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Caesars, Peterson pour more cash into casino campaign
The license holder for the planned Baltimore casino and the developer of National Harbor have stepped up their spending on their ad blitz in favor of expanded gambling, raising the stakes by about $3 million. The new infusion brings the total outlay on...
Tags: Prince George's County, Entertainment, Harbor
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Penn National adds $5 million to Maryland
Penn National Gaming added $5 million to a ballot committee opposing gambling expansion, the latest seven-figure check to be written on behalf of Question 7. The new figure means that Penn has spent $18 million on defeating a measure to add a sixth...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Panel to urge more disclosure of independent spending
A panel set up by the General Assembly to study Maryland's campaign finance laws plans to recommend a series of measures that would force outside interests that advertise in Maryland political campaigns or ballot issues to disclose their spending more...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Voting, Political Fundraising, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections
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Some gambling opponents focus fight on Prince George's
Some gambling opponents are hoping to block a sixth casino from being built in Maryland by focusing their energy in one place: Prince George's County. The county is a key battleground because of a provision in the new gambling law that says the state can...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Rushern Baker, Voting, Lifestyle and Leisure
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In a world where political ads have taken over
With about a month to go before Election Day, I know it won't be long before the commercials get even more ominous. Any day now, I'm sure I'll see one that starts, in that scary-movie-trailer voice, "In a world in which …" I can even provide the...Tags: Prince George's County, Ocean City, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Three county executives urge support for gambling expansion
County leaders from three of Maryland's largest jurisdictions stood side-by-side in Montgomery County urging voters to support gambling expansion. Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker -- one of the staunchest supporters of gambling in the...
Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Howard County, Advertising, Rushern Baker, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Labor group reports spending $2.7 million on casino fight
A Washington-area labor organization poured $2.7 million into the fight for gambling expansion during the General Assembly's special session last month, according to its disclosure statement. The total reported by the Washington Building & Construction...Tags: Minority Groups, Lobbying, Voting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections
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Gambling interests spent $3.6 million on special session
Casino owners, labor and other interests spent more than $3.6 million to influence lawmakers during last month's special session to expand gambling in Maryland — a figure that comes to about $900,000 a day for the four-day session, according to...Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Lobbying, Advertising, Voting
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Finally, Maryland figures out how to profit from gambling
With the Maryland unemployment rate hovering around 7 percent and the pace of job creation slowed in recent months, it's fair to say that the Free State could use an economic boost of consequence. How fortunate that one has arrived at seemingly no...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Voting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Money for Md. gambling campaign exceeds that spent in 2010 governor's race
With seven weeks to go before the Nov. 6 election, special interests with a stake in the gambling referendum have raised more than the amount spent by candidates in Maryland's last governor's race. With the addition of $3 million by MGM Resorts...Tags: Political Fundraising, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections, Martin O'Malley, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Cordish mum on Question 7 at Arundel casino event
David Cordish refused to talk politics Wednesday at a celebration of the now-complete Maryland Live Casino. The casino just added its final complement of slot machines — 1,304 — for a total of 4,750, making it the nation's third-largest...
Tags: Restaurants, Phillips Seafood, Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Harbor
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Peterson puts money behind casino expansion
Developer Milt Peterson will put $400,000 into an effort to expand gambling in Maryland, the first non-casino interest to write a check. Peterson hopes to partner with gambling giant MGM Resorts International to build a resort-casino on the Potomac...Tags: Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections, Movies, Politics
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