Kweisi Mfume, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, officially entered Maryland’s contentious slot machine debate, stating that he would approve slots, as long as their operation were to contribute to the waning racing industry and save jobs for thousands of Maryland residents.
Mfume, the former president of the NAACP, was reported as saying that such slots would be worth the risk, since they will help the government keep the state's racetrack workers employed. According to Mfume, the potentially harmful effects of slots are unlikely to become too big a problem if lawmakers allow only a limited number of slots in facilities such as Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, and keep slots operations tightly regulated.
|
