Penn National secures Maryland venue
4 Jul 2008
"The company, Penn National Gaming, would purchase the land only if the ballot referendum passes and if it is awarded the license that is guaranteed to go to a Cecil County site. The other four guaranteed locations would be in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Allegany and Worcester counties.
"In the November referendum, voters will decide whether to amend the Maryland Constitution to authorize 15,000 slot machines. Penn National, which owns Charles Town Races and Slots in West Virginia and several other gambling venues in the United States and Canada, had sought last year to purchase Rosecroft Raceway in Prince George's County until Maryland lawmakers excluded the track from being eligible for a slots license..."
