Charles Town Supports Slot Machines

It really shouldn’t come as any kind of a surprise to anyone that those that have slot machines, or those that support slot machines, would give money to any state that wants to bring them in. However, what if that state is going to be your competition for slot machine dollars? Then it might seem a little strange.

However, that is exactly what happened with Charles Town Races & Slots. The company that owns them helped fund their competition get slot machines. They gave $2 million to Maryland to help them legalize slot machines, knowing that they would just be their competition.

Some say that the owners, Penn National Gaming, Inc. just decided that if the state was going to get slot machines that they were going to get them, and that they might as well join the movement. They decided to give the money to the group For Maryland For Our Future, who was working on bringing in slot machines to the state.

Many say that it was a smart move, as residents legalized the slot machines by a fairly large margin. They say that Penn National knew that they would lose money by the slot machines going in, and since it seemed to be a foregone conclusion, they should get in at the bottom floor.

By supporting slot machines in the state they will be able to offset projected revenue losses at Charles Town. They have made their interest in building a slot machine parlor in Cecil County very clear.

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