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In casino bid, MGM holds stronger hand
May 9, 2013

In casino bid, MGM holds stronger hand

When final bids are turned in for Prince George’s County’s casino Friday, what’s at stake in the ensuing months-long competition will be the right to operate what many expect will become the top casino on the Eastern Seaboard.

Oct 28, 2012

Penn National no stranger to big bucks on ballot issues

ANNAPOLIS — Four years ago in Ohio, Penn National Gaming Inc. outspent its opposition by more than $12 million in a successful effort to kill a ballot issue that would […]

Oct 24, 2012

MGM adds about $8 million to gambling campaign account

Supporters and opponents of expanding gambling in Maryland have combined to put $65.4 million into campaign accounts, according to the most recent campaign finance filing with the Maryland State Board of Elections.

Oct 12, 2012

Penn National spends another $4 million

A day after proponents of Maryland's casino gambling expansion surpassed the spending of lone dissenter Penn National Gaming Inc., the Pennsylvania-based gambling company ponied up another $4 million to stop the expansion.

Sep 28, 2012

Senate President says Penn National will spend $40 million to fight gambling expansion

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. said Penn National will more than double the $18 million it has already committed to defeating Question Seven, which would allow a casino in Prince George's County and table games at every Maryland casino.

Sep 16, 2012

Both sides on casino referendum taking to Facebook, Twitter

Log on to Facebook or Twitter, and gambling referendum propaganda may pop up on your news feed.

Nov 28, 2011

Disney pulls out of National Harbor development

The Walt Disney Co. has scrapped plans for a 500-room resort hotel that would have added another marquee name to the National Harbor development in Prince George’s County. The entertainment […]