From the Maryland Lottery: The Maryland Lottery today announced revenue numbers for the state’s two casinos – Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County and the Casino at Ocean Downs in Worcester County. May’s statewide revenue totaled $13,294,208.77, bringing the cumulative fiscal year total for both facilities to $90,444,071.79. Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $9,606,439.47 in May, […]
Soup of the Day: Maryland Jockey Club May Be Ruining Horse Racing, But at Least the Food’s Still Good
The everyday reporting of the “Soup of the Day” from Pimlico or Laurel Park was a staple of my morning wake up with WBAL radio for many years. They also announced the scratches for that day’s racing card. In the Baltimore Sun they printed the entries and morning lines (predicted betting odds) for the day, […]
Forgotten Harford: 80 People Arrested and 50 Machines Seized During Harford County’s 1964 Pinball Raid
Forty-seven years ago, the Harford County Sheriff’s Department, along with state and other local police agencies, conducted one of the largest gambling raids in the county’s history. Slots were phasing out in the state of Maryland. However, the temptation of gambling remained. In order to fill this new void, pinball machines became a new medium […]
Maryland Casinos Generate More Than $12M in Revenue in February
From the Maryland Lottery: (Baltimore) – The Maryland Lottery today announced revenue numbers for the state’s two casinos — Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County and the Casino at Ocean Downs in Worcester County. February’s statewide revenue totaled $12,154,339.58, bringing the cumulative fiscal year total for both facilities to $50,503,333.04. Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $9,021,412.73 […]
Harford 2010: The Dagger’s Top Ten Stories Of The Year
The year 2010 was defined and dominated from the get-go by politics. Not only was 2010 a local election year, but a rematch in the governor’s race and an energized TEA Party movement added fuel to the fire. The political outrage manifested itself as a protest against President Barack Obama’s policies in downtown Bel Air […]
Annapolis Update #11 – Final Vote on Preakness Condemnation Bill
The following was received from the office of Del. Rick Impallaria: In the final days of this session Governor O’Malley pushed a bill to condemn the Preakness, a measure which I saw as cover for those members of the General Assembly who had failed over the past six years to act on a reasonable gaming […]
Improvements/Carnival Coming to Edgewood Shopping Center
Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie and shopping center and would-be slots magnate David Cordish met in the parking lot of the Edgewater Shopping Center Monday and discussed plans for the crumbling site owned by The Cordish Companies. According to an account by Guthrie, the result was a mutual understanding on both sides. Guthrie said the […]
Councilman Guthrie Fights To Clean Up Shopping Center In Harford’s Version Of “Slumlord Billionaire”
Frustrated that the Cordish Company is gambling millions on building a new slot machine parlor in Anne Arundel County, yet continues to “hold hostage” down-trodden shopping centers in Edgewood and Joppatowne, Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie has asked state representatives, including Gov. Martin O’Malley, to withhold the company’s slot machine gambling license until it corrects […]
