Pro viewpoint on legalized slots and/or gambling legislation in Maryland

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The issue of legalizing slots and/or legalized gambling in the State of Maryland is a complex one, and one of great consequence to both the State's residents, and the future of the State itself. Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich's slots bill 322 proposes that the State place a total of 15,500 slot machines or video poker machines in six different locations, three of which would be chosen from a pool of four Maryland racetracks. The racetracks that would be eligible to install slots or video poker machines are Laurel Park racecourse in Laurel, Rosecroft Raceway in Prince George's county, a track that would be built at a later date in Allegheny county, and the Preakness Stakes host Pimlico in Baltimore; In ...

... It is my firm belief that while legalizing slots and/or casino gambling in the State of Maryland is not the cure for all the State's economic and educational woes, but this legislation certainly exceeds any proposition in recent memory, with few drawbacks or tax burden placed on the State's residents, if any at all. It is my opinion that we owe it to ourselves, to the future generations of Marylanders, and to the current students of Maryland's education system to implement some type of gaming legislation under the current administration, or we risk losing out on what may be the single greatest opportunity to upgrade our State that we have ever had. References "« Hemphill, T. (2003)

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