Companies that distribute video and other gaming devices say a new set of regulations proposed by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency could put them all out of business.

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Whether in a meeting of the state's gambling regulators, in a recurring House of Delegates trivia segment or in the opening statement of Gov. Martin O'Malley's State of the State Address, talk of the Baltimore Ravens has been unavoidable in Annapolis.

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Thursday morning may have marked the final meeting of the Maryland State Lottery Commission.

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Once inside, the first sound you hear at American Legion Post No. 166 here is the electronic jingle of slot machines.

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Hollywood Casino Perryville's request to shed between 400 and 500 slot machines at its Cecil County facility won't be addressed until after the General Assembly's special session ...

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The operator of Maryland’s first casino is betting that a sharp decline in its June revenue will be short-lived, but odds are the road ahead will be rough for Hollywood Casino Perryville. The opening of Maryland’s largest casino, Maryland Live ...

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The opening of Maryland’s largest casino accounted for the lion’s share of a record month for the state’s fledgling and embattled gambling program. But June’s revenues — which jumped to $40.8 million from $14.55 million in May, a 180 percent ...

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Stephen L. Martino, director of the Maryland State Lottery Agency, says his job is to implement gambling policy as he’s instructed to do so by the governor, General Assembly and voters. But a few ideas left on the table when ...

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Following a battery of tests Saturday, the Maryland State Lottery Agency authorized the Maryland Live! casino at Arundel Mills mall to open as planned Wednesday at 10 p.m. The agency announced Monday afternoon that lottery Director Stephen L. Martino signed ...

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A few items didn’t make it into today’s story about what developer David Cordish called an oversaturated casino market in Maryland. Stephen L. Martino, director of the Maryland State Lottery Agency, said casino business is already starting to overlap. When Maryland ...

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