Officials: Slot-machine ban could hurt Anne Arundel

Published February 28, 2008 5:00am ET



A proposal to ban video poker, bingo and slots-style games could hurt tax revenues and bingo parlors in Anne Arundel, officials said.

“You?re going to knock out legitimate places like BingoWorld, and those illegal machines will stay right where they are. Nobody?s going to enforce this law on the pubs and clubs,” said Larry Weinstein of Odenton-based Atlantic Bingo Supply, which provides video machines for the county?s bingo halls.

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