well if they legalize slots in maryland im sure dover downs would be a very prime spot for such a thing.. the boardwalk too
Yes, anyone voting in Maryland is voting on slots tommorrow. There will be a specific yes/no section on the matter. Ocean Downs (In West Oc) has one of the five projected spots across the state locked down. Slots will be there if it passes. If this goes thru I imagine it will change the town considerably. The details of this thing are nasty. Big money going into already deep pockets. Politicians have made it a "doing it for the kids" thing, but we all know how they look out for the children and education systems.
I agree to say NO slots. It is a political scam to make the rich richer and take away more from the public. Plus I don't care if they wanna make schools bigger and better anyway. They are already putting in two schools (another elementary and a high school) into my hometown of Manchester in Carroll county. Seems like they got plenty for schools already. Thats one of the reasons I moved to OC-so I could get away from the over-development. Slots just seem like a bad idea and seem kind trashy
Moved TO OC to get away from development? That's exactly why I left OC. I dont think there's any escaping development on the East Coast...
Please no slots. I work and live there in the summer months and it is not what a "family" resort needs. It'll bring in more riff-raff and increase all the other illegal activities that come along. I would hate to also see that go in west oc.
I think you are confused. You said "dover downes?" they already have a casino there silly! This thread is to talk about MARYLAND slots! Swellinfo...lets look on the bright side. remember surfing ac around palm sunday and hearing gunshots as we ran through the streets surfing tropicanas. if they put casinos in will they be big steele piers every 5 blocks. if so...lets do it! we need structure. seriously...i m just joking. i love the backwood feel. but i am voting in delaware...sorry?
Vote YES for Early Voting and YES for Slots. Everyone should have easy access to vote. Although it is "fun" to all vote on the same day I am not going to be too sentimental about this notion. I recall when voting was conducted by everyone at one time with everyone locked up in the same room/facility for hours. We've come a long way! Washington State uses mail-in ballots only. I am not voting for slots to benefit education or reduce taxes. I am voting for slots so that Maryland does not lose its thoroughbred racing industry. Maryland is losing market share to Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia because these three states have slots at the race tracks. The horse racing industry provides a large number and a wide variety of jobs in Maryland. I am voting to keep the money and keep the jobs in Maryland.
as long as they stay out of ocean city then its cool i guess. does anyone know the situation of slots in ocmd? like could they automatically be put in ocean city no questions asked? cuz that would suck A$$ F*CK
The answer is no. The slot locations are limited to 5 or 6 specific areas, fairly well bounded geographically: one would be located in Anne Arundel County, within two miles of Route 295; in Baltimore in a nonresidential area within one-half mile of Interstate 95, within one-half mile of Route 295 and on property owned by the city; in Cecil County, within two miles of Interstate 95; in Worcester County, within 1 mile of the intersection of Route 50 and Route 589; and Allegany County, on state property in Rocky Gap State Park. The sites were originally to be restricted to horse racing tracks in direct support of Maryland's significant, and declining, horse racing industry, formerly one of the largest industries in the State. Maryland has lost much of the horse racing industrial base to neighboring states & race tracks in Charles Town, WV, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Park and Penn National near Harrisburg) and Delaware (Delaware Park), as these have used slots revenues to enhance race purses, including lucrative bred-in-state horse races and supplements.
i hit a trifecta at ocean downs on the first race of the night over the summer...won myself 175....it was enough to pay off the speeding ticket i had just been given
yea I moved here because I couldnt stand seeing my hometown be overrun by yuppies moving up from the metropolitan area of Baltimore., and all the stupid-ass developments and sub-divisons runing the sweet countryside-that sucked. Plus theres no waves in the middle of maryland
