Craig: Consider Harford For A Casino
Harford County Executive David Craig asks the state for gaming consideration.
Harford County Executive David Craig recently sent a letter to Annapolis asking for the state to consider Harford County when looking to expand the state's gaming industry.
See the letter in the PDF included with this post.
Currently, Cecil County has a casino, with Anne Arundel County's facility opening this week.
TELL US: Would you be in support of Harford County as a gaming facility location? Where would you like to see one built? Leave a comment.
CB9678
11:29 am on Monday, June 4, 2012
I he get's his casino to offset the pension shift can we get our bonus back?
Hazzard Native
12:22 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
Harford will not get a casino, and quite frankly, you are lucky to still have a job.
Eleanor
2:39 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
If you are a teacher, please use correct word usage. It is not get's.
Hollee Sifford
11:55 am on Monday, June 4, 2012
WITH HOLDING COMMENT!!!!!!!
Rebecca
11:58 am on Monday, June 4, 2012
I am all for anything that brings jobs to a struggling economy! Good Luck!
Hazzard Native
12:26 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
Right, people will will fill the slot machines in both Perryville and Harford County, thus creating more jobs, right. Where are the extra gamblers going to come from? If Harford were to get a casino, which it will not, it would only serve to take away from Perryville's casino revenues; can you say "layoffs"?
Hazzard Native
12:21 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
I would not have been against a casino in Harford when MD first got gaming, but please explain, Mr Craig, how would a casino in Harford County impact the revenues from the one RIGHT ACROSS THE RIVER in Perryville? We are not talking about having a Wawa across the street from a Royal Farms, we are talking about casinos. I think he has truly lost his mind.
Martin Cohen
12:43 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
Go for it! Jobs jobs jobs!
Kate_archived
1:04 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
The Perryville casino sucks, it'd be sooo cool to see another one!
franking
3:23 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
We've been to the one in Perryville once, and we would probably stop in more often if it were not just on the other side of too far.
helpussomeone
6:54 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
It could do well since people will not have to pay the additional increased tolls(tax) of crossing the Susquehanna, but, because of that, the state will lose money and therefore reject the proposal.
talkback
8:56 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A ridiculous suggestion to resolve the issue of where the funding should come to help cover state "county pensions". In my experience and life here in Harford County I find that most people who come to Harford County from other Maryland areas come for the sports. Families with children who play soccer and lacrosse and baseball etc. Place higher fees on the usage of those facilities HC maintains. Get paid sponsorship for these facilities from the multi billion sporting goods people. That's where the money is. I don't know anyone who spends their disposable income on casino activities. Craig is grasping at straws taking a leap with a mask covering his eyes. Or, perhaps Craig has other reasons for jumping on that band wagon.
Bob Allen
4:38 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Craig's real reason is simply to spotlight the governor's effort to give a nice payback to one of the only three counties in Md. that got him elected. O'Malley wants to throw a bone to heavily democratic PG County as a thank you for their votes. Craig doesn't really want a casino. He just wants to see the guv squirm a little while he tries to justify putting one in PG county. Remember this is Maryland.