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Majority Support Legalized 'Table' Gaming
Online Casino Crawler ^ | November 27, 2006 | Online Casino Crawler

Posted on 11/27/2006 1:33:16 PM PST by kerrywearsbotox

A new poll, sponsored by the Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort, shows that a majority of West Virginia residents support legalized "table gaming," including poker and blackjack throughout the state.

The survey indicated that 64.9 percent of state residents "favor" table gambling, while 42.1 percent are set against it. In Hancock County, where the state capital of Wheeling is located, 67 percent of residents are in favor of legalizing gambling, and 26 percent are now against it. Gene Koprowski, UPI

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A majority of West Virginia residents support legalized "table gaming."
1 posted on 11/27/2006 1:33:17 PM PST by kerrywearsbotox
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To: kerrywearsbotox
The survey indicated that 64.9 percent of state residents "favor" table gambling, while 42.1 percent are set against it.

107% response? What is this, Chicago? Did the schizophrenics vote twice?

2 posted on 11/27/2006 1:35:06 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Hey Kerry, What part of showing heels and ass is a winning strategy in Iraq?)
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To: KarlInOhio

You beat me to it.

I'll see your 107%, and raise another 1.5%.


3 posted on 11/27/2006 1:39:43 PM PST by Lokibob (Spelling and typos are copyrighted. Please do not use.)
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To: KarlInOhio

>>In Hancock County, where the state capital of Wheeling is located, 67 percent of residents are in favor of legalizing gambling, and 26 percent are now against it.


Wheeling is NOT the state capital. The capital of West Virginia is Charleston, in Kanawha county. You would think that UPI would have a fact-checker to correct that.


4 posted on 11/27/2006 1:40:51 PM PST by quikdrw (Life is tough....it's even tougher if you are stupid.)
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In Hancock County, where the state capital of Wheeling is located

you'd think they'd also fact check that Wheeling is in Ohio County not Hancock.

5 posted on 11/27/2006 1:47:59 PM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: CzarNicky

Since when did the media let simple things like the FACTS get in the way of a story.....


6 posted on 11/27/2006 3:48:15 PM PST by dirtbiker (I've tried to see the liberal point of view, but I couldn't get my head that far up my a$$....)
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To: CzarNicky

I'm from southern WV, so I missed that one. I can tell you what big cities are in Fayette county, though.


7 posted on 11/27/2006 7:38:20 PM PST by quikdrw (Life is tough....it's even tougher if you are stupid.)
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