Bidders for Prince George's casino license enter home stretch

By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun

The three players bidding to build a new casino in Prince George's County have shown their hands, and the state will pick a winner by the end of December.

The stakes are high as the state prepares to hold a series of meetings beginning this week and culminating Dec. 20 to choose who gets to operate the state's closest casino to Washington. All three pitched casino resorts costing hundreds of millions of dollars to be built near where Interstate 95 crosses into Maryland.

The decision will be made by a special casino site-selection body, known as the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission, based on what it deems best for the state.

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