More Casinos for Delaware
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Democratic state lawmaker is reintroducing legislation to allow more casinos in Delaware.
The bill sponsored by Rep. Dennis Williams of Wilmington calls for two new casinos, one in New Castle County and one in Sussex County.
The bill is similar to one sponsored by Williams that died in committee two years ago amid opposition from Delaware's three existing racetrack casinos and leaders of horse owners associations whose members race at those tracks. Williams says the horse owners seem more amenable to the latest proposal.
Williams believes the addition of two upscale casinos would draw more out-of-state gamblers to Delaware while creating hundreds of construction and casino jobs.
Opponents have argued in the past that the gambling market in the region is already saturated, and that additional casinos won't help.
Application for National Harbor Casino
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A subsidiary of MGM Resorts International has filed a proposal for a casino at National Harbor.
MGM National Harbor filed the proposal on Thursday with the State of Maryland Video Lottery Facility Commission.
The proposed casino would be built on more than 20 acres of land at National Harbor by the Potomac River in Prince George's County. It would be just south of Washington near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
MGM executives say it would create thousands of construction and permanent jobs.
The submittal of the proposal is the first step in the application process. MGM will make an oral presentation about the proposed facility later this summer.
MGM has indicated it wants to build a luxurious and architecturally unimposing casino at the site, not a garish or flamboyant building.
