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May 8, 2013

MGM to bid officially for National Harbor casino

MGM Resorts International Inc. confirmed Wednesday what most have assumed since the Las Vegas-based company spent more than $40 million to ensure Maryland voters approved an expansion of casino gambling last year: It will bid to operate a casino in Prince George's County.

Mar 4, 2013

Cotton joins National Aquarium as executive chef

Joe Cotton has joined the National Aquarium as the new executive chef for its main on-site café, Harbor Market Kitchen.

Feb 7, 2013

Eye Opener: Searching for Leopold’s replacement

A few government and politics headlines for Thursday.

Jan 31, 2013

Miller: It was a mistake to endorse National Harbor as Prince George’s casino site

Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III should not have publicly endorsed National Harbor as the future site of a Prince George's County casino, the presiding officer of the state Senate said Thursday.

Dec 21, 2012

Penn National mulling bid for Prince George’s casino license

The Wyomissing, Pa.-based gambling company that spent $44 million in its campaign to defeat Question 7, may bid on the license for a casino authorized by voters' approval of Question 7.

Dec 21, 2012

Penn National may bid for new casino

ANNAPOLIS — A casino operator that lobbied against expanded gambling in Maryland is now considering a bid to operate a new casino in Prince George’s County. Penn National Gaming spent […]

Dec 19, 2012

Group says casino license is a steal

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland‘s casino operators are licensed at a fraction of the fair market value for such an award, according to a report released Wednesday by policy analysts. The Maryland […]

Nov 29, 2012

National Harbor to get Tanger mall

Elected officials and residents in this business-bereft region of Prince George’s County poured praise Thursday over Milton V. Peterson, whose vision for the chic National Harbor development is sharpening.

Nov 8, 2012

State looking for gambling to expand to $2B

Maryland’s top elected officials are betting that voters have turned the key that starts a multibillion-dollar economic engine that some say will generate tens of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of tax dollars once gambling is fully expanded here.

Nov 8, 2012

Editorial: Let’s be smart about expanded gambling

Maryland voters have spoken. We will have table games, gambling around the clock and a new casino in Prince George’s County, probably at the glitzy National Harbor development on the shores of the Potomac.

Nov 8, 2012

Looking forward to a greater Prince George’s County

I look forward to seeing how Prince George’s County will be impacted by the widely-expected development of a casino at the National Harbor.

Nov 7, 2012

Officials, supporters watch Question 7 results come in

State and county officials, along with volunteers with the "Vote For Seven" campaign were in National Harbor Tuesday night to watch the vote totals for Question 7. The initiative, which passed, allows for expanded gaming and a new casino to be built in National Harbor.