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AARP poll: Marylanders support slots

11 June 2008

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

Maryland's future clouded

8 May 2008

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

Maryland slots proposal finds supporters

5 May 2008

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.

Maryland Chamber of Commerce supports slot vote

30 April 2008

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

Maryland slots to change state

14 April 2008

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

Teachers union backs slots referendum

17 March 2008

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

Maryland readies for slot vote

17 March 2008

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

Maryland racing industry unstable

14 March 2008

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.

Court throws out Maryland gaming referendum lawsuit

14 March 2008

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.

Maryland slots funding pushed

22 January 2008

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.

Maryland horse racing numbers dip

4 January 2008

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

Baltimore report pushes legalized casinos

4 January 2008

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.

States look to casinos for cash fix

3 December 2007

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.

Maryland Jockey Club president resigns

29 November 2007

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 Gaming won't proceed with Rosecroft Raceway

28 November 2007

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

Delaware not pushing panic button yet

27 November 2007

News Brief: Even though Maryland lawmakers have given Free State voters the right to allow slot machine casinos a year from now, Delaware gambling interests aren't pushing the panic button.

Maryland slot can be blocked

22 November 2007

News Brief: Local government officials could block the legalization of slot machine gambling in their communities even if voters in 2008 approve a ballot initiative passed this week in the General Assembly.

Maryland governor gains slot legislation win

21 November 2007

News Brief: Gov. Martin O'Malley emerged from a special session of the Maryland General Assembly with big wins on tax and slot machine legislation.

Maryland approves slots vote

19 November 2007

News Brief: Maryland voters will decide in November 2008 whether to allow up to 15,000 slot machines at five locations around the state.

Maryland senate approves slot vote

9 November 2007

News Brief: The Maryland Senate has approved a referendum on slot machine gambling, moving the legislature one step closer to asking voters in November 2008 whether to allow up to 15,000 of the devices across the state.

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