Conservative Group Fighting Expanded Gambling

The West Virginia Family Foundation has announced that they will be filing their motion to stop table games from coming to West Virginia by the end of next week. They say that they are going to use every means possible to block the June 9th elections on table games, and that the new vote is not even constitutionally legal.

They are arguing that the law the legislature is using to bring in table games to join their slot machines was never set up to be used for bringing in casinos, and that it was just meant to allow lotteries in the state. They say that the people are being taken advantage of so that the state can make a buck.

However, the president of the West Virginia Racing Association says that he is ready for any challenges that the group might face. John Cavacini says that he knew there would be a lawsuit against them, and they have been waiting for it. He has been meeting with their lawyers in anticipation of the lawsuit.

Cavacini says that they have known since day one that it would be challenged, but he is confident that it won’t hold up in court. He says that their lawyers are completely prepared to fight their claims that it isn’t constitutional, and that they are fully expecting to win. However, he does say that the longer this drags out the more money it will cost the state, and the fewer jobs that they will be able to offer.

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