West Virginia Voters are Ready for Table Games 

It would seem that West Virginia is ready to take their gambling to the next level. They already allow slot machines across the state, but they have been trying to get table games in, and it has not been going as well as they would have hoped. Many of the counties and municipalities that they thought were going to legalize table games did not as their residents felt that with the slot machines they had enough gambling in the state. 

But a recent vote has residents allowing roulette wheels and craps tables along side slot machines at Charles Town Races and Slots. Voters said that one of the biggest draws for them was the ability to have around 500 more jobs come in, and they say that in this economy that this is really important.  

They are also aware of the amount of money that the slot machines are already bringing in, and they know that there is much more to be made from the table games as well, so they were confident in making the decision that it was the right one for them. Voters say that between the money and the jobs, how could they vote against them? 

Jefferson County’s vote had roughly double the number of people voting for them than against them, which shows you how much faith they have in the expansion. Some said that it was simply a matter of seeing how well the slot machines had already done for them, and they were ready to take on the table games as well.

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