Greg Garland

At New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore, dozens of African-American ministers applauded as the speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates assailed the impact slot machines would have on the...

Lawmakers have not decided whether to legalize slot machine gambling in Maryland, as Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. wants, but his administration is already taking steps to prepare for the...

Although slot machines would generate tens of millions of dollars for state government, they carry heavy social costs that far outweigh the benefits, an academic expert who studies gambling told...

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. now supports a slot machine plan that limits gambling licenses to one per company, making a concession yesterday that could imperil Baltimore's historic Pimlico Race...

Allowing slot machines at sites other than horse-racing tracks in Maryland would do little damage to racing but would raise significantly more money for the state than if they were...

As lawmakers head for Western Maryland today on the last leg of a statewide tour to study slot machine gambling, they are finding that crafting details of a plan to...

Broadening the rancorous debate over expanding gambling in Maryland, bar and liquor store owners are expected to propose that they be allowed to have slot machines in their establishments. The...

Valerie Lorenz says she wishes that Maryland lawmakers who are considering legalizing slot machines could sit in her chair for a while and hear firsthand the stories of lives ruined...

Despite adamant opposition from Baltimore County political figures and neighboring residents, Maryland State Fair officials will try today to persuade lawmakers to allow slot machines at their site in Timonium....

The owners of Rosecroft Raceway in Prince George's County have refused to extend a Nov. 1 deadline for an Indiana-based casino company to complete its purchase of the track, throwing...