Politics & Government
Study: Prince George's Casino Would Boost Md. Gambling Revenue
An analysis released Tuesday challenged the claim that a National Harbor casino would undermine other Maryland facilities.
Gambling revenues would go up some $246 million statewide if Maryland were to issue a license for a casino in Prince George's County, according to a study released Tuesday.
The analysis, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Department of Legislative Services, was presented to a group of lawmakers in Annapolis, the Washington Examiner reports.
Some elected officials and competing developers have charged that building a casino at National Harbor would eat into their revenue streams. Efforts to in this year's legislative session in the General Assembly.
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But according to the Examiner, the new study found that such a project could bolster profits by 20 percent at Arundel Mills' Maryland Live! casino and as much as 30 percent at a future slots facility in Baltimore.
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