The Gambling Issue Rehrmann and running mate Sidney Kramer announce the end of Rehrmann's candidacy. Casino interests pessimistic . Rehrmann leaves race . Governor outlines campaign . Sauerbrey redefines campaign .
Poll finds support for slots .
Gambling splits Democrats . Sauerbrey and Glendening are their parties' front runners for nomination. Gov. Parris N. Glendening repeat his vow to keep slot machines out of Maryland that voters might assume it's a lifelong article of faith. According to interviews with key players and a review of records, the governor settled on his crucial stance after months of indecision, and at a moment in 1996 when he was suffering an unusual run of political missteps and bad publicity. There was no guarantee that opposing slots would prove popular, he said, but he did so because of evidence that big-time gambling can lead to higher crime and increased social ills.