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03/18/10
Bills that would allow Maryland's slot machine facilities to have table games were overshadowed this week by legislation aimed at attracting more contractors to the rebidding of the state's two unlicensed slots sites. Find Us On Facebook
The addition of table games such as poker and blackjack has been advocated by some state lawmakers as a sure way of bringing in revenue and reducing the state's deficit. But this talk of expanding the state's gaming industry comes before a single slot machine has been played in Maryland. The Ocean City and Cecil County slots facilities are set to open this fall, but two failed bids and a legal...
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Unclear headline and article. - 2010-03-19 18:50:34
Who are the lawmaker(s) advocating table gambling. I read one, Senator Pugh of Baltimore. Rocky Gap, it a clear example of why the State does not belong in the development business. Yes gambling and other vices could fill the lodge, but we don't need to go there. If the State wants to dump the lodge, put it on the market. It makes sense a some price. Gambling is not a productive activity. Slots and the lottery are not changing Maryland's fiscal problems.
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