Montgomery County Council split on slots referendum

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Four Montgomery County Council members will urge residents today to vote against legalizing slot machine gambling in Maryland, but neither of the county’s top two elected officials will be standing with them.

County Executive Ike Leggett, long known as a slots foe, says he will soon reveal his position on the November ballot referendum that would add 15,000 slot machines at five Maryland racetracks. He suggests he will likely become a slots supporter this fall.

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