West Virginia Racetrack Opens Poker Room, Waiting For Other Games

Mountaineer Race Track And Gaming Resort will have a new look when patrons visit the pari-mutuel, they have added a poker room and a betting room to their establishment.

Earlier this year the racetrack received approval to expand their facility to include not only poker, but also other table games, a move that will surely raise revenue.

The track already had thousands of video lottery terminals, and now in the grandstand people can find a brand new simulcast room and a poker room.

The poker room is open all day, every day, and features 37 tables. The tables will have a $2 to $4 bet limit in the main room, and a high roller room will also be available, where, games will vary in their bet limits.

At the beginning of next year, the facility will become a full service casino as they will add craps, blackjack, roulette, Caribbean stud, and Let it Ride, to their available gambling game list.

The cost of the poker room, along with some other renovations, was estimated at about $1.2 million. When all the new table games are fully operational, officials for the resort estimate that there will be about 700 new jobs created, which will be a much needed boost in Hancock County, where the resort is located.

October 31, 2007
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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