For years, the name of the game here was "Monopoly." Soon, it may be "Survivor." - 2004-01-30
This East Coast gambling mecca used to have the market cornered on slot machines, blackjack tables and roulette parlors. For over 15 years, it was the equivalent of the only game in town.

Then Connecticut opened two casinos and Delaware installed slot machines at racetracks, chipping away at Atlantic City's core constituency of day-tripping seniors from the Northeast.

Now, the competition may be creeping closer: New initiatives to place slot machines in Pennsylvania and Maryland are threatening the bread and butter of Atlantic City casinos, the $3.3 billion-a-year slot trade.
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State fair officials to continue push for slot machines - 2004-01-30
Maryland State Fair officials promised yesterday to continue their fight to get slots at the Timonium Fairgrounds, despite the opposition of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Baltimore County legislators and local officials.

"We need that slots revenue," said lobbyist Nancy Hill. "I want everybody to know we're not giving up."

She said money from the state fair and from 10 days of horse racing isn't sufficient to maintain and renovate 23 aging buildings plus the racetrack.
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