Maryland Still Trying for Slot Machines in Anne Arundel County 

The problem is that residents never wanted slot machines to be located so close to their mall. They have fought it time and time again and the state of Maryland still keeps trying to bring them in. They told their state, their city commissioners, etc. that they did not want the slot machines to be located there and that they wanted them located somewhere else. They say that the area that the state wants to put the slot machines is right by their mall and that this location was already overrun with traffic.  

They also said that they felt that it would bring down their property values of their homes to have a slot machine casino there. They argued that in this economy that their housing prices have already gone down tremendously and they don’t want to see it happen again. So their zoning commission just approved the slot machines, but residents say that they are not backing down. 

Instead they are circulating a petition to step the slot machines from coming in. They say that they have already gathered roughly 23,700 signatures, and they want to be able to get their issue on the November referendum and have people vote against the slot machines in that location. The Board of Elections is at this time verifying the signatures. 

They say that they understand that the state needs the revenue that would come from the slot machines, but that they need to find another location. Unfortunately, this is not the only location that the state is having issues with – so who knows when Maryland will be able to get their slot machines up and running?