Gambling Special Session No Sure Bet

Baltimore City delegation isn't set on special session for expanded gambling yet, could hinder plans for a Prince George's County casino.

This afternoon word broke that a deal was close for a Special Session of the Maryland General Assembly to put expanded table gambling up to the voters, but that may not be the case. Del. Shawn Z. Tarrant, D-District 40, who was at meetings today with House Speaker Michael Busch, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and 10 other members of the delegation said a deal hasn’t been brokered. "No I haven’t heard that, and to be quite honest with you, the Baltimore delegation hasn’t been pitched anything of any value to make us vote for this," Tarrant said.  Talks of a special session have continued since the spring, after the General Assembly failed to come to a consensus on expanding gambling particularly into Prince George's County where politicians…

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Letter To The Editor

Senator Muse on Gambling

State senator urges General Assembly to move past gambling during special session.

The following letter was submitted by Sen. C. Anthony Muse, (D-Dist. 26) of Fort Washington. “The Only Gaming During a Special Session Should be Doubling Down on the People’s Business”   Whether you support casinos in Maryland or not, one thing is certain, the proposed expansion of gaming will have no direct impact on the fiscal year 2013 budget.  In fact, projected revenues from a proposed casino in Prince George’s County would not be realized for nearly six years, at best; and projected revenues from table games are a few years off as well. Further, the expansion of gaming hinges on the voters of Maryland agreeing to support the referendum, which some may say is likely, but there are no guarantees.  For these reasons, and many others, it…

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