Arundel Mills poised to get slots; Man hit by Secret Service identified; Bicyclist killed in crash was Bladensburg man

MARYLAND

Panel ready to award Arundel slots license

Members of a Maryland commission signaled Thursday that they are ready to award a license to operate the state's largest slot-machine gambling casino at Arundel Mills mall, citing the hundreds of millions of dollars it is projected to generate annually for the state.

The 4,750-machine facility, proposed by Cordish Cos., must win zoning approval from the Anne Arundel County Council, which has been divided over the issue for months.

A motion to award a license was tabled by the state commission Thursday after several members spoke favorably about it. Commission Chairman Donald C. Fry attributed the delay to the absences of two of the seven members and said a vote would be scheduled soon.

Fry and other commission members said they no longer feel compelled to wait for the decision of the County Council, which will come next month.

A consultant for the commission said the casino at the mall will generate more than $500 million a year in revenue, about half of which would be earmarked for state education programs.

-- John Wagner

Police identify man hit by Secret Service

Police identified a pedestrian struck and killed by two U.S. Secret Service vehicles on Suitland Parkway early Wednesday as Larry D. Moore, 54, of Temple Hills.

Police said Moore was crossing the parkway at Naylor Road, just over the District line in Prince George's County, when he was hit by the two armor-plated vehicles, including a limousine sometimes used by Vice President Biden.

The incident occurred about 2:30 a.m. in steady rain, police said.