Game on! W.Va. voters approve blackjack, other table games for Charles Town Races & Slots

W.Va. voters OK table games for Charles Town Races

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Unofficial results are showing that a measure to let the Charles Town Races & Slots install table games alongside 5,000 slot machines has been approved.

With all of Jefferson County’s 32 precincts reporting Saturday, the unofficial vote was 6,279-4,343.

That’s a wider victory than the 12 percent margin that doomed the referendum in 2007.

Track officials declared victory to the cheers of hundreds of supporters about two hours after the polls closed.

John Finamore, an executive with the track’s parent company, Penn National Gaming Inc., says he can’t wait to start making good on campaign promises, including hiring dealers at salaries of about $45,000.