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Maryland Governor Won't Bend on Increased Gaming Taxes

31 March 2004

News Brief: Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and top administration officials told a key House committee that they are willing to bend on virtually every aspect of their gambling plan except for increasing taxes.

Pimlico Race Course Development Plans Approved

30 March 2004

News Brief: The Baltimore City Council has approved a new development plan sought by owners of Pimlico Race Course, who plan to spend $400 million to expand the 140-acre site.

Problem Gambling Groups Want Piece of Casino Action

29 March 2004

News Brief: As the battle over casino-style gambling heats up in Maryland, problem gambling groups and counseling services are waging their own fight for a piece of the action.

Maryland Gambling Opponents Urge End to Slot Legislation

24 March 2004

ews Brief: More than 100 gambling opponents testified in Annapolis yesterday against proposals to bring slot machines to Maryland, as anti-slots forces pinned their hopes on the House of Delegates to kill such legislation for the second year in a row.

Maryland Slot Opponents Hold Rally

22 March 2004

News Brief: Aaron W. Meisner sees the bills aimed at bringing slots gambling to Maryland as monsters.

Maryland, Pennsylvania Fight to Keep Gambling Money

22 March 2004

ews Brief: Legislators in Maryland and Pennsylvania are racing to legalize gambling, convinced that thousands of their residents are crossing borders every day to gamble away millions in New Jersey, West Virginia, Delaware and New York.

Maryland Lawmaker Seeks Slots Amendment

19 March 2004

News Brief: An anti-slots legislator says he will seek to amend a budget bill that is up for a vote today to freeze the number of electronic video gambling devices in commercial bingo halls at the current level.

Maryland Governor: Slots Still have Slim Chance

17 March 2004

News Brief: Governor Robert Ehrlich says that slots on the Lower Shore could still be a possibility, but it will require a groundswell of public support that probably doesn't exist.

Maryland Bill Targets Gambling Contributions

15 March 2004

News Brief: Some Maryland lawmakers are pushing legislation to prohibit campaign contributions from anyone seeking gambling licenses in Maryland.

Maryland County Welcomes Slot Den

8 March 2004

News Brief: As community after community scrambles to keep from being one of the potential sites for a casino-style slots den, leaders in the Northeast Maryland county of Cecil say they would welcome the devices if the state chooses to legalize them.

Maryland Hosts Casino Execs

8 March 2004

News Brief: Opponents of expanded gambling were stunned by news that the Maryland had played host to casino executives given the industry's keen interest in Maryland.

Maryland Tribe Tries Again for Status

4 March 2004

News Brief: With the possibility of legalized slot machines looming, the Piscataway Conoy Confederacy and Subtribes yesterday urged the General Assembly to pass legislation to circumvent the governor's office and secure their status.

Maryland County Debates Gambling

1 March 2004

News Brief: Some say this site in southern Prince George's County would be a fine site for a casino-style gambling venue while others find that idea appalling.

Maryland Senate Readies for Vote

27 February 2004

News Brief: Slot machine supporters in the Maryland Senate beat back a series of efforts to hamper legislation to expand gambling in the state, setting the stage for a final vote on Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s heavily amended measure this morning.

Maryland County Picked for Slots

26 February 2004

News Brief: Dorchester County has been picked by a Maryland state legislative committee that could have slots.

Maryland Anti-Casino Senators Change Sides

26 February 2004

News Brief: Maryland’s state senators that once opposed the expansion of legalized gambling are now changing their stance due to the financial pressures the state is facing.

Maryland Gambling Proposal Approved

25 February 2004

News Brief: After its second major rewrite of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s gambling proposal, a Senate committee approved last night a plan to permit 15,500 slot machines at three racetracks and three tourist destinations in Maryland.

Maryland Track to be Cut from Slot Bill

24 February 2004

News Brief: Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said last night that the Ocean Downs harness track will come out of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s proposal to legalize slot machines in Maryland.

Hispanics Want in on Slots Deals

23 February 2004

News Brief: A leader of Hispanic Republicans in Maryland says he doubts that black lawmakers legally can broker a deal to secure ownership of two proposed slot-machine emporiums, but adds that Hispanics also might be interested in casino ownership.

Black Caucus Willing to Back Maryland Governor

6 February 2004

News Brief: The Maryland Legislative Black Caucus says it will support the Ehrlich administration's slot-machine bill if blacks are given ownership in two proposed casinos along Interstate 95.

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