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Opponents to slots in Prince George's County prepared to fight
As builders near completion of the largest slots casino adjacent to Arundel Mills in Hanover, state legislators are considering a bill that would expand slot parlors – and table games —intoPrince George's County. Senate Bill 892, proposed...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Rushern Baker, Finance, Safety of Citizens, Prince George's County
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Stronach plans IPOs for six racehorse-ownership firms
Frank Stronach, Pimlico's owner and a successful breeder, wants to bring horse ownership to the masses — by selling stock in six new racehorse investment companies.
For $10 a share, investors could own a piece of thoroughbreds that would be trained...Tags: Auction Service, Finance, Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Equestrian
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State's gambling future taking shape
Through the first three years of the state's slots program, the opportunity to build a casino in Baltimore drew only one bidder — and that investor was disqualified after failing to make payments and meet deadlines.
But now the city slots license...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Laurel Park, Preakness Stakes, Basketball, Pimlico Race Course
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Timeline: Highlights of 100 years at Laurel Park
• Oct. 2, 1911, Laurel Park opened for racing under the direction of the Laurel Four County Fair. Three years later, New York City grocery entrepreneur James Butler purchased the track and made renowned promoter Matt Winn general manager. Winn is...Tags: Triple Crown, Laurel Park, Barbaro, Horse and Harness Racing, Omar Khayyam
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Prince George's Council votes to table slots bill
Three years after voters statewide approved a referendum allowing slot machines at limited sites in Maryland, the Prince George's County Council voted 5-4 on Nov. 15 to table a bill that would prohibit slots in the county. In the final legislative...Tags: Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Rushern Baker, Unemployment, Laurel Park, Prince George's County
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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: Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Triple Crown, Maryland General Assembly
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The Interview: Greg Avioli
Greg Avioli is not new to thoroughbred racing.
But the former chief executive of the Breeders' Cup race still faces a difficult task in running The Stronach Group's racing business, which took full control of the financially ailing Maryland Jockey Club...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Regional Authority, MI Developments Incorporated, Real Estate
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Efforts under way to try to salvage live horse racing in Md.
State officials and the horse-racing industry vowed on Tuesday to try to salvage live thoroughbred racing in Maryland next year, though it remains unclear if the various stakeholders can come together to forge a viable plan.
With just five weeks before...Tags: Catherine E. Pugh, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Joint Ventures, Preakness Stakes
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Jockey Club owners and horsemen at odds over live racing season
On the eve of the Maryland Racing Commission's last scheduled meeting of the year, the owners of the state's two major thoroughbred tracks and horse-racing industry representatives were trying to hammer out a last-minute deal to ensure live meets can be...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Preakness Stakes, Martin O'Malley, Equestrian
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Maryland Racing Commission rejects horse-racing proposal
The future of live thoroughbred racing in Maryland — along with the Preakness Stakes —is in jeopardy once again after a state commission on Tuesday rejected a proposed racing schedule contingent on several conditions that horse owners and...Tags: Cordish Cos., Bars and Clubs, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Regional Authority
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Maryland's racing future uncertain
Maryland's thoroughbred owners, trainers and breeders have long worried that their industry is on the brink of collapse, issuing dire warnings about the potential loss of the Preakness Stakes, the state's biggest annual entertainment and sporting event....Tags: Bars and Clubs, Joint Ventures, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, MI Developments Incorporated
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Maryland Jockey Club to curtail operations
Maryland's horse racing interests have warned for years that the industry's long tradition would come to an end without the legalization of slot machine gambling in the state.
They just never imagined the slots casino would rise in the parking lot of...Tags: Cordish Cos., Bars and Clubs, Lotteries, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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