At the end of a five-hour meeting on Monday, December 7, 2009, Maryland's Anne Arundel County Council decided to delay its vote on a casino proposal for the Anne Arundel shopping mall.
The vote will now be taking place on Monday, December 21.
According to a report by The Daily Record, the vote was delayed because only four council members were present, and zoning bills, which was to be voted on, require four votes to pass.
“We’re voting on it on the 21st,” councilman Jamie Benoit was quoted as saying in the article. “One hundred per cent chance. We’ll literally bang the gavel, swear in the new member and vote on slots. That’ll be the night to do it.”
The vote on the zoning bill could give the Cordish Group the go-ahead for its planned 4,750-VLT Maryland Live! gaming facility. The close proximity of Cordish's proposed facility to the shopping mall has brought out both pro and anti-gaming interests.
Cordish is also working with the Woodbine Entertainment Group to get the highly anticipated Woodbine Live! expansion at Woodbine Racetrack moving forward.
Click here to the read The Daily Record article in its entirety.
(With files from The Daily Record)