O'Malley reports that he saved Horse Racing. By subsidizing Kegasus?
One of the few plans that O'Malley actually spent some effort to pass was "corporate welfare" to his multi-million dollar friends at Penn Gaming and MJC.
Penn Gaming/MJC's first bite of our taxpayer's money comes in the form of KEGASUS? An ugly, mythical, beer swilling beast that ostensibly encourages underage drinking and the objectification of women.
A post from ABC news puts it more succinctly:
But Delegate Pat McDonough (R, Baltimore County) says Kegasus tarnishes the second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. ‘It promotes alcohol consumption. It promotes rowdyism,’ he said. ‘It's a disgrace to the iconic image of the Preakness and the great industry of racing in Maryland.’
And he's not alone -- on Thursday the commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, made a post on her blog that reads in part, ‘The star of the show isn't the beautiful horses, or the determined jockeys who ride them to glory. Instead, we're given Kegasus, a centaur who loves to party.’
Delegate McDonough also criticized a bill that would shift slot machine revenues from track improvements to operating expenses -- like television ads.
‘I don't think taxpayers' money should be subsidizing stupidity,’ he said.
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