Anne Arundel at center of slots vote

On the way into Laurel Park, the signs of potential change are, literally, all around.

Lining the roads and the parking lots are bright signs from the major pro-slots group, For Maryland For Our Future, proclaiming "Stronger Schools, No New Taxes, Vote for Question 2."

Question 2, of course, is the slot machine referendum that would allow up to 15,000 slots at five locations, including 4,750 machines within two miles of Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

There is no question Laurel Park, one of the eligible locations, wants slots. After all, parent company Magna Entertainment Corp., which owns the track, already has...