ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Table games like blackjack and a new casino near the nation’s capital would be permitted under a bill that passed the Maryland Senate on Friday.

The 28-14 vote came on the second day of a special session called by Gov. Martin O’Malley in hopes of resolving the difficult issue of gambling expansion. Swift passage had been expected in the Senate, which passed a bill earlier this year to expand gambling.