[berettafan]

Awful funny timing that's for sure. I'd say they don't want small contracts getting in the way of any potential expansion/sale/development.

And to my understanding many (tho not all) horse people are the type who keep politicos cell #'s handy and get what they want. It's not a cheap hobby.

My personal feeling in this is that the state of Md is selling its soul to the devil. While it may generate revenues i'm not sure how that makes it okay to create even more welfare cases and crap up an otherwise half decent town with the trash that comes with slots.