A Maryland coalition of education advocates is urging voters to approve a ballot question requiring the state's portion of casino revenues be used to increase public school funding.
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A Maryland coalition of education advocates is urging voters to approve a ballot question requiring the state's portion of casino revenues be used to increase public school funding.
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Read More »April 9, 2018 Leave a comment
Maryland voters will decide whether casino revenue set aside for schools must be used to enhance education funding above the amount now required in state formulas.
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State gaming officials say the opening of MGM National Harbor helped Maryland’s six casinos bring in record revenue. Maryland Lottery and Gaming said in a news release Thursday that MGM in Prince George’s County generated nearly $42 million from slot ...
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OXON HILL — MGM National Harbor will have its grand opening Dec. 8, officials announced Monday. The $1.4 billion casino resort in suburban Washington will debut just in time for the holiday season, and in the next few months will announce an ...
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Maryland gaming officials say December’s revenue at the state’s five casinos was up 11 percent over December 2014. The casinos generated more than $95 million in revenue in December, Maryland Lottery and Gaming said in a news release Tuesday. The ...
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A Wall Street firm predicts a new wave of casino expansion in the Northeastern U.S. will lead to more casino closings in Atlantic City and harm to casinos in Maryland. Moody’s Investors Service said in a ...
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency announced that all five Maryland casinos reported revenue gains in October. The agency announced Thursday that state casinos generated an estimated total of $94.7 million last month. This was an increase of $7.9 million, ...
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Four of Maryland’s five casinos posted revenue gains of at least 5 percent in September. The figures, which were released Tuesday by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, reveal casino revenues totaled $87.4 million, an increase of $5 million ...
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The casino industry is designed around the principle that every game is openly rigged in favor of the house. Some publicly acknowledged feature designed into each game assures the casino that, over a large number of wagers, the house will ...
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The federal ban on sports betting in all but four states was upheld Tuesday, dealing a blow to New Jersey’s latest effort to expand gambling options to help its struggling casino and racetrack industries. But the ...
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