Article: ELECTION THWARTS HOTEL OWNER'S PLAN FOR CASINO.(News)

Byline: Associated Press

OWENSBORO -- A western Kentucky hotel owner who wants to build a casino if expanded gambling is legalized said voters in his home county let him down on Election Day.

Executive Inn Rivermont owner John Bays supported Democrat Ben Chandler based on Chandler's pro-gaming stance. Bays has pledged to build a $200 million downtown entertainment complex for Owensboro that included a casino if the state approves expanded gambling.

Republican Ernie Fletcher, who opposed more gaming for the state, defeated Chandler on Tuesday with 55 percent of the vote, and narrowly carried Daviess County, with about 52 percent of the more than ...

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