O’Malley Says No More Gambling Debates 

There are those within the gambling community of Maryland that would like to see table games join their slot machines. There are a couple of problems with that idea. Firstly, the state has not been able to get their slot machines up and running yet, so how can they think about bringing in table games? And secondly, their governor doesn’t want to hear anything about it! 

Governor Martin O’Malley has said that he is not interested in talking about table games. He said that the state had a really hard time getting slot machines approved, and that he was not looking to step into that ring again. He said that he would rather get the slot machines up and running and then worry about whether or not they were going to expand gambling to table games.  

He said that when they do decide to move that direction, they would need to find out what their residents thought about that kind of a move. He felt that many of them were happy with slot machines being the end of it, but that it would need to be tabled until a later date. He understands the fact that with New Jersey and now Pennsylvania offering table games it would make them more competitive but he is not willing to walk down that road. 

Many residents have already said that they are not in favor of table games joining their slot machines. They say that if any kind of expansion is going to take place it has to wait until they can see the effect that the slot machines have had on them.