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Reports: Illegal Gambling Costs Maryland Millions

25 January 2006

News Brief: Slot machines in the Baltimore area that illegally pay out winnings to gamblers may be costing the state at least $15 million a year in lost tax revenue, according to a

Gaming Companies Bet on Maryland Lobbyists

1 June 2005

News Brief: Gambling-related businesses continue to hire high-priced Annapolis lobbyists, hoping to position themselves for profits if Maryland legalizes slot machines, disclosure forms showed yesterday.

Baltimore Cracks Down on Charity Gambling Events

9 May 2005

News Brief: Baltimore City has been cracking down on charity gambling events after noticing the growing popularity of ‘Texas Hold 'em’ poker tournaments at city bars and restaurants last summer.

Proposed Slots Ban Advances

27 April 2005

An ordinance that would prohibit slot machines anywhere in Frederick County moved forward Tuesday when the county commissioners voted unanimously to hold public hearings on the measure.

Governor, Legislators Engage in Last-Minute Slots Negotiations

11 April 2005

Gov. Robert Ehrlich and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller worked Friday to try to resurrect stalled slot machine legislation and get it approved before the 2005 session ends Monday.

Maryland Slot Bill Passes

25 February 2005

News Brief: A bill to legalize slot machines in Maryland won 71 votes, the exact number needed for passage, in the House of Delegates this afternoon.

Slots Bill on the Move

23 February 2005

Legislation that would authorize up to 9,500 slot machines in Anne Arundel, Dorchester, Frederick and Harford counties could reach the full House of Delegates for debate before the end of the week.

Maryland Bill Would Ban Gambling Groups' Political Donations

22 February 2005

News Brief: Del. Luiz R.S. Simmons renewed yesterday his pitch for a bill to prohibit political donations from gambling interest groups and said that, if necessary, he will propose a ban as an amendment if a slots bill makes it to the House floor for a vote.

Maryland Racetrack Deal Collapses

16 February 2005

News Brief: Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos' family pulled out of a deal yesterday to buy the Rosecroft Raceway, a surprise move that track officials cast as a vote of no-confidence in the prospects for legislation allowing slot machine gambling at racetracks.

Maryland Governor Debuts Slot Bill

21 January 2005

News Brief: After weeks of grumbling about the prospects of passing a slots bill, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. will again introduce a plan to legalize 15,500 slots to raise money for school construction and education aid to local governments.

Trump Sues Seminole Casino Partners

13 January 2005

News Brief: Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Cordish Co. and its partners in the Seminole Hard Rock Casino project, claiming the developers fraudulently represented themselves as Trump associates to land the lucrative deal with the tribe.

Maryland, Pennsylvania Anti-Gambling Lawmakers Meet

22 November 2004

News Brief: Anti-gambling leaders from Maryland met yesterday with their Pennsylvania counterparts, hoping to establish a defensive perimeter against the expansion of gambling in the Mid-Atlantic.

Maryland Slot Plan Falls Apart

10 September 2004

News Brief: A last-minute attempt to put a gambling referendum on the November 2 ballot ended in frustration and finger-pointing.

Handle Falls at Pimlico Summer Meet

31 August 2004

News Brief: The average total daily handle at the recently concluded Pimlico Race Course summer race meet declined 10.3% compared with last year’s summer meet at Laurel Park with betting on live racing dropping 5.5%.

Maryland Governor Rejects Slot Referendum

17 August 2004

News Brief: Gov. Robert Ehrlich rejected the House leadership proposal for a referendum on slot machines Monday and asked instead for a special session of the General Assembly next month to consider a slot machine bill.

Governor Cites Problem With Md. Slots Election

11 August 2004

News Brief: Gov. Robert Ehrlich raised a new problem with the latest slot machine proposal from House Speaker Michael Busch Tuesday.

No Crime Increase Around Slots

6 August 2004

News Brief: West Virginia and Delaware have had no significant increase in crime since enacting slots legislation in the mid-1990s.

Talks Continue on Maryland Slots as Deadline for Action Nears

3 August 2004

House leaders and the governor's budget secretary emerged from another round of talks on slot machines Monday with no agreement on a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize slots, but they will keep talking.

Maryland Slot Debate Intensifies

27 July 2004

News Brief: Behind the scenes of Maryland's intractable debate over gambling, some of the state's most powerful political insiders have been locked in a sharp-elbowed game of musical chairs, jockeying to be included in any plan to legalize slot machines.

House Speaker: Maryland Must Consider Locations for Casino

9 July 2004

News Brief: Given the pressure that Pennsylvania's 61,000 slots at 14 locations will put on Maryland, a legislative report that recommends a western slots location has become more urgent, according to House Speaker Michael Busch.

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