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Eric Hartley: Selling slots? Look to how war was sold

Published 08/21/08

It's all for the kids. It was always for the kids. The horses? Forget about them.

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Hmm. Where have I heard this logic before?

Ah, right. The war in Iraq was always about bringing freedom and democracy to the Middle East. The weapons of mass destruction? Forget about them.

Say this for the people trying to sell slots to Maryland voters: If they're stealing tactics, they're stealing from the best.

As Liam Farrell outlined this week in The Sunday Capital, the pro-slots party line has shifted from "we need to save horse racing" (Gov. Martin O'Malley launched his slots push last year at...

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No More Lottery Then - August 21, 2008

Get rid of the lottery then. It takes money out of taxpayers pockets and I am sure there are people who spend their last dollar on a ticket. Oh yeah, the money goes to the stadium authority for upkeep of stadiums that should be cared for by the sport franchises' owners.

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