Prince George’s casino bid collapses (Baltimore, Annapolis: 2014, houses, neighborhood)

[justtitans]

Bid for Prince George’s casino collapses - The Washington Post

A renewed bid to put a casino in Prince George’s County collapsed in stunning fashion Wednesday as a high-profile work group launched by Gov. Martin O’Malley failed to agree on a larger plan to expand gambling in Maryland.

The development — which abruptly cut short growing momentum for a Las Vegas-style facility at National Harbor — all but ensures that there will not be a special legislative session that O’Malley (D) had advertised for the week of July 9.

Back to the drawing board.

[UrbanScholar]

Originally Posted by pgtitans

Bid for Prince George’s casino collapses - The Washington Post



Back to the drawing board.

Yeah its not surprising though........what's interesting is that for now table games are off the table too. Without that MD will pale in comparison to other surrounding states with casinos. If that doesn't pass eventually the newness of MD Live and Ceasar's will wane (in the next six months to a year). Here is MGM's take on the situation. http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore...-national.html

[justtitans]

Originally Posted by UrbanScholar

Yeah its not surprising though........what's interesting is that for now table games are off the table too. Without that MD will pale in comparison to other surrounding states with casinos. If that doesn't pass eventually the newness of MD Live and Ceasar's will wane (in the next six months to a year). Here is MGM's take on the situation. MGM still 'committed' to National Harbor casino - Baltimore Business Journal

It was a long shot all along. There was way too many hurdles for them to make this happen. It maybe nice that MGM is still committed but this is going to become less and less realistic. They basically said on the news that unless they get another session in, the earliest this can even be on a ballot is in 2014. To me that says that it's time for Baker to take a step back and start coming up with other solutions to our problems. It is true that casinos COULD have brought in big money to this county, but since this is no longer the case, it's time for him to come up with some realistic alternatives to expand our commercial tax base. I'm starting to think that his initial hesitation to support this is one of the reasons why this hasn't succeeded. If he had proposed this a few years ago, he would have had an easier time getting this done.

[North Beach Person]

You guys are ignoring a reality of MD politics:

This is nothing more than the usual posturing that always happens. You can bet, that as I type, there are negotiations ongoing to make this happen. Then, with the usual fanfare, a special session will be announced for the end of July.

You all don't think that Thomas V. "Mike" Miller is going to let this slip away for another four years, do you?

There will be some posturing in both Houses during the special seesion but both will fall into line.

One of the unspoken issues is giving Prince George's County more money to **** away.

[UrbanScholar]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

You guys are ignoring a reality of MD politics:

This is nothing more than the usual posturing that always happens. You can bet, that as I type, there are negotiations ongoing to make this happen. Then, with the usual fanfare, a special session will be announced for the end of July.

You all don't think that Thomas V. "Mike" Miller is going to let this slip away for another four years, do you?

There will be some posturing in both Houses during the special seesion but both will fall into line.

One of the unspoken issues is giving Prince George's County more money to **** away.

I agree that they will not let this one go (MGM is a big name) simply because the end result(money, jobs) would impact more that just PGC or one new casino. The undertone of the article definitely gave the sense that something else would be in the making soon. However, I am staying reserved until the wack-a-doos in Annapolis choose a lane. On another note MD needs to drastically overhaul its policies towards business. Its current position is killing the growth of the state and its ability to attract corporations. Especially those in high growth areas.

[Uptkid]

That's some bullsh*t!!!!

[cool rob]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

You guys are ignoring a reality of MD politics:

This is nothing more than the usual posturing that always happens. You can bet, that as I type, there are negotiations ongoing to make this happen. Then, with the usual fanfare, a special session will be announced for the end of July.

You all don't think that Thomas V. "Mike" Miller is going to let this slip away for another four years, do you?

There will be some posturing in both Houses during the special seesion but both will fall into line.

One of the unspoken issues is giving Prince George's County more money to **** away.

This right here!

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by pgtitans

To me that says that it's time for Baker to take a step back and start coming up with other solutions to our problems. It is true that casinos COULD have brought in big money to this county, but since this is no longer the case, it's time for him to come up with some realistic alternatives to expand our commercial tax base.

I disagree. Again, who said this was a cure-all for PG? If anything National Harbor as a whole would be a bigger win for the county. There was talk about 6 casinos in MD with one being in PGC. Baker said, hey, since they are talking about a 6th casino, why not make it a high-class one at the already entertainment-focused National Harbor? This casino was never looked at as THE solution for PGC's problems. If we were going to have a casino, make it a nice one that can have a bigger impact located at National Harbor rather than at a race track that is tucked away in the woods behind a neighborhood. That's the way I see how things played out.

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

You guys are ignoring a reality of MD politics:

This is nothing more than the usual posturing that always happens. You can bet, that as I type, there are negotiations ongoing to make this happen. Then, with the usual fanfare, a special session will be announced for the end of July.

You all don't think that Thomas V. "Mike" Miller is going to let this slip away for another four years, do you?

There will be some posturing in both Houses during the special seesion but both will fall into line.

One of the unspoken issues is giving Prince George's County more money to **** away.

I agree. MGM is a heavyweight. If Maryland does this right, there could be other business between the two. Who knows? MGM may want to do something with Maryland's small film industry, etc. It's why situations like this need to be handled well.

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by UrbanScholar

I agree that they will not let this one go (MGM is a big name) simply because the end result(money, jobs) would impact more that just PGC or one new casino. The undertone of the article definitely gave the sense that something else would be in the making soon. However, I am staying reserved until the wack-a-doos in Annapolis choose a lane. On another note MD needs to drastically overhaul its policies towards business. Its current position is killing the growth of the state and its ability to attract corporations. Especially those in high growth areas.

I agree. I was going to mention the perception about Maryland and how it handles businesses. MGM, like Disney, is a big fish that shouldn't be allowed to fall off the hook. I mean we saw what happened with Disney, Maryland should wake up and try to not let that happen again. Here we have yet ANOTHER resort interested in Maryland. Albeit a more adult oriented one. Let's not let this one slip away.

Now that I think about it, I wonder what Disney is going to do with that land. If this Casino gets approved, the family slant that the national harbor was leaning towards would swing toward the more adult oriented direction now with the children's museum in limbo. Or would the casino be far enough away to not cause issues?