<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Gambling</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/md/government/legislature/gambling?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><description>Gambling</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Officer Linked to Gambling]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8015-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8015-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ During the day, Michael Anthony Thorn was a police officer in Howard County, where for 18 years he worked to uphold the law. At night, police say, Tykie Thorn was the manager and pit boss of an illegal Texas Hold 'Em poker casino run out of a warehouse in Anne Arundel County.]]></description><author> Allison Klein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to Tally the '05 Session's Winners and Losers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59615-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59615-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lawmakers tell us there's nothing unusual about emerging from the annual legislative session in Annapolis with a brutal hangover, regardless of how they spent the hours after the midnight adjournment.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk and John Wagner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEEK IN REVIEW]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59616-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59616-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Democrats Dominate  at Session's End Legislature Denies Ehrlich's Third Bid for Slots <br>The Maryland General Assembly concluded a rancor-filled session, with Democrats galvanizing hefty majorities in both chambers to muscle through a liberal agenda that had been endangered under a Republican governor.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ehrlich Appeals to Save His Agenda]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42452-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42452-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a city long dominated by Democrats, and where lawmakers have grown accustomed to governors who backslap and cajole and cut deals, Ehrlich's style represents a notable shift.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Slots Push Comes Down to the Wire]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38458-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38458-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. launched a final push to revive his slot machine initiative before time runs out on General Assembly session.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk and David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Betting on Pa. Breeders]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35520-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35520-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOHRSVILLE, Pa.  --  <br>He was all wobbly legs and dark gray fuzz, like a storm cloud on stilts.]]></description><author> Fredrick Kunkle</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ehrlich Takes A Gamble In Calvert]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32755-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32755-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. pressed his case for legalized gambling yesterday from the taproom of a waterfront resort in Calvert County, pushing $20 bills into a chirping game that looked and sounded exactly like a slot machine.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ehrlich Renews Push  For Slots Compromise]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17031-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17031-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Anxious lobbyists and a newly energized governor are trying to pressure legislative leaders to end their stalemate over slot machine gambling before the curtain drops on the Maryland General Assembly's session.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming This Week in the Extras]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3908-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3908-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     Anne Arundel : Some of the best high school lacrosse in the country will be played in Anne Arundel County this spring.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flush With Poker Faces]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52314-2005Mar20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52314-2005Mar20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With tournaments that feel as real as the games being in the casinos, free Texas Hold 'Em is catching on in the Washington area in a big way.]]></description><author> David Cho</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anne Arundel Crime Watch]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40986-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40986-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Anne Arundel County <br><em>The following incidents were recently reported by the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The department did not provide a complete list of thefts or break-ins for today's Extra. For more information, call 410-222-8050.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[W.Va.'s Burgeoning Gambling Habit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32381-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32381-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.  --  Just past the Maryland line, a little more than an hour from Washington, Charles Town Racing and Slots glows with the artificial light of the resurrected.]]></description><author> Elizabeth Williamson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Senate Pushes Toward Compromise on Slots, but Busch Rebels]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28583-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28583-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Maryland Senate yesterday formally declined to accept a limited slot machine gambling bill that narrowly passed the House of Delegates, hardening the legislative stalemate over Gov.    Robert L. Ehrlich Jr .'s most pressing initiative.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers, Pastors Join Forces To Urge Rejection of Slots Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20644-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20644-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A group of preachers gathered in Prince George's County on Sunday to urge lawmakers in Annapolis to reject legislation that would bring slot machines to Maryland.]]></description><author> Hamil R. Harris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-Slots Campaign Moves to Localities]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18361-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18361-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  When 30 activists descended on the Anne Arundel County Council chamber Monday night wearing  anti-slots lapel stickers, their message was familiar: Slot machines would bring bankruptcy, crime and misery to Maryland.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk  and Fredrick Kunkle</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preaching Against Slots]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12250-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12250-2005Mar6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ten days after the Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill to legalize slot machine gambling, many of the state's religious leaders have redoubled their opposition.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow  and Hamil R. Harris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports of Illegal Slots Probed in Pr. George's]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5459-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5459-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Prince George's County police are investigating reports of a proliferation of illegal slot machines, known as "gray machines," in liquor stores, convenience stores and coin laundries across the county, State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey said.]]></description><author> Hamil R. Harris  and Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miller Urges Extending Session Over Slots Bill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64492-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64492-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. said yesterday that efforts to legalize slot machine gambling in the state have stalled and that it may take an extraordinary step by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to jump-start the endeavor.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Speaker Could Control Fate of Slots]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56705-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56705-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/government/legislature/gambling</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two years ago, rookie Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch sidestepped his leadership team and relied on a loose coalition of religious, labor and African American leaders to mount an outsider's campaign against slot machine gambling.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk and John Wagner</author></item></channel></rss>