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Maryland General Assembly Passes Bill Impacting Pimlico Race Track

April 10th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

The last hours of the Maryland General Assembly, saw lawmakers pass a bill putting Pimlico Race Track in the state’s hands while making an investment of $400 million dollars designed to rebuild the home of the Preakness Stakes along with Maryland’s horseracing industry.  House Minority Leader Jason Buckel talked to Greg Cross of the Maryland Thoroughbred Racing Authority about return on the large investiment…

   

Several Senators were concerned about the bill as well. Senate President Bill Ferguson called the last-minute bill a “hot-potato”…