There is a fierce storm of debate brewing on the DT website that started yesterday-and its all about the slots issue-which will be left up to the voters.(which it should have been anyway)
You have one side that is predicting slots will lead to urban decay and more crime,and the other camp feels that slots will solve all our financial problems overnight,including the troubled harness-racing industry.The truth lies somewhere between.
I dont believe that slot machines are any different from state sanctioned gaming like Keno or the Vera Bradley Bingo Tourneys-they are games of chance and I dont see little old bingo ladies robbing people to support their 8 card-a game bingo habit.I DO see alot of people buying lottery tickets in large amounts who I know cannot afford it but no one is suggesting MD Lottery shut down either.It is the compulsive gambler who creates their gambling problem,not the games they wager on themselves.
I WOULD like to see harness-racing survive.With harness racing in my family,and the fact that its a Md tradition,I am very nostalgic about this sport and if drawing more people to the track will benefit the whole enterprise,then its a win-win.Instead of pouring into Delaware and making them richer,people will stay here locally.Give it a chance.People who do not approve of slots have the choice and freewill NOT to gamble or visit the tracks when and if they are passed-so whats the problem?
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