The Vote Is On

The vote to allow Table Gaming in Jefferson County at Charles Town Races and Slots is on. County residents may vote on December 5th.

Penn National has put up a lot of ads on radio and television in the past week. The ads tout Table Gaming at CTRS as bringing in about 500 jobs with an average salary of 45,000 dollars a year.

I would urge people to vote yes for a more personal reason. I want to play poker 20 minutes from my house.


As a side note: I am still unable to play at Full Tilt. I got another email from their Tech Dept. a few weeks ago, but I have not yet found the time to work through it. Hopefully this weekend I will find the time.

Voting in Jefferson County (WV)

Penn National, the parent company of Charles Town Races and Slots filed an application earlier this week to allow the residents of Jefferson County to vote in a referendum on Table Games. In a similar vote two years ago the residents voted down the measure quite handily.

Since that vote area legislators have been working hard to sweeten the deal for local residents. As a result, if the measure passes in Jefferson County, all the counties with race tracks in West Virginia would benefit. An extra one percent of the revenue would go to local and county governments and an extra one percent would go local horsemen (and horsewomen).

The Jefferson County Commission now has to decide if the date Penn National wants (December 5, 2009) will work for the county government. There already is scheduled a special election in Jefferson County regarding zoning and the Commission wants to make sure there are no problems with holding two elections so close together.

September 25, 2009 is the cut off day to decide whether the Table Gaming vote will go ahead on December 5th as requested.

Stay tuned for more information on the vote!

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

Date Set For Vote

Penn National, the owner of Charles Town Races and Slots has asked for a vote in Jefferson County. The special election will be held on December 5th, 2009. The question will be whether to allow Table Games, - blackjack, craps, POKER, etc. in addition to the over 5000 slot machines.

Winning this vote would mean a lot of extra revenue for Jefferson County, and the other counties that already have Table Gaming at their race tracks.

Makes me wish I lived two miles over so I could vote yes. It would be very nice to be able to play poker 20 minutes from my house.

If you know folks in Jefferson County, West Virginia tell them to vote for table games. I know I will be telling everyone I know.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!