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News Brief: Maryland slots opponents proposed alternative language yesterday for a voter referendum on November's ballot that would legalize slot machine casinos across the state.

News Brief: Opponents of slot machines in Maryland decried the wording of a ballot question to legalize expanded gambling Monday, saying it was crafted to garner more votes.

News Brief: The anti-slots movement is counting on for funding from a small crowd of well-heeled donors.

Penn National Gaming, Inc. has secured an exclusive 18 month option to purchase approximately 36 acres of land located in Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland from Principio Iron Company L.P.

News Brief: Penn National is close to securing an option to purchase Cecil County property near Interstate 95 for use as a slot machine gambling venue if voters this November approve the devices in Maryland.

A recent AARP Maryland survey found that two out of three Maryland voters support allowing slot machines at limited locations around the state.

News Brief: A judge’s ruling last week in St. Mary, Maryland, added one more opinion to the issue of electronic gambling machines, already addressed in an appeals court ruling

News Brief: Some of the state's most powerful organizations continued this week to line up behind Gov. Martin O'Malley's slots proposal, which could bring up to 15,000 slot machines to Maryland and 4,750 into Anne Arundel County.

News Brief: The Maryland Chamber of Commerce is throwing its weight behind a November referendum to authorize slot machine gambling.

News Brief: In only seven months, Maryland voters will decide whether up to 15,000 slot machines will be legalized.

News Brief: The Maryland state teachers union voted late Friday night to support voter approval of slot machine gambling in a November referendum.

News Brief: Lawmakers in Annapolis, Maryland, are moving to tighten up campaign reporting requirements for the November referendum on legalizing slot machines.

News Brief: If voters nix November’s slots referendum, Maryland’s racing industry might be doomed — and that could drag down the state’s $5.2 billion equine industry, some experts say.

News Brief: The Court of Appeals threw out yesterday a Republican lawsuit attempting to overturn the Maryland tax increases and slot machine gambling referendum approved in November's special General Assembly session.

News Brief: Pushing slot machine approval to fund schools was among the priorities emphasized by Betty Buck, president of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, at the group’s annual Business Day in Annapolis Thursday.

News Brief: The Maryland Jockey Club said Thursday the total amount of wagering on horse racing in 2007 declined 8 percent.

News Brief: A mayoral task force report says one of the best long-term ways to reduce Baltimore's highest-in-the-state property tax rate would be to use revenue from legalized gambling from full-scale casinos.

All across the country, states are allowing the slow expansion of gaming - and then trying to wring more money out of casinos - to make up for declining revenue.

News Brief: The Maryland Jockey Club said Wednesday Lou Raffetto has stepped down as president and chief operating officer effective immediately to pursue other opportunities.

Penn National Gaming, Inc. reports that it will not proceed with its proposed acquisition of Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland.