O’Malley warns Md. could lose Preakness without slots

With the 132nd Preakness Stakes days away, Gov. Martin O’Malley reiterated yesterday that he believes the state will eventually lose the storied Triple Crown race if slot machines are not legalized in Maryland.

Mr. O’Malley, who has supported bringing a limited number of slot machines to save the horse-racing industry in Maryland since he was mayor of Baltimore, said the state stands to lose 17,000 racing jobs and horse-related open space if it doesn’t legalize slot machines.

Mr. O’Malley said he has long believed the race will be lost if “we continue to insist that racing in Maryland has to compete on the unlevel playing...