Slow going for Maryland slots

Maryland voters approved 15,000 slot machines at five sites more than a year ago. Many probably expected to be gambling by now.

But fans of the one-armed bandits still have to wait about nine months for the first parlor to open, as the process has slowed to a crawl. The promise of hundreds of millions in annual revenue, especially important as the state faces $1 billion-plus shortfalls, has yet to materialize.