Slots plan to raise $900 million a year by ’07, Ehrlich says
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that his plan to legalize slot machine gambling would generate almost $900 million a year for the state within four years, providing nearly...
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Foes of slots change tactics
Opponents of legalizing slot machines in Maryland, who have persevered in past years with polite, often church-led activism, yesterday launched a new campaign that calls for clogging the fax machines...
Gambling interests pour cash into PAC
A national political committee headed by Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller raised $175,000 from gambling interests in the final six months of last year, according to records released...
Coalition taking shape against slots
Rallying with ministers, the county executive of Montgomery County and other anti-gambling forces across the state, a fledgling caucus of slots opponents in the House of Delegates plans to announce...
Analysts say new slot proposal may net $500 million for state
Industry analysts said yesterday that Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.'s latest slots proposal could generate $500 million for the state's coffers, and possibly more, depending on where the devices are...
Busch rebuffs latest Ehrlich slots proposal
House Speaker Michael E. Busch rebuffed Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s revised gambling plan yesterday, saying the House of Delegates should not approve slot machines without a full remedy to...
Ehrlich seeks 2 slots palaces in I-95 areas
Altering his vision of legalized gambling to accommodate shifting politics, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. proposed last night the construction of two slot-machine palaces along the Interstate 95 corridor in...
Gambling interests gave thousands to lawmakers
Gambling interests opened their checkbooks wide last year to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and other state leaders who supported legalizing slot machines, campaign...
Veteran lobbyist for track owner joins Ehrlich to help push slots
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., whose proposal to legalize slot machines failed last year in part because of criticism that it would "unjustly enrich" the state's racetrack owners, has hired...
African-Americans to demand share of slots
Black legislative leaders say they will fight the legalization of slot machines in Maryland unless African-Americans get at least one of the state's gambling licenses. Del. Obie Patterson, who is...