Recent Prince George's County Gambling News (17 - 19 Feb 2012)

Note: Not completely in alphabetical order; some duplicates; updated 19 Feb 2012.

• ABC7News P.G. County Executive Rushern Baker is throwing his support behind a plan to build a casino at the Nat'l Harbor. wj.la/zMJ77g
• WTOP MT @ShinkmanWTOP: @CountyExecBaker: revenues from the casino would generate $40M-$50M per year. Jobs would pay $35K-$50K, would be unionized
• ShinkmanWTOP Prince George's @CountyExecBaker just came into the #GENC.
•  ShinkmanWTOP He says revenues from the casino would generate $40M-$50M per year. Jobs would pay $35K-$50K, would be unionized
• ShinkmanWTOP Believes it would attract people from D.C., Va. and along the East Coast.
• ShinkmanWTOP Portions of the revenue would go to public safety, non-profits who handle social issues surrounding casinos and "housing stabilization"
• ShinkmanWTOP Prince George's will hold a referendum on it. "Prince George's voters will have their say in it," @CountyExecBaker says. 
• ShinkmanWTOP He also supports a bag tax, called a "bag fee." "It's worked in D.C.," @CountyExecBaker says.
• Gazette: Former delegate Levi launches online petition against slots in county is.gd/PP8fL3
• -PG-Politics Fwd: PGC full-service casino funds education? Gambling proceeds fund pub: Hello, Please remember i... yhoo.it/AzAEx8
• ggwash .@CountyExecBaker wants a Las Vegas-style casino at National Harbor: wapo.st/ytRPPH on ggwash.org/13754
• PGCountyScoop $1 billion casino at National Harbor proposed washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Study: National Harbor best fit for Prince George's County casino +: http://www.bizjournals.c... yhoo.it/w3Gmah
• ben_giles PG Exec Baker goes all in for casino on the Potomac River at Natl. Harbor. bit.ly/z1Exau
• postlocal Have questions about the proposed $1B casino at National Harbor? Our reporter @mirandawashpost is discussing it here: wapo.st/zBMAkI
• Gambling Sites Online: Prince George’s executive wants gambling mecca during National Harbor is.gd/oQMuED
• wusa9: Prince George's County Leaders Plan For High-End Casino is.gd/KYy6fo 
• Patch: Prince George’s County Exec Eyes Billion Dollar Casino for National Harbor; Baker says must be "world class" is.gd/T0D3Pn
• Sun: Miller rejects Baker's stance on Prince George's casino is.gd/kyjpyO
• Gazette: Rosecroft Raceway representatives hope to build convincing argument to become state’s sixth slots site is.gd/TsQb5s
• Gazette: Penn National disheartened by county executive’s support for National Harbor slots site is.gd/TsQb5s
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• -PG-Politics Fwd: FW: PGC full-service casino funds education? Gambling proceeds fund: Don't want to leave you ... is.gd/WHGmro
• -PG-Politics Fwd: FW: PGC full-service casino funds education? Gambling proceeds fund: It is really interesting... yhoo.it/yWaG8q
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Miller rejects Baker's stance on Prince George's casino: More details are ... (From Arthur Turner) is.gd/VOUz7C
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Miller rejects Baker's stance on Prince George's casino: Ok now what did Miller... (Fm P. Fletcher) is.gd/Z5Ragc 
• DCExaminerLocal Prince George’s official faces struggle for a casino at National Harbor bit.ly/wqFSTg
• pgpoliticsx -PG-Politics Fwd: FW: [pgtag] FW: PGC full-service casino funds education? Gambling pr: .. The example I mention... yhoo.it/zHz4JW
• PGCountyScoop Upscale casino might help Pr. George’s washingtonpost.com/local/upscale-…
• postlocal The Post's Robert McCartney writes that an upscale resort casino at National Harbor could be a boost to Pr. George's wapo.st/ydZjSn
• WPJohnWagner The Post editorial board weighs in on a proposed billion-dollar casino on the Potomac wapo.st/xChmSm
• PGCountyScoop Las Vegas on the Potomac washingtonpost.com/opinions/las-v…
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• Sun: Baker backs casino in Prince George's is.gd/aAN1u4
• DCist: Las Vegas on the Potomac? Why Not, Says Baker is.gd/KrZosy
• Examiner: Will Las Vegas come to the Potomac? is.gd/XWvgpH
• GGWash: Breakfast links: Gambling on the water is.gd/4PLzig 
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Prince George's County gambles on its own version of statistical rea: http://princegeorgian.bl... yhoo.it/wgGuOQ
• WPJohnWagner Miller: Rosecroft should remain in the mix for a Prince George’s casino wapo.st/zDs4Uh
• marylandmoment Miller: Rosecroft should remain in the mix for a Prince George’s casino: Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mik... wapo.st/AdavbB
• PGNewsWashPost Casino plan for Natl. Harbor in Prince George’s prompts concerns wapo.st/A9d2B8
• News8NewsTalk Euphemism of the decade: @GovernorOMalley says Mike Miller "has enormous patience for gambling issues." Hilarious. @kojoshow
• News8NewsTalk O'Malley seems cool to Baker's National Harbor casino plan, telling WAMU "I thought we had resolved this" with the slots referendum. 
• DanieljGross Penn National (Rosecroft Raceway) disheartened by county executive’s support for National Harbor slots site bit.ly/zMzaP0
• MDPolicy PG County considering bringing #slots (and maybe more) to the National Harbor. ow.ly/98qQW #MDpolitics #MDtweets
• Sun: Miller rejects Baker's stance on Prince George's casino is.gd/tC4ZFS
• -PG-Politics Fwd: Miller rejects Baker's stance on Prince George's casino: WOW! Mike Miller ... (From Arthur Turner) yhoo.it/wOoimO