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Gambling Interests Top Maryland Lobbying Spending

MARYLAND – As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "Gambling and horse-racing interests spent more than $2.3 million on lobbying and entertainment during this year's legislative session, continuing a blitz to legalize slot machines that began with the election of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

"Lobbying activity reports filed with the State Ethics Commission this week show that slots-related advocacy remained near the fever pitch of a year earlier, when the industry spent about $2.5 million on the prospect that Ehrlich would push a gambling bill through the General Assembly.

"…House Speaker Michael E. Busch led a group of Democratic delegates to defeat gambling legislation that passed the Senate, leaving track owners, slot-machine manufacturers, horse associations and others to regroup for another try…"

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