O’Malley Thinking About Slot Machines
 

Governor-elect Martin O’Malley has already said that he supports legalizing slot machines at Maryland’s racetracks, so in the next four years the state could see some major changes. He is not alone in his positive outlook on the slot machines; many other members of the government are up for legalizing them as well.
 

Senate President Thomas Mike Miller, Jr., said that he thinks the slot machines could bring in much needed revenue for their schools. He is determined to see that O’Malley stays with his goal to bring in the slot machines. ‘‘He can’t backpedal on that,” Miller said of O’Malley’s slots stance. ‘‘We need the resources.”
 

However, Michael Busch, is opposed to slot machines. He wants other things handled before they go back to looking at slot machines. He said that they have not projected revenues for the next fiscal year yet, and doesn’t want to waste any more time on trying to legalize slot machines. Trying to legalize the slot machines became the bane of the last governor’s existence, and Busch does not want to see it happen again – besides the fact that he scored major political victories in keeping the slot machines illegal.

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