Lawyers for Laurel Racing went to Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday to argue that its rejected bid for a slot machine license should be put back into consideration by a state commission.
But attorneys for the state contended that Laurel Racing’s failure to put up a $28.5 million licensing fee simply disqualifies the company from consideration [...]

Competing groups of House members plan to air their views today on whether gambling is the solution to the state’s budget deficit.
Rep. Jim Craig, D-Manchester, said he has invited any House members who support legalized slot machines to join him at a noon press conference.
Rep. David Hess, R-Hooksett, plans to bring Attorney General Kelly Ayotte [...]

Democrats at the party’s state convention passed a resolution to oppose the legalization of slot machines in Massachusetts.
The resolution, which also called for opposing other efforts to raise more revenue through “addictive and predatory” gambling, was championed by Kathleen Norbut of Monson, a member of the Democratic State Committee.
She says it was designed to send [...]