ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — As the battle for gamblers’ dollars intensifies in the mid-Atlantic region, the possibility of developing Internet games in Maryland will be considered when lawmakers gather for a special session next week to expand gambling, the House speaker wrote in a memo.

Michael Busch, D-Anne Arundel, briefly noted the possibility of developing an online gambling component in a memo to the House Democratic Caucus in an update of plans for the session, which is scheduled to begin next Thursday. Lawmakers also will be considering whether to allow table games like poker and a new casino site in Prince George’s County.