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Created: October 14, 2008

Published: October 16, 2008
Waldorf, Maryland United States
SLUG: ME_FISHER DATE: 10/14/2008 PHOTOG: Sarah L. Voisin Waldorf, MD NEG NUMBER: 204260 William "Whitey" Roberts with his collection of vintage slot machines that he keeps in his basement where he restores and repairs them. Roberts worked for many years managing slot machines at the Waldorf hotels and restaurants where they were legal til 1968. This column focuses on Southern Maryland's glory years in the slots business and Roberts' views about whether slots should return to Maryland. Roberts has a collection of vintage slots in his basement, where he restores and repairs them. His machines are in working order and he makes repair parts for them himself. PICTURED: Whitey Roberts puts a coin in one of his vintage slot machines in his Waldorf, MD home.

by: Sarah L. Voisin The Washington Post