Washington Redskins throw support behind Maryland gambling expansion Proponents of expanded gambling in Maryland landed a major-league endorsement on Tuesday: the Washington Redskins. The Washington Redskins play the Cincinnati Bengals at FedEx Field in Landover on Sunday. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) The Redskins organization announced it is supporting Question 7, which would allow a new casino in Prince George's County, as well as Las Vegas-style table games at Maryland's five existing slots locations. In a statement, a team executive urged fans of the team, which plays its home games in Landover, to vote for the ballot measure next month. "As members of the Prince George's County business community, we see it as our obligation to speak out in support of major economic development initiatives," said Dennis Greene, president of business operations. We believe Question 7 represents a tremendous opportunity ... to create thousands of good-paying jobs, increase funding for public schools, and help provide dollars for other critical state and local government services. Under the expansion plan on the ballot, bids for a new casino would be accepted from a swath of Prince George's that includes both National Harbor, the 300-acre mini-city on the Potomac River; and Rosecroft Raceway, the horse track in Fort Washington. The battle over the plan is being waged by companies that have collectively contributed $34 million, fueling an ongoing ad war on television. Opponents argue that promises about job creation and education funding are being overblown. Penn National Gaming, which owns a large casino in Charles Town, W.Va., has been funding the opposition. Penn also owns Rosecroft, but company executives argue that the deck is stacked against the award of gambling license there. That's in large part, the say, because Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) and others have championed National Harbor as a casino site. A group of religious and community leaders also held a rally voicing their opposition to the plan on Tuesday.