Slot Machines on the Ball

Calvin Ball is likely to become the next chairman of the Howard County Council. Ball says it is too early to tell, but many already think that it is pretty much a done deal. What is a done deal is the fact that with State Senator Edward Kasemeyer being promoted to Senate Majority Leader, slot machines will probably be a talking point again. Kasemeyer’s main job will be to steer Governor-elect Martin O’Malley’s legislative programs through the state, and trying to help fellow democrats – but one of those issues will be whether or not to legalize slot machines.

With the majority of people in the state not wanting to increase their taxes, Kasemeyer thinks the slot machines are pretty much a done deal. Taxes will have to be raised, or slot machines will have to be legalized. He said, “Some sort of compromise [on slots] has got to be reached.”

He also said that “the majority of people don’t want increased taxes” but the only way not to increase them is to legalize slot machines. Many think that since Kasemeyer is now going to be helping out, that there is a good chance that the slot machine bill will pass as he is well liked and considered “low-key” by many in the government.

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