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Article: KANAWHA COUNTY: ; Casino ads with deputies OK, sheriff's officials say
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- March 2, 2009
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Television and newspaper ads featuring Kanawha County sheriff's
deputies touting funding brought in by Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming
Center are above-board, sheriff's officials said.
Rainmaker Media Group in Charleston recently began running
television and print advertisements for Tri-State Racetrack in
Nitro. The ads feature uniformed deputies, and say that revenue from
table gaming at the racetrack will provide $1 million in funding for
public safety in Kanawha County.
In June 2007, a law went into effect making it illegal for
uniformed deputies or police officers to appear in political
advertisements. The law was passed on the eve of elections in four
West Virginia counties - Kanawha among ...