Talk:Live! Casino & Hotel

Question A / Controversy
It would probably be good for this article to have a summary of the events that led to Question A being placed on the ballot and how Question A needed to be approved in order for the complex to be built. This summary should touch on the bidding process, Laural Park's stake in things, the zoning fight, and the role and concerns of the surrounding neighborhoods and businesses. I'd write it myself (and I may end up doing that if no one else does), but I figured I'd just put the idea out there in case someone else wanted to tackle it. Patorjk (talk) 14:38, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

First requested move 5 June 2018

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The result of the move request was: NOT MOVED Pbferrigan (talk) 19:06, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Maryland Live! Casino → Live! Casino & Hotel – Hello! Would you please help us by updating the name of the business? For verification: The old domain name marylandlivecasino.com now directs to https://www.livecasinohotel.com. The updated business information can be found here: https://www.livecasinohotel.com/contact-us. Also, if needed, here is an article referencing the name change: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-maryland-live-fifth-anniversary-20170605-story.html, Thank you. (Pbferrigan (talk) 10:00, 5 June 2018 (UTC)) Pbferrigan (talk) 10:00, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * This is a contested technical request (permalink). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:20, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Pbferrigan (talk) 12:50, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * queried move request Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:20, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Objection. Please send to full WP:RM. While we probably should update the name, we also generally drop extraneous! aggrandizing!! punctuation!!!, per MOS:TM and WP:NPOV and, usually, WP:COMMONNAME. Only in rare cases is it retained (e.g. Yahoo!), based on overwhelming dominance of the stylization in independent reliable sources, and even that one badly needs a re-examination.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  10:59, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I really appreciate your help. I completely understand. If it helps the ! is being incorporated into the logo design and branding: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g41185-d3224836-Reviews-Live_Casino_Hotel-Hanover_Maryland.html & https://twitter.com/livecasinohotel?lang=en
 * It doesn't; see MOS:TM. (We wouldn't have a rule that even questioned "!" and other stuff if all that was required what that the company use it itself; the question simply wouldn't arise, since the character would have had to come from the company materials, not out of thin air).  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  13:02, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * SMcCandlish: Hi! Thank you for the explanation. That definately makes sense and I appreciate you taking the time to explain it me. I am grateful for your help. Thank you, Peter Pbferrigan (talk) 14:14, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

But support the rest; we have no reason to stick with an old name for an obscure company; there's no WP:COMMONNAME / WP:RECOGNIZABLE rationale like there would be if Microsoft changed their name tomorrow to Macrohard. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  13:10, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose by default with the "!" in it, per MOS:TM and WP:TITLETM, unless there's a demonstration that almost all independent reliable sources that write about the business also include the "!".


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Requested move 5 June 2018

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Moved. See a rough general agreement to rename as proposed, as well as ample source citing to accede to opposer's issues. Checking the sources, I do see a predominant retention of the "!" after "Live", so a small tweak produces Live! Casino & Hotel. Have a Great Day and Happy Publishing! (nac by page mover)  Paine Ellsworth   put'r there  12:19, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Maryland Live! Casino → Live Casino & Hotel – Would you please update the name of this business? There has been a rebranding. The name has changed from Maryland Live Casino to Live Casino & Hotel. For verification: The old domain name marylandlivecasino.com now directs to https://www.livecasinohotel.com. The updated business information can be found here: https://www.livecasinohotel.com/contact-us. Also, if needed, here is an article referencing the name change: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-maryland-live-fifth-anniversary-20170605-story.html, Thank you for your help. Please let me know if you have any questions. Pbferrigan (talk) 19:14, 5 June 2018 (UTC) --Relisting. –Ammarpad (talk) 17:43, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Support for now. This new name is potentially ambiguous with Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia, so another move may be needed in the future. But for now, it seems to me that this article is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for the name, since a casino that has been open for several years has much more coverage in reliable sources than one that is still in the planning phases, and the names are technically different ("Casino & Hotel" vs. "Hotel & Casino"). "Live Casino & Hotel Maryland" would be a perfect alternative it were more commonly used - the only uses of it seem to be in press releases from the casino. Toohool (talk) 18:30, 7 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Oppose. No evidence that the common name has changed. The websites are primary sources, and of course use the new official name but we do not necessarily follow this. See WP:NAMECHANGES for what might be valid reasons for a move. Andrewa (talk) 16:01, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Recent news articles are using the new name for the most part. (Has there ever been a case where a business changed its name and the reliable sources didn't follow?) Toohool (talk) 18:17, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * See . No change of !vote as yet (obviously). Andrewa (talk) 21:15, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Discussion
Note that the nominator is an SPA with a disclosed COI. 

However I recommend relisting, to give them time to get up to speed, and/or others interested (I might even find time myself) to look for recent secondary sources using the new name. Andrewa (talk) 17:05, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

''Recent news articles are using the new name for the most part. (Has there ever been a case where a business changed its name and the reliable sources didn't follow?)''

Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, and while there have been suggestions that we should automatically follow changes of official name for just that reason, there has as yet been no consensus to do so. Propose it (again) by all means... but if as you suggest recent news (apart from those based on press releases and similar, which are primary sources) tend to use the new name, that's all we need to establish to justify this proposed move under the current rules.

However, when I follow your Google search link, all of my first page of hits seem to be primary sources. The first, for example, is http://www.wbaltv.com/article/live-hotel-opens-next-to-casino-at-arundel-mills/21099435 which is an interview with developer David Cordish, saying in part ''"It's unusual, where I see our company or any company exceed what we planned. It just turned out great," Cordish said. When his company originally opened the Maryland Live! casino at Arundel Mills, Cordish said he always had his eye on a hotel...'' Hardly independent. Andrewa (talk) 21:18, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The rules say that we don't need to change the rules before doing what's needed to improve Wikipedia. Without even getting into the weeds of whether any particular source is a good source, how do you feel that Wikipedia is better off by keeping an outdated name, in the absence of any reason to believe that secondary sources will continue to use it? Toohool (talk) 21:44, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Exactly. Wikipedia is not better off by keeping an outdated name, in the absence of any reason to believe that secondary sources will continue to use it. But nor is it improved by adopting a new name, in the absence of any reason to believe that secondary sources will begin to use it.


 * Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. That's the rationale for the current policy. Andrewa (talk) 22:24, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * They always do, if we're talking about private businesses. I've worked on a whole lot of articles about casinos and hotels and companies, and I never came across a case where a name change didn't take. Have you? Toohool (talk) 22:32, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * No, I haven't, and it's a good point. But then I don't have the experience on this particular class of article. I'm just applying the rules as they now exist, looking for the correct outcome in terms of them... see that last essay as to why!
 * If you can provide evidence that they always do, this is a good place to do that. Then if we gain consensus here that (in this case at least) the name change can take place without consulting reliable secondary sources (as you seem to be suggesting), that would be a case for updating the rules so that we can apply that principle in future.
 * That's how the rules are supposed to work! They are a communication device written by you, not a textbook written by someone else. Andrewa (talk) 22:54, 13 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello, Thank you for your help with this. Prominent sources that are using the new name include: The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (http://gaming.mdlottery.com/category/press-releases/), VisitAnnapolis.com The Official Destination Marketing Organization for Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (http://www.visitannapolis.org/plan/listings/366) and WorldCasinoDirectory.com, although with the old URL (https://www.worldcasinodirectory.com/casino/maryland-live-casino). Thank you for your consideration. Pbferrigan (talk) 09:00, 14 June 2018 (UTC)


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