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Gaming business humming - 2004-01-30
Members of the new House Gaming Committee on Thursday got their first briefing on the state of the casino business and the state agency charged with controlling it.

Mississippi is the second-biggest gambling jurisdiction in the nation, Gregory stated, and the industry's 29 casinos have a staff of more than 33,000 people and produce close to $3 billion annually in gross revenue.
Read the full story at Biloxi Sun Herald, MS

Coalition forming in oppposition of slots - 2004-01-30
Gathering with ministers, the county executive of Montgomery County and other anti-gambling forces within the state, a fledgling caucus of slots opponents in the House of Delegates expects to disclose next week an organized effort to sink Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s initiative to make slot machines legal.

Duncan stated that Ehrlich's likelihood of having a slots bill passed this year are weakening as more people become aware of the long-term repercussions of introducing Maryland to casino-style gambling.
Read the full story at Baltimore Sun, MD