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What Are the Odds for Pimlico, and for Sports Betting?

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Will the Preakness Stakes remain at Baltimore’s aging Pimlico Race Course? Will Maryland legalize sports betting, and how will that change what it means to be a sports fan?

Amanda Yeager of the Baltimore Business Journaltakes us through the arguments for and against moving the second leg of racing's’ Triple Crown to Laurel Park. Read her reporting on the Maryland Stadium Authority's plan for a $424 million estimated rebuild of Pimlico.

And veteran sports journalist Bill Ordine of Press Box describes the paths Maryland may take to legalize sports betting.  Read more on the future of sports betting nationally and here in Maryland.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.