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Slots In the News From the Baltimore Sun: Legislature might revisit expansion of slots gambling Governor
proposes lean operating budget Slots? Why not? Issue is getting old Most
would legalize slots O'Malley lists opening agenda for 2008 session 2008 General Assembly session issues - January 7, 2008 Slots option gone, firm drops bid to buy Rosecroft No sure bets on final fate of slots Slots
might be blocked by zoning In
horse world, a cautious response Drive for votes already heats up Voters to decide the fate of slot machines in Nov. 2008 House
approves slots plan by one vote House OKs slots plan by 2 votes Persuasion went on to last minute Simmons remains opposed to slots House slots vote is expected today 11/16/07 House
alters course again on slots sites Panel
alters slots sites Leaders
hopeful about passing tax, slots plans Highlights in Annapolis today 11/13/07 Slots sites in Harford, Frederick, Baltimore counties suggested Senate
nears approval of slots referendum Highlights in Annapolis today 11/8/07 Panel
reworks revenue package Wake up and smell the bad coffee Miller
gives slots a boost Slots
bill vague on Arundel location lots
plan is picked apart Slots bill is seen as no guarantee for Pimlico General Assembly: Special Session Old fort just right for slots -- or birds Slots casinos would pay 70% tax Having a stake in slots debate O'Malley
calls for 'correcting course' Split
builds over slots Call
for slots referendum Putting the old verities to the test in Annapolis Howard legislators cool to special session Leaders
hopeful of OK for tax plan Anti-slots rallies across Md. slated for today A
vote on slots called odd bet Slots
a budget hurdle Upping the ante on slots once again in Annapolis GOP
shuns slots proposal O'Malley
mounts budget session blitz Maryland might take tip from Del. Retailers asking: Why stop at slots? OTB
in Solomons gets early look Special
budget session likely Amid competing agendas, slots just not worth it (an opinion) Is Maryland Beating A Dead Horse? Sun questionnaire: Sheila Dixon Baltimore City candidates polled on slots Slots fail to keep bettors at track (Deleware) Slot machine opponents brace for fight with state leaders Miller awaits O'Malley's slots cue Miller slots plan to get hearing - 3/3/07 Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said his proposal to legalize slot machines will get a committee hearing Tuesday, and he predicted it will pass - though maybe not this year. Miller said he would have representatives of the AFL-CIO, the Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Washington Board of Trade to testify on behalf of his plan, which would allow 15,500 slot machines at seven locations throughout the state. Backers say proceeds would help balance the state budget, provide jobs and save Maryland's horse racing industry. "It's one thing business and labor are united and agreeing upon," Miller said. "It's definitely going to happen - at the latest next session." Gov. Martin O'Malley supports a limited slots program at the tracks but has said he wants to put off that debate until next year. Slots bills failed in each of the past four years, and the proposal still faces strong opposition, particularly in the House, where many lawmakers fear that gambling would have a corrosive influence on communities. Click here for entire story. State Senate President backs slots O'Malley presents centrist agenda Even slot machine gambling, a perennial issue in Annapolis, may become attached to a tax package in the second General Assembly session of the term. O'Malley's chief policy adviser, Joseph Bryce, said last week that slots need to be considered in a broader context. Busch, who has been the biggest obstacle to slots for the past four years, said much the same thing. "If you're going to try to balance the structural budget on a long-term basis, you need to come up with a stable revenue source as well," he said. |
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