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Maryland Slots Opponents Begin Campaign
posted 9:56 am Wed April 16, 2008 - ANNAPOLIS, Md.
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Maryland's public referendum on slot machine gambling isn't until November. But opponents are starting their campaign to defeat the initiative on Wednesday.
A group called Marylanders United to Stop Slots meets Wednesday afternoon at an Annapolis church to announce their plans to campaign against slots.
Maryland residents are to vote in November on whether to amend the state constitution to authorize 15,000 slot machines in five jurisdictions. Supporters say the state is in desperate need of the estimated $600 million a year that slots could raise in tax funds.
Opponents argue that the money should be made up through budget cuts and better enforcement of existing tax laws, not gambling.
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