Border States Worried About Slot Machines

Now that Maryland has legalized slot machines, those states that surround them are wondering what they are going to do. They are surely going to be getting less revenue than they were before as Marylanders choose to play in their own backyards instead of crossing the boarder.

Maryland, like many states, wanted slot machines to make up for shortfalls in the budget. Now that they have legalized the slot machines, they have to make sure that the money stays in states, while battling those states around them hoping to entice residents over to them instead.

Each of the surrounding states that counted on that revenue from the state of Maryland is now going to have to see what they can do to make up for shortfalls that they are going to experience. The locations cannot have more than 4,750 slot machines nor can they have other kinds of gambling games like poker, etc. without prior approval from the state’s residents.

This means that for the time being they will be relegated to slot machines only, which could prove useful for the surrounding states. This gives them the opportunity to entice players by offering more than just slot machines. They could add in table games if they don’t already offer them, and if they do they could market that to their neighbors. This is the best way of getting the money to continue to flow in their direction.

Delaware is considering adding in sports betting or table games to continue to bring in business. Those in West Virginia are worried because of the amount of money that they are going to lose, so they are looking at things they can cut ahead of time – until they see how much they are actually going to lose.

 

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