Archive for December, 2009
Slots OK’d for Arundel Mills and Laurel, But Not Both
Confused? Late Monday night, the Anne Arundel Council approved Bill 82-09, which changes the zoning regulations to allow Cordish Cos. to build the largest slots parlor in Maryland. The Council also approved Bill 81-09, which would allow slots at other locations in the County, but only if those sites are north of Rt. 32. This [...]
With Rally & Racing Cancelled, Racetrackers Regroup
Now that the rally and racing has been canceled today, on this very snowy December 19, 2009, leaders in the horse industry are urging horse people to send a letter to the Anne Arundel County Council Members. Click here for more background, sample letters and contact information for legislators. Industry leaders are also asking horse people [...]
Feed Fund = Your Money
The 2009 Maryland General Assembly passes legislation, which was then signed by the Governor into law, to increase the feed fund. Instead of collecting $2 per ton of feed sold (about a nickel per bag of feed sold), the State is now collecting $6 per ton of feed sold (about fifteen cents per bag of [...]
Council Cowers, Rally Rocks, News at 5 – plus, Laurel’s Christmas Gift To You
Watch this evening’s news for the latest on Laurel! This morning, December 17, 2009, news cameras and reporters descended on Laurel Park for the latest in the slots saga. Anne Arundel County Council members were invited to a meeting by the Maryland Horse Council, to review how, with a new owner come January 9th (the [...]
Slots: In The Trenches of the County Council
Maryland Horse Council president Steuart Pittman testified at the Anne Arundel County Council hearing, Monday, December 7 against the proposed slots casino near the Arundel Mills mall, and he has kindly provided The Equiery readers with the following report: The Anne Arundel County hearing on slots last night was a sea of mostly red shirts with [...]
Slots: Commission Bites, Council Balks, Cordish Conditional, Horsemen Dangle
December 7, 2009 Scene 1, Baltimore The Maryland Lottery Commission yesterday voted to grant a conditional slots license to Cordish Co.; the approval is contingent that Cordish receive his zoning request to locate the slots parlor next to Arundel Mills. Cut to Scene 2, Annapolis Ostensibly due to the absence of various council members, the [...]
Carts & Horses: which come first? Find out tonight!
Should Anne Arundel first vote to allow zoning for a slots casino, then Lottery Commission can decide if they are going to grant Cordish a slots liscense…or, should the Lottery Commission first decide whether or not they are going to grant Cordish the license, and then if so, the Council can decide about the zoning. [...]
Slots Rumble, Monday night, 7 p.m.
If you are not busy on Monday evening, you can check out the action at the 7 p.m. Anne Arundel County Council Hearing. Buses will be arriving from Laurel Park at the Calvert Street locations loaded with horsemen and protestors ready to thwart the the attempts to zone for slots next to Arundel Mills. According [...]
