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Pennsylvania Bill Prompts Call for Maryland Slots Bill

MARYLAND – As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "A decision by Pennsylvania's Legislature to allow up to 61,000 slot machines at 14 sites across the state is prompting new calls for a special session of the Maryland General Assembly to consider slots legislation.

"…Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said Pennsylvania's move is a "wake-up call" and predicted that a special session would be called in August and that the General Assembly would pass its own slots bill.

"But the prospect seemed remote, as another key player in the Maryland slots debate, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, rejected that idea.

"…Busch said he would consider agreeing to call a special session only if it were done for the limited purpose of authorizing a referendum for November on amending Maryland's Constitution to allow slot machine gambling.

"Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and other slots supporters oppose that idea.

"… Maryland's Senate has voted narrowly in the past two legislative sessions to legalize slots, but the bills have stalled in the House…"

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