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Article: State briefs
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- October 16, 2009
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Track pushes for support of gambling
CHARLES TOWN - Charles Town Races & Slots is campaigning hard to
convince voters to let it install poker tables, roulette wheels and
other games alongside 5,000 slot machines.
A vote in Jefferson County is set for Dec. 5.
The track and its parent, Pennsylvania-based Penn National Gaming
Inc., have begun airing television ads touting the creation of 500
jobs that will pay between $35,000 and $45,000.
Dealers who are hired and complete 90 days will be reimbursed for
training costs.
General Manager Al Britton is holding two town hall meetings next
week to answer questions. Those are set for Monday and Tuesday
evening in the casino's Skyline Ballroom.
A table ...