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- With seven weeks to go before the Nov. 6 election, gambling interests with a stake in the casino expansion referendum have raised more than the candidates spent in Maryland's last governor's race — previously the most expensive in state history.
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Lobbying lawmakers and voters for casino expansion proves highly profitable, so why not ponder Question 7 over and over again? - 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
- MGM Resorts International will open a visitor center at National Harbor next week as part of its campaign to win approval of its plans to build a "destination" casino at the site on the Potomac River.
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- 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 General Assembly — with not a single vote to spare in the House but a heavy cushion in the Senate — gave final approval early Wednesday to a bill that would add table games and a sixth casino in Prince George's County to the state's gambling program.
- 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.
- The Maryland Senate prepared to take up the governor's gambling bill Friday as Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller expressed cautious optimism that the General Assembly will approve the measure by early next week.
- As the General Assembly this week gets back together in Annapolis for a special session on gambling expansion, let's took a look at the events that led them here:
- Very few of Howard's eight delegates have made up their minds about the issue.
- Gov. Martin O'Malley unveiled legislation to expand gambling in Maryland on Tuesday night that seeks to limit the influence of gambling interests in state politics but also extends tax breaks to casino operators who would face increased competition if the plan is approved.
- Harford County legislators opposed to second special session
- Gov. Martin O'Malley said Friday that he would call lawmakers back to Annapolis for the second time since the General Assembly adjourned in April — this time to vote on a proposal to add table games to the mix of gambling choices in Maryland.
- The chief executive office of MGM says his company is not seeking tax breaks to build a casino at National Harbor in Prince George's County.
- Maryland House of Delegates must resist the temptation to give a generous tax break to gaming companies on the heels of raising income taxes
