Pro-Slot Machine Ads Under Fire

It is no secret that the state of Maryland is trying to get slot machines legalized in the next election. However, a series of ads is rumored to be about to run on TV and radio and opponents are already gearing up against them.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot has made a statement simply stating that the pro slot machine groups’ ads are going to be making “direct attacks on individuals rather than discuss the issue.” He says that the ads, which are promoting slot machines, should focus on the issue not the people behind it.

Franchot has long been an opponent of the slot machines, and he says that the issue is being driven by special interest groups. He is of course, referencing the pro slot machine group For Maryland for Our Future. The group is going to be launching ads in support of slot machines and in their email they allegedly took shots at Franchot.

For his part, Franchot says that the “nasty personal attacks launched today” by the group are not helping voters make their decision. His camp says that it is not easy being the one to stand against everyone else on the issue, but it is something he firmly believes in.

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