This blog has not always agreed with The Capital (uh, yeah, well, duhh!) and has generally felt its editorials are weak and wishy-washy, but not so on the subject of slot machine gambling in Maryland. Thankfully, with The Governor jockeying to bring slots to Maryland, The Capital has again firmly said no to slots. This time, they even take the Maryland Association of Retailers to task:
"Tom Saquella, president of the retailers' lobby, told The (Baltimore) Sun recently that his organization always supported slots but also believes table games like blackjack and poker would spare the state from Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed increase in the sales tax. In other words, if some gambling is good, more gambling is even better.
What hogwash. Where does the association think gambling money comes from? It comes from a pool of money otherwise used for pizzas, movies, entertainment - even groceries. More money for casinos means less money for retailers. In case the association hasn't noticed, sales tax collections are already running below projections - and it wants people to spend money on gambling instead of on retail goods?"
What hogwash. Where does the association think gambling money comes from? It comes from a pool of money otherwise used for pizzas, movies, entertainment - even groceries. More money for casinos means less money for retailers. In case the association hasn't noticed, sales tax collections are already running below projections - and it wants people to spend money on gambling instead of on retail goods?"
Thank you! They even said "What hogwash"!!! For the full editorial, read here:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/09_30-24/OPNBut that's not all, for they also wrote another editorial recently:
Of course, our readers know that we dislike slots and think the damage they'll do to the state's social fabric isn't remotely worth any added revenue. But even if we wanted this form of gambling, we'd still think it irresponsible to enact a slots plan hastily. And we trust the governor and the legislative leaders agree.
See the full editorial here:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/09_27-58/OPN
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