The 10-year deal between the major players in Maryland’s beleaguered horse racing industry offers more stability than breeders, jockeys and owners have seen in years, according to industry insiders.

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An attorney close to negotiations on horse racing in Maryland says he’s hopeful a long-term plan to bring stability to the state’s industry will be reached by the end of the week. Alan Foreman, an attorney with the Maryland Thoroughbred ...

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After bucking the odds to become a major player in the sports apparel business, Kevin Plank is eyeing a similar role in horse racing. Plank, the founder and owner of Under Armour, bought Sagamore Farm in 2007. The 530-acre training ...

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Federal prosecutors in Baltimore on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against online sports betting site Bodog.com and its principals, charging them with conspiracy to launder money and running an illegal sports gambling business. Prosecutors shut down the website Bodog.com Monday prior ...

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What were the biggest news stories of 2011? Race cars zooming around the Inner Harbor? Potential promised (new development in Owings Mills) or potential unrealized (development in East Baltimore, the future of horse racing in Maryland)? Maybe it can be ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A state board is set to vote on whether to pay $168 million to acquire 4,719 slot machines for what will be Maryland’s largest casino in Anne Arundel County. The Board of Public Works is scheduled to take ...

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The Maryland Jockey Club will lean on $10 million in subsidies from the state and horse owners to maintain a 146-day live racing schedule next year and keep the industry limping along as it seeks a long-term solution. The Maryland ...

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FORT WASHINGTON — Horse racing will return to Rosecroft Raceway for the first time in three years on Friday night, but the track’s new owner says it is unlikely to survive long-term without slot machines, a tough sell in Prince ...

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Maryland’s horse industry will enter mediation this week to work on a simulcasting agreement after the Maryland Racing Commission approved two licenses to continue horse racing in the state. The commission on Friday approved the Maryland Jockey Club’s sale to ...

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Penn National Gaming Inc. of Wyomissing, Pa., which owns gambling casinos and horse tracks throughout the country, reported second-quarter net income of $76 million, or 71 cents per diluted share, versus net income of $9.2 million, or 9 cents per ...

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