When it does, it will quickly become one of the largest employers in the city probably why voters there approved the gambling bill, overwhelmingly.

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Already, one congressional appointee to the commission is from the gaming industry, and gambling opponents fear that President Bill Clinton will reward contributors to his re-election campaign by also naming industry representatives.

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In Baltimore, the Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, just rolled out a plan for property tax relief financed by the projected gambling revenues from a gaming bill bumbling through the state legislature.

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