Md. voters endure bombardment of gambling ads

Gambling companies have spent more than $50 million so far for and against the question of allowing table games such as blackjack and a casino near the nation's capital.

 

That's compared with the $34 million campaigns spent in the 2006 Maryland governor's race -- previously the most expensive in state history.

 

Terri Tolliver, a Largo resident who said she plans to support the expansion during a recent outing to National Harbor in Oxon Hill, says it will bring jobs and added revenue to the state.

 

But Trish Villasenor, who lives at National Harbor where a new casino could be built with voter approval, says she would rather not have the additional traffic near her home.

 

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   Associated Press Writer David Dishneau contributed to this report in Hagerstown, Md.