJZ shows water falling from a hole in the ceiling onto the floor near gaming machines. Photos also show a partial ceiling collapse and water damage from Monday, December 16.

"They wouldn't want anything to happen while they were in there, getting wet or possibly having to go through a lawsuit or something like that," said Lester Nicholas III, who said he visits the casino about once a month.

A spokesperson for Caesars Entertainment said the evacuation was out of an abundance of caution to give teams time to clean up.

"Our team is hard at work addressing the situation and we expect to reopen (Monday)," the casino said on social media. "We apologize for any inconvenience."

Cleanup crews left the casino as it reopened around noon on Monday.

"I knew they were happy to get it open before Christmas too," Nicholas said. "People can use some of their bonus in there. I know they're happy for that."

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore brought in more than $14.3 million in November, according to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming.