June 16th, 2008
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Talk of table games in West Virginia goes back a few years, and this week marks one year since two counties’ referendums pulled the trigger for table gaming in West Virginia.
Jefferson County voters defeated a measure allowing table games at Charles Town Races and Slots during a special June 2007 election, but Ohio County’s passed it. Hancock County voters approved it June 30, 2007, and, despite some ballot blunders, Kanawha County voters accepted table games by a slim margin Aug. 11.
How the Games Are Going
“We think it has really allowed us to broaden our demographic reach,” said Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort President and CEO Ted Arneault. “It’s created a lot of excitement in the casino, and the job base it created is certainly important for the area. All of the things we talked about are really coming to pass.”
Mountaineer, along with Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack, went online with poker — the first round of table games — Oct. 20, 2007. Arneault said table games brought 750 new jobs to Mountaineer, and Wheeling Island had expected to bring in about 500 new employees with table games, but the racetrack’s spokeswoman was unavailable by The State Journal’s deadline.
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The State Journal – News for West Virginia’s Leaders
Author Contact Info: Ann Ali
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