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October 6th, 2008
CHARLES TOWN, W. Va. -- One of the biggest pitches for bringing slots to Maryland amounts to declaring a trade war on its neighbors: Let's keep gambling money inside our state borders. Three of the locations proposed in the slot machine gambling ...
October 12th, 2008
I n 23 days, Maryland voters will decide an issue that has vexed Annapolis lawmakers for years: whether to establish slot-machine casinos across the state in a bid to boost state revenues, save the horse-racing industry and stem the flow of gambling ...
October 11th, 2008
After years of state lawmakers sparring over legalizing slot machines, the final decision rests with Maryland voters. While casting a ballot for the next president of the United States on Election Day, Maryland voters will also decide whether to ...
October 9th, 2008
A British gardener’s local council has ordered him to remove a 3-foot high barbed wire fence around his property in case thieves hurt themselves on it, the Daily Mail reported Thursday. Bill Malcolm, 61, installed the wire at his Worcester property ...
October 11th, 2008
The group leading Maryland's campaign to legalize slot machines said yesterday that it has raised nearly $3.8 million, a figure bolstered by donations from horse-racing and gaming interests that dwarfed funds raised by leading anti-slots groups. With ...
October 5th, 2008
BOSTON -- Isn't the Boston Marathon usually contested in April? . . . Erick Aybar and the Angels weren't ready for the season to reach its finish line. . . . Aybar, whose cousin Wil Aybar coaches the diving team at the College of Holy Cross in ...
October 12th, 2008
Debate about this financial crisis can make it seem as though there are no ordinary lives involved, only the dueling interests of two abstract characters. "Wall Street Greed Hits Main Street," read one headline at Politico.com . Or another, from the ...
October 10th, 2008
Some will vote yes because they fear the alternative -- increased taxes -- or because they think it's a done deal. Some will vote no because of philosophical or moral beliefs, concerns about increased crime and gambling addiction or impact on ...
October 8th, 2008
Bettor days ahead for Thoroughbred racetracks? Horse-racing industry faces long odds trying to attract new fans, grow gambling business Lone Star operator eyes liquidation Maryland Lottery to sponsor Pimlico Special horse race Difference in filings ...
October 12th, 2008
Laurel Park seems destined to get the slot machine license in Anne Arundel County if state residents pass the gambling referendum up for a vote next month. After all, millions of dollars would be siphoned off from slots revenues to buttress horse ...
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