Church Groups Opposed to Gambling Expansion

Reverend Mark Flynn is heading up a coalition that opposes expanding gambling in West Virginia past the existing slot machines. He and abut fifty others got together at the Capital this week to let the legislature know that they are against adding table games to slot machines.

The group says that the legislature is trying to use the fact that many of their neighboring states have brought in slot machines to justify the fact that they want to bring in table games. They say that the legislature is claiming that they are going to lose too much revenue from the slot machines to continue the way they have, and without table games they will not survive.

Flynn said that the gambling industry only cares about themselves and if they are permitted to continue this expansion the state will see the number of slot machine and gambling addicts increase. They say that the gambling industry will only be here for the money and once it is no longer profitable they will be gone and PA will be left with the mess to clean up.

The new table game bill has many supporters including the racetracks and local officials. The state’s Chamber of Commerce supports the bill as well as the horse and dog breeders in the state. They say that not only will the table games supplement the existing slot machines, but they will also bring in more games and higher incomes.

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