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W. Va. official hopes Question 7 goes down
Handing ammunition to proponents of gambling expansion, West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave has publicly expressed hope that Marylanders will vote down a proposed expansion in gambling that could mean more competition for casinos in his state....Tags: Lotteries, Movies, Prince George's County, MGM Resorts International, Entertainment
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Gambling debate comes down to this: Where does Jonathan Ogden live?
Amid a $50 million media blitz to convince Marylanders to vote for or against a proposed gambling expansion, something unprecedented happened this week: One of the Question 7 TV ads was actually amusing. Gone were the stock scary music and grainy images....
Tags: Politics, Jonathan Ogden, Elections, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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O'Malley, county execs appear in new casino ads
Proponents of expanded gambling have enlisted four leading political figures — including Gov. Martin O'Malley — to make television ads assuring voters that the additional tax revenue expected to flow into state coffers will go to education....Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Ethics, Government, Movies
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Expanded gambling: pathway to jobs or wrong-way street?
Second of three articles about state ballot questions Ambrose "Bo" Vogt, a union construction worker from Pasadena, believes the effort to expand gambling in Maryland would create jobs in a field in which work has been scarce. But Tamara Davis Brown, an...
Tags: Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Problem Gambling, Prince George's County, Montgomery County (Virginia)
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Rawlings-Blake, Ogden star in pro-casino ad
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake brings on the muscle in a just-released ad warning voters that casino owners in West Virginia are behind the opposition to the proposed gambling expansion plan on the Nov. 6 ballot. In the ad, the former Ravens star...Tags: Prince George's County, Casino and Gambling Industry, Rushern Baker, Montgomery County (Virginia), MGM Resorts International
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Governor makes ad for casino proponents
Gov. Martin O'Malley has made a television ad in support of the gambling expansion plan he sponsored during a General Assembly session this summer, assuring viewers that the money raised will go to education. Opponents financed by Penn National Gaming...Tags: Government, Politics, Movies, Executive Branch, Prince George's County
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Curry to bring grassroots touch to pro-casino campaign
Armed with a $500,000 war chest donated by the developer of National Harbor, former Prince George's County Executive Wayne K. Curry plans to conduct a grassroots campaign on behalf of the gambling expansion question on the Nov. 6 ballot. Curry's campaign...Tags: Politics, Prince George's County, Rushern Baker, Casino and Gambling Industry, MGM Resorts International
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Baltimore TV stations get boost from gambling ads
Baltimore television stations expected little in the way of political advertising this election year. Then the fight over expanded gambling in Maryland erupted, pitting deep-pocketed casino companies against each other. The barrage of ads urging...
Tags: Television Industry, Gannett Company, Inc., Daniel Bongino, Same-Sex Marriage, Government
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The shaky case for Question 7
The latest argument from the proponents of a ballot question that would allow a sixth casino and table games in Maryland is a familiar one: Failing to legalize more gambling in the state will mean hundreds of millions of dollars flowing out of Maryland...
Tags: Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Labor Legislation, Prince George's County, Montgomery County (Virginia), Casino and Gambling Industry
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GOP's Steele, Scott support gambling expansion
Two prominent Maryland Republican leaders from the recent past threw their support behind the gambling expansion plan crafted by Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Democratic leaders of the General Assembly, contending that a new casino in Prince George's...Tags: Judges, Government, Executive Branch, Prince George's County, Regional Authority
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Sun introduces casino Spend-o-Meter
As spending on Maryland's gambling expansion nears the $50 million mark, The Sun is introducing a new feature to its Maryland Politics page: the Casino Spend-o-Meter. The interactive graphic will allow devotees of Maryland political excess to track at...
Tags: Politics, Prince George's County, MGM Resorts International, Elections
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Former county executive Wayne Curry enters casino fray
A new player entered the fight in favor of expanded gambling as Wayne K. Curry, a former Prince George’s County executive, registered a pro-Question 7 ballot committee Thursday. Curry’s committee, Maryland First NOW - Vote Yes On 7, Inc., is...Tags: Politics, Movies, Rushern Baker, MGM Resorts International, Elections
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