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MD Senate Begins Debate on Gambling Expansion

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Senate is debating amendments to a measure to permit table games like craps at Maryland casinos and to allow a casino in Prince George's County.

The Senate rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Nancy Jacobs that would have raised impact grants in Allegany, Cecil and Worcester counties from $200,000 to $400,000.

Jacobs, a Republican who represents the part of Cecil County where the Perryville casino is located, says the additional money is needed, because the community has lost money from a decline in business since the state's largest casino opened in Anne Arundel County.

But Sen. Richard Madaleno, D-Montgomery, says the Anne Arundel County casino only just opened in June, and it's too soon to know whether the changes will be long lasting.

 

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.