Md. Delegate's Ties to Track Owner Raise Questions

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 5, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

When Maryland House leaders met behind closed doors in Annapolis this week to discuss the latest twists in the state's intractable slots debate, the man making the strongest case for a gambling initiative was Del. John A. Hurson.

The Montgomery County Democrat spoke so forcefully on behalf of legalizing slots -- and specifically in support of placing machines at Ocean Downs racetrack near Ocean City -- that his remarks have rekindled questions about his close ties to the track's owner, William M. Rickman Sr.

"He was more vocal than anyone," said Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore ...

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