Under the bill, casinos could get a lower tax rate if they buy or lease expensive slot machines instead of the state and, in some cases, to make up for added competition from a new casino site in Prince George's County. A fiscal analysis earlier this year estimated the state would generate more than $200 million annually in additional revenue from a gambling expansion, once table games and the added casino were up and running. Developers at National Harbor are eager to build a casino with Las Vegas casino giant MGM Resorts International. [...] the money would have to be spent on marketing, advertising, promotional costs or capital improvements at facilities to help them stay competitive in a new market. Casino owners in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County could later ask for an additional 5 percent of slot machine proceeds, after a thorough review and approval by a new state commission that will oversee gambling. The legislation also would reshape the State Lottery Agency as the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, whose members would be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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