All eyes are on slots as Assembly convenes - 2004-01-11
Tavern owners want a part of the action. So does the state fair in Timonium. Casino interests are sniffing around.
With the legalization of slot machines still an unanswered question in Maryland, the debate over expanded gambling has devolved into a battle royal among special interests since the General Assembly last contemplated the issue.
As lawmakers ready for a return to Annapolis this week, eyes remain fixed on House Speaker Michael E. Busch, the leading critic of slots, who some believe might be surreptitiously scuttling Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s top priority by allowing competing forces to gnaw it to death.
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