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Maryland Communities Split Over Slots

MARYLAND – As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "At New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore, dozens of African-American ministers applauded as the speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates assailed the impact slot machines would have on the state's poor and working-class communities.

"…But a few miles away, a leader of one such community was singing a different tune: 'Without slots, we got nothing,' said Jean Yarborough, who lives near Pimlico Race Course.

"…The view of the African-American community could be pivotal in the debate, which returns to Annapolis next week when the General Assembly reconvenes. Prominent among the areas proposed for the gambling devices are sites in Baltimore and Prince George's counties, home to the state's largest populations of blacks. That makes the votes of black lawmakers vital to getting a slots bill passed.

"But opinion within the black community is far from united…"

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