Rocky Gap

When people get a sniff of the kind of money that can be made from bringing in slot machines, they are determined to get a piece of it themselves. Rocky Gap is no different than any other location.

Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort has long been a place for young families to congregate, and in fact, that was their marketing pitch. They tried to bring in that kind of clientele, showing them that they were a great vacation destination.

But the pull of Ocean City was a little too strong, and many of those families kept migrating there instead of into the beautiful area that they tried so hard to promote. The state has put more than $20 million into the location to try and hold onto what little families they have.

Now, however, they are hoping to keep a hold onto that kind of clientele, while bringing in another. They are adding slot machines next door, which are bound to bring in millions, as well as a whole other group of people. If the referendum is approved in November, they would bring in 1,500 slot machines.

Many who do go there are horrified at the plan. They say that a state park is not a place for slot machines and gambling. They say that the two don’t go together and they shouldn’t. Everyone from state officials to the Sierra Club have weighed in on the matter, but now it is up to the voters.

 

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