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[Andras]

Ruling on differences
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[sommpd]

Originally Posted by kwillia

Can someone please explain to me why Rod 'n Reel gets to keep their slots...

Maybe because they are in State Senate President Mike Miller's jurisdiction?

[OldHillcrestGuy]

Originally Posted by sommpd

Maybe because they are in State Senate President Mike Miller's jurisdiction?

Think maybe you hit the nail on the head.

[sommpd]

Originally Posted by OldHillcrestGuy

Think maybe you hit the nail on the head.

The rob and steal...oops I mean rod and reel have a grandfather clause.

[RadioPatrol]

Originally Posted by poster

I agree - I don't see what the big deal is. If they're not playing slots then they're playing keno - what's the diff.

Charitys get the Money not Mike Miller, MOM and MD Demorats

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by poster

Different county. I think whatever law it is, is county law. I could be wrong.

Since when?

[kom526]

It really helps when the Senate president is a good buddy and neighbor.

As far as lottery earnings go vs. the slots, here it is. There was a statewide INCREASE of 9% in lottery sales while the machines were in operation BUT there was a 5% DECREASE in sales in St. Mary's County. WOW, I did not know that we had that much sway in Annapolis. Keno odds are terrible that's why the state operates it as a revenue generator.

[kris31280 (Premo)]

There's a hearing today on more of the machines with proceeds going to charity, per the Enterprise.

[Woman2Blame]

Originally Posted by OldHillcrestGuy

Donovan is proably lining some pockets with his money, its all politics.

The only person who has "lined pockets" is Miss Leight who owns the ADF bingo hall. The last I checked, she charges a charity $1,500 per bingo session to have bingo at her hall. She runs up to 13 sessions of bingo a week - that's $19,500 per week, $78,000 per month, or $1,014,000 per year in rental income alone. Plus she gets profit on all the food, and probably the pull tab games which far outweigh that hefty rental income. Gerald Donovan holds one of only 3 legalized gambling licenses in Calvert County, so when you support his gaming machines, you know he is the one to profit. At ADF, it is a huge cover up as to who is the one making the profit as they constantly push out how much they give back. Maybe they need to also disclose how much they charge in rent, how much they make in food, and how much they keep from the profit on every box of tabs they sell, and then the community will see why that crooked operation is showing up on the news - and I'm sure you'll be seeing them on the news in the near future too!

[Tigerlily]

I heard a little bit off a different take on this that may or may not be true. I was told that the Sherriff sent out letters asking places to turn off or unplug the machines and that is separate from the bill which has yet to go into effect. If the ADF left the machines on and they were seized then they would have cause to sue. If they chose to abide the sherriff they could not sue.