With Delaware already offering legalized sports gambling, and New Jersey planning to follow suit to stay competitive in the gambling-saturated northeast corridor, could Maryland soon join its neighbors and permit sports wagers?
Maryland Casinos Draw Mostly Local Crowds
The typical visitor to a non-destination casino lives within about a 30-minute drive of their gambling grounds.
Crime and Casinos: Too Close to Call
Is there a relationship between crime and casinos? Experts say there are too many factors to come to a conclusion.
Despite Gambling Options in State, Some Marylanders Still Prefer Trips to Atlantic City
Though bus tours to Atlantic City have seen a decline since Maryland’s casinos opened, some gamblers say it doesn’t matter how many casinos are built here. Their trips to Atlantic City are less about the bets and more about the escape.
Pull-Tab Machines Might Look Like Slots, but They’re Not
Is that a slot machine? No, but it looks, acts and sounds just like one.
Casinos Draw Business Away from Local Bingo
Casinos have drawn business away from bingo halls in Maryland.
Table Games Could Increase Jobs
The implementation of table games and 24-hour gaming in Maryland will create employment opportunities, but competition will likely affect the labor market geographically.
With Gambling Expansion in Mid-Atlantic, ‘Atlantic City is Dying’
City struggles to hold on to its reputation as gambling hot spot
Poorer School Districts Tend to Have Higher Portions of Kids in Special Ed
In poorer public school districts in Maryland, the percentage of students receiving special education is disproportionately higher than in wealthier districts, and has been since early 2000.
Maryland General Assembly Prepares For Spring Legislative Session
An increase in gas taxes, a repeal of the death penalty and a renewed discussion of liability for pit bull owners are some of the issues currently on the table for Maryland’s 2013 legislative session.