BREAKING NEWS: Table Games legalized in Wheeling, WV

WBOY-TV – News for Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown, West Virginia

2 more counties to vote sometime later this year. 6 weeks to train dealers....my birthday is in about 6 weeks. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

very good for poker nice find.

I've been watching this for months...I knew they were voting on it today so I've been refreshing the local news webpage all day

Great news. But its too bad that Charles Town voted no since that's the closest to me.

I live in Maryland and usually just drive to AC might make a little detour and check it out.

In the article it said that WV was adding them due to PA having added slots (and MD considering to add slots) and was worried about lost revenue.

DE also has slots and I heard that to combat PA's slots they are considering adding a sportsbook (they are one of the 4 states that are allowed to have one). I've heard anything on that lately, but maybe they'd also consider adding table games. They already have "electronic" table games (BJ, 3 Card Poker).

It'll probably take another 10-15 years, but hopefully either it'll be fully legal and regulated on the Internet or PA and DE will start adding other games.

It's really cool though that WV has added it.

I love Dover Downs...I've spent a lot of money there. But I think Delaware is way to close to Atlantic City to even think that adding table games would make it more competitive. But on the other hand, if Delaware added table games it would be the 3rd state to offer Racing, Slots and Table Games (WV now being the 2nd and Iowa being first).

Nice article Jim,,, hope other states start doing it to,,, buck

One small step for man, one giant leap for ---------, on the other hand what isn't legal in WV, other than marrying outside your immediate family?

Looks like they are getting ready for poker!!!!!!!

WBOY-TV – News for Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown, West Virginia

Edit: crap...this is my 2,000th post

From WBOY.com:

Breaking News > > > HANCOCK COUNTY TABLE GAMING VOTE UPDATE- 9:05pm: With 27 out of 28 precincts reporting, 4,237 people have said YES to table gaming at Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort while 3,006 have said NO. Table gaming has OFFICIALLY been approved in Hancock County.

That's awesome. But WVers vote on Saturday?