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Sydney Newman, the general manager of GameOn, mixes a Big Bertha.
“The timing just worked out
great — we just kind of went for
it.” Casey, who also previously
worked as a wildland firefighter
in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
said she particularly loved the
building, a former firehouse that
had been converted into a commercial space.
On an outdoor patio, the pub
offers an assortment of games,
including corn hole and giant
Jenga, while guests indoors can
play standup arcade games like
Skee-Ball and Golden Tee, a golfing game. “Everyone’s really into
Golden Tee,” she said. They also
offer some old-school games like
Pac-Man and Tapper.
Already, the space has become
a destination for corporate
events and bachelorette parties.
For catering, GameOn partners
with Annapolis restaurants
Caliente Grill, Luna Blu and Pit
Boys. That last restaurant happens to make the chili for the
Frito pie, too.
Within months of opening the
branch in Annapolis, they added
a second location of GameOn in
Baltimore’s Federal Hill neigh-
borhood. “We weren’t planning
on expanding that quickly, but
when we found the space — it
just worked out,” she said. The
new branch includes two floors
of bars and arcade games with a
third-floor speakeasy.
Casey says they’re looking
to launch a GameOn bar in
Frederick, one in Columbia, near
Merriweather Post Pavilion,
and possibly another branch in
Baltimore, this time in the city’s
Hampden neighborhood. The
key to such rapid growth? Keeping things simple, and having
“an amazing team,” said Casey.
At the same time they’re
expanding their new business
empire, their family, too, is
growing. The couple have two
children, a baby girl, Charlie,
and a 2-year-old son named Brix,
who adores the racing game at
GameOn, though, Casey said,
“He can’t reach the pedals, but
he thinks he’s playing.”
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114 West St, Annapolis.
410-885-4589.
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