Maryland voters have approved legalizing slot machines.
The constitutional amendment allows up to 15,000 slot machines in five locations, with half the proceeds set aside for the state’s public schools.
The sites are in Anne Arundel, Cecil and Worcester counties, the city of Baltimore and on state property in Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland.
The vote comes after years of stalled legislation in the General Assembly on one of the most divisive issues in Maryland politics.
