Rally in Kanawha County

Come August 11th, Kanawha County voters will get to decide whether or not table games will join the existing slot machines at the track within their county. Four counties in West Virginia get to vote on the addition of table games, and Kanawha County is the last to do so.

Those opposed to the games are just starting to heat things up as they fight to keep them from being legalized. A rally was held this weekend, sponsored by the Dunbar Ministerial Association, in order to rally opponents to the anti-table games cause. Hundreds of those that are opposed to the table games appeared at the rally.

It was held Sunday evening at the Christ’s Church United Methodist and the association was hoping to garner support for the opposition to the legalization of table games. They have joined forces with several other congregations throughout the Kanawha Valley.

Reverend Dr. Okey Harless of the Dunbar Ministerial Association said that he thought that they were not the only ones concerned with the upcoming vote. He thought that the gaming industry was worried as well. He said he bases this on the “sudden surge” of promotions and advertising that they have been pushing as of late. He thinks that they have a real chance of defeating the table games and they won’t rest until the vote is over.

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