'Table games could draw more people'

MARYLAND, USA: Lawmakers and officials are set to start weighing the pros and cons of expanding gambling in the state Friday, and the possible advantages of adding table games likely are to be a hot topic, reports The Gazette.

According to the report, a 11-member Work Group to Consider Gaming Expansion will discuss adding table games at existing sites as well as allowing a sixth casino in Prince George’s County. The group’s recommendations could lead to a special General Assembly session later this summer so lawmakers can vote on the issue.

Although allowing the Las Vegas-style games may help draw more business to Maryland’s casinos, the state also will have to weigh the consequences of an increasingly crowded market and a potentially addictive product.

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