"It’s likely that either slots or card games would need to be approved by voters. "

Whoever thought of this bright idea of slots as a Constitutional Amendment was a total IDIOT who should be fired.

We knew before the last vote any change in locations, number of machines or number of parlors would require ANOTHER amendment to our Constitution.

Now before even 1 quarter has dropped and before all the existing licenses are awarded this clown Miller is looking to expand it.

When will the ignorant voters of this state learn they are being played for fools by these legislooters?

Slots in P.G. County? Not a bad idea. It would certainly help the state get back some of the social entitlement money that has been poured into that county for the last 40 years.

Here we go. Let's not do the sensible thing and put slots at the tracks, let's put them where the politicians can reap the most benefits.

If slots are legal, and you must pay for a permit and the taxes on what is taken in by them, why can't anyone just buy or rent the machines and put them where they want them? I am not a gambler, and will not use the slots. I just don't understand why the government MUST regulate every aspect of everything.

Are you KIDDING me????

Mike Miller, Martin O'Malley, and Fred Puddester told us OVER and OVER how the slots package they were pushing on Maryland could NEVER expand the way it did everywhere else. They KNEW this was all lies, and frankly they didn't care. I said repeatedly that once slots passed, they would be back to bring it to more jurisdictions, but Annapolis said it would never ever happen.

Ask me again how it is that I became so disgusted with Annapolis.

I would call it unbelievable, but in reality it's totally predictable.

Aaron Meisner

Miller proposed having slots at one of three locations: Rosecroft, the National Harbor or an equestrian center in Upper Marlboro.

This was the same tactic that they used when they put it in the ballot for Marylanders to approve saying that they will put the slots at specific locations. Look what is happening at AA County now, instead of the slots going to Laurel Park, they are going to Arundel Mills.

They are probably using Rosecroft to get the bill passed and then "move" the slot license to Westphalia Town Center or some other development in PG.

Let's vote for slots in Miller's bathroom! Hey maybe Cordish is interested: all the infrastrure is there. Maybe this will generate much needed jobs and revenue.

Ironic how Busch's stance against slots changed to the pro-side when OweMalley was elected in 2006.
Slots in this state has been so off-course since the bill was first introduced so long ago!
Thank you Annapolis.
Nice job Annapolis.
I can hear those tax increases coming in 2011.

In this economy, who in the heck is going to waste their money gambling? There are way more of us in MD thinking about saving our hard-earned dollars, not squandering them on slots, horse racing, or table games. Slots = FAIL

I think the phrase, "A day late and a dollar short" sums up Maryland's decision to legalize slots in the state. Aside from the mismanagement of the budget (thanks to Mr. O'Malley) and last year's 'sinking' economy, slots will not solve Maryland's problems. By the time facilities are built and slots are implemented, other states will already have legalized full blown gambling, and we will all be flying around in hover cars. If slots were implemented 5-7 years ago, we would not be facing such financial issues and the impact of the "recession" would not have been as great.

Plenty of poor stupid people in P.G. Perfect place for state run gaming halls!

Since a vastly disproportional amount of social and educational funds go into bottomless pit that is PG County, it only makes sense that they should contribute some slots revenue to the state. Also, Rosecroft is a perfect location for slots since it would draw VA residents, the only nearby state that does NOT currently have legalized gambling.

We will be playing Poker and Black Jack and roulette in PA, DE and WV long before we will be dropping quarters in a slot machine in this sorry state of Millers, O'Mally's and Busch's!

Quite right Jim Lucas...slots = "reverse welfare" at its finest! Can't we get them in there tomorrow!

If slots and liceneses were a horse race the state of Maryland would still be in the parking lot with its trailer looking for a spot. In case these slugs didn't hear Pennsylvania just legalized table games so why doesn't Matyland just scrap their 3rd rate effort and crank up KENO so it plays every 30 seconds? Maryland always get's around to doing the right thing but only after it becomes a useless thing.

If slots and liceneses were a horse race the state of Maryland would still be in the parking lot with its trailer looking for a spot. In case these slugs didn't hear Pennsylvania just legalized table games so why doesn't Matyland just scrap their 3rd rate effort and crank up KENO so it plays every 30 seconds? Maryland always get's around to doing the right thing but only after it becomes a useless thing.

Mike Miller is a political hack who should be thrown out of office. He did everything he could to obstruct slots during the previous Administration strictly for political reasons and when it could have really helped the State of Maryland. It didn't matter to Busch what was good for the state at time as long he could throw the screws to Governor Ehrlich .

Why doesn't Miller push for the slots to be near his estate on the Eastern shore.

The voters have already settled the slots issue for MD. Miller cannot waste valuable legislative time with slots. The state of MD has a lot of important business to take care of. And the dems need to leave a fiscally responsible, people centered picture in people's minds leading up to the 2010 elections.