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Racing regulators to consider Rosecroft license
The Maryland Racing Commission on July 6 is to consider a request to resume live harness racing at Rosecroft Raceway in Prince George's County after nearly three years. Rosecroft's new owner, Penn National Gaming, submitted a license application in May...Tags: Maryland, Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park, Prince George's County, Bankruptcy
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Commission approves racing at Rosecroft, with conditions
State racing regulators agreed Wednesday to grant a license for Rosecroft Raceway to resume live racing after a three-year hiatus, but placed financial conditions on the owner that some say will keep the facility's operations in limbo. Expressing...Tags: Maryland, Finance, Companies and Corporations, Prince George's County, Elections
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Calling Penn National's bluff at Rosecroft
![When Penn National Gaming bought the bankrupt Rosecroft Raceway this year, it promised to resume live harness racing there for the first time in nearly three years. To be sure, the giant national gambling conglomerate made clear its intent to also seek slot machines or other kinds of expanded gambling there. But the commitment to resuming racing sounded unconditional: "As the largest operator of pari-mutuel facilities in the country, and the host to an industry high 1,300 live racing events annually, we are uniquely qualified and look forward to working with Rosecroft stakeholders to attempt to restore live racing," the company's CEO, Peter M. Carlino, said in a news release after the purchase was finalized.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63065976-07094819.jpg "When Penn National Gaming bought the bankrupt Rosecroft Raceway this year, it promised to resume live harness racing there for the first time in nearly three years. To be sure, the giant national gambling conglomerate made clear its intent to also seek slot machines or other kinds of expanded gambling there. But the commitment to resuming racing sounded unconditional: "As the largest operator of pari-mutuel facilities in the country, and the host to an industry high 1,300 live racing events annually, we are uniquely qualified and look forward to working with Rosecroft stakeholders to attempt to restore live racing,\" the company's CEO, Peter M. Carlino, said in a news release after the purchase was finalized.")
When Penn National Gaming bought the bankrupt Rosecroft Raceway this year, it promised to resume live harness racing there for the first time in nearly three years. To be sure, the giant national gambling conglomerate made clear its intent to also seek...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sports, Companies and Corporations, Bankruptcy, Horse and Harness Racing
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Viable Rosecroft is standardbred industry's best hope
We are disappointed to read the latest editorial attack against Penn National Gaming by The Sun ("Penn National's bluff," July 8). How can The Sun advocate that Penn be expected to write a blank check to cover years of potential future operating losses at...Tags: Maryland, Gaming Industry, Gaming, Human Interest, Entertainment
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Skybox Sports Bar at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races offers "The Beast"
![There's the "Whopper," " The Foot Long" and "All You Can Eat."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63279909-16070037.jpg "There's the "Whopper,\" \" The Foot Long\" and \"All You Can Eat.\"")
richardb@herald-mail.comThere's the "Whopper," " The Foot Long" and "All You Can Eat." Now make way for "The Beast," the signature menu item at the new Skybox Sports Bar at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. The Beast made its official debut Friday at the grand opening...Tags: Cal Ripken, Investments, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Entertainment
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Md. horsemen again at odds over schedule
It's deja vu for Maryland's thoroughbred racing industry. Less than three months before the 2012 season, the Maryland Jockey Club and the horsemen are at odds again and have yet to agree on the number of live racing days for next year. "We're staring at...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Pimlico Race Course, Bowie, Lawyers, Executive Branch
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Bet limits raised on slots at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
richardb@herald-mail.comFor years, gamblers at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races were limited to $5 for each spin of a slot machine. But, in July, the West Virginia Lottery Commission gave the casino permission to increase the maximum bet per spin to $100. "With the...Tags: Government, Gambling, Politics, Public Employees, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Racing stumbles down the stretch
The man who came to town nearly a decade ago promising to be the horse racing industry's salvation has lately become its frustrating nemesis. Franck Stronach, a Canadian billionaire and racing enthusiast who has exerted an erratic will since buying the...Tags: Government, Laurel Park, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Horse and Harness Racing
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Maryland gambling: A night at Hollywood Casino and Ocean Downs
On a recent Friday night, Hollywood Casino in Perryville whooped, shrieked and fluttered with the shrill din of thousands of slot machines at full blast. Crowds flitted from shiny penny slots to $1 machines, hoping to hit it big, or simply spend a night...Tags: Electronics, Unknown (movie), Cary Grant, Concerts, Sex and the City (movie)
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Stronach in charge of Pimlico, Laurel Park
The latest owner of Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course says the Preakness is the key to turning around the state's horse racing industry. Greg Avioli, who heads The Stronach Group's racing business, told state regulators Friday that the second leg of...Tags: Laws, Pimlico Race Course, Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland General Assembly
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Rosecroft to resume racing in three weeks
Rosecroft Raceway will resume horse racing in three weeks after state regulators came to an agreement Friday with the facility's owner over operating losses. The Maryland Racing Commission voted unanimously to accept a proposal by Penn National Gaming to...Tags: Sports, Companies and Corporations, Elections, Horse and Harness Racing, Politics
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Prince George's Co. lawmakers to vote on slots-ban bill
In 2007, when the Maryland General Assembly was considering five locations for slot machines, the Rev. Jonathan L. Weaver sought to keep casinos out of Prince George's County. Weaver — who leads the Greater Mt. Nebo African Methodist Episcopal...Tags: Bowie, Cecil County, Prince George's County, Maryland General Assembly, Christianity
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