Table Games Election Set

The Jefferson County Commission has already signed off on the decision to hold the special election for table games on June 9th, and the Charles Town Races & Slots owners are ready for the vote. They feel confident that residents will see how beneficial the games will be to their community, for the amount of money that is expected to come in from them will be substantial.

The vote is set for a Saturday since most people will be off from work and able to make it to the polls. The track says that they are ready for the results, which is good because early voting started May 18th. They already offer slot machines and racing, but if the bill is passed, they will be able to add roulette, blackjack and craps to their line up. Early voting will end June 6th, two days before the official election day.

The commission does not know how much this election is going to cost, but the track is paying for the full price of it. It is a simple ballot with a yes or no answer required. There has already been telephone polls conducted with track officials trying to get a feel for how residents of the county might swing.

The track has roughly 4,200 slot machines already, and is excited about the possibility of adding table games to the gambling options they will be able to give their patrons. The county will already be getting an estimated $8 million a year in slot machine revenue, and the table games should add somewhere close to a million in revenue to that number. Not only that they but they will be adding about 500 more jobs to the county as well.

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