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In a letter dated Thursday, County Attorney Mike Field told county elections board Director Katie Brown that the petition sponsors did not give all the necessary information to voters when gathering signatures. Brown's office is weighing whether to approve the referendum issue for the 2014 ballot.

As he announced a trio of new restaurants and a VIP element for the 15-screen movie theater planned for the Towson Square project, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Tuesday described the $85 million development as key in the quest to make the county seat a true destination spot.

The Cordish Cos., which developed and runs Maryland Live Casino at Arundel Mills mall, applied Tuesday for a gambling license in Massachusetts, the company said in a statement.

A trio of high-end international restaurants — Nando's Peri-Peri, La Tagliatella, and On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina — were announced Tuesday as the first set of restaurant tenants for Towson Square, the $85 million entertainment-based Cordish Cos. and Heritage Properties development in downtown Towson.

Anne Arundel casino expects 10 percent increase in revenue with extended hours

Maryland Live Casino will open Thursday at 8 a.m. and, according to officials, "never close again." The Hanover facility, located adjacent to the Arundel Mills Mall, is the only one of the state's three casinos that requested full-time operation from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission.

Plaintiff claims employees of Cordish tenant turned away party with black attendees

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Maryland's casinos will be allowed to open 24 hours a day under new regulations approved Thursday by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission that also relaxed limits on lending to gamblers and ATMs in the facilities.

Maryland Live is granted approval to operate 24-hours a day

The possibility that the Tribune Co. will sell its newspapers after its imminent exit from bankruptcy has set off a new round of speculation about The Baltimore Sun's future ownership — along with expressions of interest from potential buyers.

The area's owners plan to keep a restaurant in the space

Inspired by the life and spirit of Theodore Roosevelt, Kettle Hill opened April 20 on Market Place as the anchor restaurant in the Power Plant Live complex.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday the City Council should take the lead on evaluating the performance of the city's ethics director — not an oversight board on which she sits that hasn't met in years.

The state's largest casino plans to install 150 table games that take wagers of up to $10,000, Maryland Live officials said Wednesday in the first detailed announcement since voters legalized table games last week.

Avery Aisenstark, the chief adviser to Baltimore's Board of Ethics, insists he did nothing wrong in performing outside legal work on behalf of two developers. But the board needs to hold a formal inquiry on the matter.

A seven-member oversight panel, called the Board of Legislative Reference, is in charge of hiring and firing the city's ethics director, according to the city charter. But the board it has not met in years — likely not since 1993, according to interviews with current and former city officials.

Walmart debates are expected to play out in communities across Maryland, as the giant retailer plans to build or relocate eight so-called supercenters in a national reshuffling of its retail footprint.

Lawyers representing developers of the former Solo Cup and Middle River Depot properties asked the Baltimore County elections board Friday to reject petitions for a referendum to overturn zoning votes, saying the signatures were obtained by fraud.

Company will cater to poker players now that expanded gaming has come to Maryland, still plans for mid-2014 opening

One day after voters approved an expansion of gambling in Maryland, the state's largest casino said it would hire 1,200 new employees for table games – even as the ballot question's leading opponent suggested that it will turn to the courts.

The director of Baltimore's ethics board — a full-time city employee — is performing legal work on behalf of developers embroiled in a zoning battle in Baltimore County.

A Baltimore County judge on Wednesday allowed the release of the names of people who signed petitions to challenge the county's zoning maps, saying the information is "clearly a public record."

Question 7 is a bad deal for Maryland taxpayers; voters should reject it and insist that our elected officials get us a better one.

Developers and shopping-center owners have contributed more than $225,000 to efforts to challenge zoning decisions in Baltimore County through a referendum, financial disclosure forms show.

Backers of a referendum drive to challenge zoning decisions in Baltimore County say they have gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot in 2014.

Some community leaders in Baltimore County are fighting a referendum drive backed by developers, saying the developers are trying to "hijack" the county's zoning process because they didn't get their way.

Baltimore County Council Chairwoman Vicki Almond is questioning why County Executive Kevin Kamenetz hasn't spoken out about a local referendum campaign linked to developers.

Two Baltimore County councilwomen say prominent developers have targeted their districts with referendum drives challenging recent zoning votes because they are unhappy with their decisions..

For three casino giants trying to persuade Marylanders to vote for or against more gambling here, the long-term stakes could be in the billions.

For three casino giants trying to persuade Marylanders to vote for or against more gambling here, the long-term stakes could be in the billions.

Baltimore's spending panel agreed Wednesday to sell the historic Senator Theatre at a $310,000 loss — over the objections of the city's comptroller.

Potential deal could shift heated referendum campaign as former foes would unite

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 amounts to roughly $900,000 a day for the four-day session, according to disclosure reports filed Monday.

Labor group reports spending $2.7 million on casino fight

Cordish mum on referendum question at Arundel casino event.

Grocery chain Redner's, which claims that Amish food booths inside Joppa Market Place are siphoning off its business, has taken the shopping center's owner, the Cordish Cos., to court.

Maryland enters uncharted political territory this fall as voters for the first time in decades face four major ballot questions. It is likely to feature an onslaught of costly advertising as competing interests — from all over the country — try to sway the state's electorate

When the legislature went to work on Gov. Martin O'Malley's gambling bill, one of the first provisions to be rolled back was a sweeping ban on political contributions from casino interests. It changed the legislation so that only those who own at least 5 percent of casino are prohibited from giving.

Ten hours after the General Assembly gave final approval to an expansion of gambling in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the bill that will put the hard-fought issue before the voters in November.

The Maryland Senate Friday evening voted 28-14 to pass a bill that would add table games and a sixth casino in Prince George's County to the state's gambling program.

First day of this year's second special session has Harford politicians still fired up

Cordish Cos. make case before Arundel delegation

The Perryville casino is getting hammered by competition from Maryland Live, so why are legislators confident they can expand the number of casinos in the state without putting the existing ones out of business?

One of Maryland's three casinos has asked the state to take back about a third of the slots machines on its gaming floor because of declining revenue.

Internet gambling, which could bring slot machines from the casino floor to every home office or cell phone, moved from the periphery of Maryland's debate over expanded gambling this week to center stage under pressure from one of the state's most powerful gambling moguls.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is urging Baltimore legislators to resist the temptation to use a state gambling bill as leverage for a wish list of the city's other needs.