By Fox 5 Reporter, Tom Fitzgerald

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - 

With the bidding process off to a shaky start for five slots parlors in Maryland, a state delegate has introduced a bill to place slots inside BWI-Marshall Airport.

The bill would allow a slots parlor to be opened inside the airport terminal with up to 3,000 machines. Voters would have to approve it as an amendment to the state constitution.

Many passengers were split on the idea. Rodney Thompson of Maryland said, “I don’t have a problem with it, man. Sounds like a good idea to me,” while Kathy Kittenger of Akron, Ohio said, “Thats crazy. This is not Las Vegas.”

Maryland’s Governor Martin O’Malley was not in favor of the idea, saying he’d prefer the decision be left up the commission in charge of selecting the five slot sites, not local politicians, adding “They all have to run for election and have a right to have their ideas heard, but for my part I believe we should let the commission do its job.”

Potential operators would have until April 2011 to apply for a license with the Maryland Video Lottery Facility Location Commission.

The bill is sponsored by Democratic Delegate Eric Bromwell of Baltimore County. It has 10 co-sponsors, all of but one from Baltimore County. The airport is located in Anne Arundel County, but no Anne Arundel lawmakers have signed onto the bill.