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You 'bet'ter vote!

11.4.2008

As the country decides who'll be the next president, Marylanders may take a gamble for even more ???change??? ??? quite literally. They're deciding whether to legalize slot machines! Supporters, of course, argue that there's a direct link to education -- that the infusion of revenue the machines would create is critically needed in the state, especially for schools. I'm very curious as to whether the majority of Marylanders will agree. And what about the rest of the country ??? do you think it's generally a ???win-win??? situation for a state to use revenues from slots (among other uses) to help educate their children? From previous posts, it seems our own Mike Petrilli (a Marylander!) leans towards a yes, though I refuse to ask him how he voted. Privacy is important, you know ??? that's why the booths have curtains!

Photograph from Playslots.org.uk

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