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Maryland Lawmaker Seeks Slots Amendment

MARYLAND – As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "An anti-slots legislator says he will seek to amend a budget bill that is up for a vote today to freeze the number of electronic video gambling devices in commercial bingo halls at the current level.

"Del. Peter Franchot, a Montgomery County Democrat, said he is concerned that Maryland could be flooded with a new variety of video bingo machine that is virtually indistinguishable from a slot machine.

"…But Randy Clemens, who runs the 2,000-seat Bingo World in Brooklyn Park, said the newer, more sophisticated bingo machines are the wave of the future.

"…Experts say that the new breed of video bingo machine functions almost exactly like a traditional slot machine.

"Barbara Knickelbein, co-chairwoman of the anti-slots group NoCasino Maryland, said that such devices should be prohibited in Maryland…"

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