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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: Prince George's County, Lotteries, Penn National Gaming, Movies, Lifestyle and Leisure
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MGM pulls ahead in casino money war -- for now
MGM Resorts International has pulled narrowly ahead of rival Penn National in one measure of the spending orgy surrounding gambling expansion by allocating another $6.7 million to the effort to win approval of Question 7 on Maryland's Nov. 6 ballot. MGM,...Tags: Prince George's County, Movies, Entertainment
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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: Regional Authority, Prince George's County, Justice System, Public Officials, Values
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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: Rushern Baker, Elections, Martin O'Malley, Casino and Gambling Industry, Jonathan Ogden
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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: Prince George's County, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Penn National Gaming, Government
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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: Prince George's County, Penn National Gaming, Rushern Baker, Politics, Elections
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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...
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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...
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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: Penn National Gaming, Rushern Baker, Movies, Elections, Politics
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Same-sex marriage backers raise $3.2 million
The main group supporting same-sex marriage in Maryland has raised $3.2 million and still has $1.2 million in its war chest to defend the law in the Nov. 6 referendum, according to a disclosure filed last night with the State Board of Elections. Among...Tags: Social Issues, DREAM Act, Prince George's County, Career and Workplace, Politics
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Penn National puts another $4 million in the pot
Penn National sees MGM's $3 million and raises by $1 million. The casino company gave another $4 million to the ballot committee opposing Maryland's gambling expansion plan, according to a filing posted Friday by the State Board of Elections. That brings...Tags: Prince George's County, Movies, Entertainment
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MGM kicks in another $3 million for casino vote
MGM Resorts International has kicked in another $3 million for its effort to win passage of Maryland's gambling expansion referendum as the money meter in this duel of the casinos shot past $40 million. With MGM's newest contribution, posted at the State...Tags: Prince George's County, Penn National Gaming, Elections, Politics, Movies
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