Slots in Arundel Mills?

The idea of slots has reached its pinnacle...through hearings, votes, amendments and even through 2 governors.

Are they coming? Will they revitalize Maryland's economy? Will they have a negative impact on the Arundel Mills business and entertainment district?

There are speculations on the matter...both pro and con.

Tyeesha Dixon with the Baltimore Sun investigated the con side of the matter, and recently wrote an article which articulately displays the voice of those who do not want the casino to come to Arundel Mills.

According to the article,"Neighbors of Arundel Mills get their chance Thursday night to tell a divided Anne Arundel County Council what they think about legislation that would allow the state's largest slots parlor to be built near the mall.As many as 100 people are expected to squeeze into the council's Annapolis chambers for the public hearing, which was scheduled to collect public opinion on zoning changes needed for the billion-dollar project to go forward. County Executive John R. Leopold submitted the legislation and is urging its passage, but many of the mall's neighbors - and at least two of the seven council members who will decide the matter - oppose it."

So the question of "will they build" remains.

Stay tuned.