Are Slot Machines Going to Pass at Arundel Mills? 

It is finally time for a vote on slot machines in one Maryland location. The state would like to see slot machines brought into Anne Arundel County, but it would appear that there is quite a bit of opposition from the residents of the county. They had initially said yes to legalizing slot machines within the county, but now that they have seen the location for them to go they have changed their minds. 

Monday night there will be a vote as to whether or not the slot machines will come to pass, and the state is waiting with baited breath to see what will happen. The County Council is voting on a zoning bill that will either move the slot machine project forward or stop it in its tracks. The vote has to take place soon though, as they only have until Midnight to approve the project. The state commission is already in approval of the slot machines coming in, but there is talk that it might not pass. 

The council is divided on the idea of bringing the slot machines to the location, and if it passes it would be the largest slot machine casino in the state. It would also be right by the mall and is expected to be up and running by late 2011. There is also talk that there would be illegal table games – electronic versions – if it goes comes to pass. But if it fails, the state will have to find another location for their slot machine casino, one that does not put it near the mall – for that seems to be the biggest problem location wise. 

If they end up not voting on it at all and it expires it could get very ugly as they would have to go back to the drawing board with the idea of bringing the slot machines in there, and have to schedule another vote at a later date. This would postpone the casino indefinitely.

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