Slot machine suit should be tossed, AG's office urges

A lawsuit against ballot wording for a constitutional amendment on slot machine gambling should be thrown out because the language properly reflects legislation approved by the General Assembly, the attorney general's office argued yesterday.

Slots opponents say the wording by the Maryland Secretary of State's office only tells voters that slot machine revenue will go toward education. They say it omits significant amounts set aside for slots operators and other entities, including horse racing purses.

But attorneys for the state point out in court documents filed yesterday that the entire slots proposal consists of...