generate some jobs, some tourism, some spending,” Mr. Fuller added, but it could be “a distraction” for a county that might not “strive to build on its natural
Nonetheless, he said,National Harbor is “certainly a logical location for a casino.”The huge Potomac River development where Maryland’s sixth casino would probably be
located had failed to materialize under a succession of developers over 30 years. Then, Peterson Companies stepped in.Peterson’s alliance with the Gaylord convention
center, which had indirect personnel ties to casinos elsewhere, led to speculation that gambling was on the table. But as construction got under way in 2004,
Milton V. Peterson, the company’s patriarch and chairman, disavowed any such intention, yielding both to local opposition on moral grounds and to what he said were his
own personal feelings about gambling. But those feelings have changed.“The whole perception of gaming in this country has changed,” said Mr. Peterson, a lanky, 76-year-old
New Englander. When he first rejected the idea, he said, fewer than a dozen states had legalized gambling; now more than half do. “Then, gaming was an anomaly, strange,
not normal.”Initially, National Harbor seemed to thrive despite the sagging economy, as organizations and trade groups booked conventions at the Gaylord. Thirty restaurants
generate some jobs, some tourism, some spending,” Mr. Fuller added, but it could be “a distraction” for a county that might not “strive to build on its natural
Nonetheless, he said,National Harbor is “certainly a logical location for a casino.”The huge Potomac River development where Maryland’s sixth casino would probably be
located had failed to materialize under a succession of developers over 30 years. Then, Peterson Companies stepped in.Peterson’s alliance with the Gaylord convention
center, which had indirect personnel ties to casinos elsewhere, led to speculation that gambling was on the table. But as construction got under way in 2004,
Milton V. Peterson, the company’s patriarch and chairman, disavowed any such intention, yielding both to local opposition on moral grounds and to what he said were his
own personal feelings about gambling. But those feelings have changed.“The whole perception of gaming in this country has changed,” said Mr. Peterson, a lanky, 76-year-old
New Englander. When he first rejected the idea, he said, fewer than a dozen states had legalized gambling; now more than half do. “Then, gaming was an anomaly, strange,
not normal.”Initially, National Harbor seemed to thrive despite the sagging economy, as organizations and trade groups booked conventions at the Gaylord. Thirty restaurants
and six hotels opened, and a marina was built. But the economy took its toll. Condo sales stalled. Then Disney canceled plans to build a 500-room resort hotel.
generate some jobs, some tourism, some spending,” Mr. Fuller added, but it could be “a distraction” for a county that might not “strive to build on its natural
Nonetheless, he said,National Harbor is “certainly a logical location for a casino.”The huge Potomac River development where Maryland’s sixth casino would probably be
located had failed to materialize under a succession of developers over 30 years. Then, Peterson Companies stepped in.Peterson’s alliance with the Gaylord convention
center, which had indirect personnel ties to casinos elsewhere, led to speculation that gambling was on the table. But as construction got under way in 2004,
Milton V. Peterson, the company’s patriarch and chairman, disavowed any such intention, yielding both to local opposition on moral grounds and to what he said were his
own personal feelings about gambling. But those feelings have changed.“The whole perception of gaming in this country has changed,” said Mr. Peterson, a lanky, 76-year-old
New Englander. When he first rejected the idea, he said, fewer than a dozen states had legalized gambling; now more than half do. “Then, gaming was an anomaly, strange,
not normal.”Initially, National Harbor seemed to thrive despite the sagging economy, as organizations and trade groups booked conventions at the Gaylord. Thirty restaurants
and six hotels opened, and a marina was built. But the economy took its toll. Condo sales stalled. Then Disney canceled plans to build a 500-room resort hotel.
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