Both the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post report that the Maryland Senate approved a referendum on slots. The referendum was approved on a 31-15 vote. Here is where the money goes:
If approved by voters next November, the slots bill would generate about $650 million a year for the state, nearly $400 million a year for the parlor operators and more than $75 million a year for enhanced payouts in horse races -- a practice that is in place in several neighboring states.An amendment sponsored by Bethesda Sen. Brian Frosh (D-16) should be of interest to snowbirds who winter in Florida and claim residency there but return to the Old Line State in Winter. The amendment alters the definition of residency in Maryland to anyone who spends three months of year in Maryland. In other words, you can go to Florida but Maryland still wants your tax revenue. The amendment passed on a 24-23 vote. According to the Washington Post, the amendment would yield another $58 million in tax revenue.
Unfortunately, the General Assembly website does not show how individual senators voted on measures until several days later which is a pity because I'd enjoy reporting how individual senators voted.
