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Thursday, April 05, 2012

Committee Scrutinizes Gambling Expansion That Would Benefit Casinos

The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday scrutinized a plan for a referendum that could bring table games and a sixth licensed casino to Maryland. Key leaders expressed doubts about the financial sweeteners for casino operators in the bill which passed the Senate March 23.

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Anonymous said...

The sixth Casino is a joke. It is essentially a coin slot in Colonial Beach, VA for Prince George's County. While this sounds good, it takes revenue away from other MD casinos. It also creates jobs in Colonial Beach for which MD gains nothing.

Most people do not understand that Maryland begins at the waterline in VA Beach and this 6th casino will sit on stilts in the Potomac River.