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Racetracks launch push for casino-style table games

Friday, March 4, 2005 | 9:09 a.m.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Representatives from the state's four racetracks and their allies descended on the Capitol Thursday to urge lawmakers to clear the way for casino-style table games as a hedge against out-of-state competition.

Bipartisan bills introduced in both chambers (House Bill 2848, Senate Bill 442) would allow the racetrack host counties -- Hancock, Jefferson, Kanawha and Ohio -- to hold local elections on whether table games, such as blackjack, should be allowed at the tracks.

Speaker Bob Kiss, D-Raleigh, was one of seven co-sponsors of the House version.

Several hundred racetrack workers, executives and local government officials rallied for the bills and lobbied lawmakers to support them.

Advocates believe the games will stem the loss of gamblers and revenue to other states.

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