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Penn National spends another $4 million
A day after proponents of Maryland's casino gambling expansion surpassed the spending of lone dissenter Penn National Gaming Inc., the Pennsylvania-based gambling company ponied up another $4 million to stop the expansion.
Gambling proponents’ campaign account surpasses opponents’
Proponents of expanded gambling have for the first time moved ahead of opponents -- at least when measured by the size of their campaign accounts.
Senate President says Penn National will spend $40 million to fight gambling expansion
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. said Penn National will more than double the $18 million it has already committed to defeating Question Seven, which would allow a casino in Prince George's County and table games at every Maryland casino.
Caesars names its GM for Baltimore casino
The assistant general manager of a Bossier City, La., casino will be the first general manager for Harrah’s Baltimore, the proposed gambling facility on Russell Street.
Gambling firms have spent $19.4M on referendum ads
Companies interested in the future of Maryland casino have combined to spend $19.4 million to influence the November voter referendum that will decide the industry’s fate, more than double the amount spent on the referendum that started the state’s casino program four years ago.
Both sides on casino referendum taking to Facebook, Twitter
Log on to Facebook or Twitter, and gambling referendum propaganda may pop up on your news feed.
Gambling companies’ ballot spending reaches $16 million
Three casino companies with Maryland interests have combined to spend $16 million to influence the voter referendum on expanded gambling.
Peterson Cos. joins pro-casino funding fray
The Peterson Cos., master developer of National Harbor in Prince George's County where a casino may be built if voters approve of a sixth Maryland gambling site, has ponied up $400,000 to support a referendum campaign.
MGM spends another $3 million on gambling referendum
MGM Resorts International Inc. has thrown another $3 million into the advertising battle that seeks to influence a November voter referendum that will decide the fate of Maryland gambling.
Penn National kicks in $5.5 million to fight gambling law
Penn National Gaming Inc. -- the scorned gambling company that believes it won't be given a fair chance to bid on a Prince George's County casino license -- has contributed $5.5 million to a ballot issue committee opposing Maryland's expanded gambling law.
Virginia lawmaker files gambling bill
In June, Cordish Cos. President Joseph Weinberg likened the construction of a casino at National Harbor to a threat of war against Virginia, just a short drive across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. ...
Gambling supporters spend $1.9 million on referendum
The ballot issue committee supporting an expansion of Maryland's casino gambling program has already spent $1.9 million, according to state elections filings.
