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Bringing slot machines to Prince George's County does not fit with the county's development goals and could deter businesses from coming to the county, local ministers say.
Prince George's already has a reputation for crime and underperforming schools, and the social degradation that could occur by bringing slots and other casino-style gambling would further pile on to that reputation, said Melvin Forbes, leader of Family, Faith and Future.
Forbes, with ministers from the Collective Empowerment Group of Prince George's, a coalition of more than 150 local churches, is pitching alternative business models for Rosecroft Raceway, which new owner Penn National Gambling is trying to revive by bringing slots and horse racing back to the track.
P.G. church leaders propose alternatives to slots at Rosecroft | Ben Giles | Maryland | Washington Examiner
Seeded on Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:05 AM EST
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