PITTSBURGH, PA:  With West Virginia racetrack/casinos “racinos” slated to add table games (poker) this Fall, Majority Leader Bill DeWeese, D-Greene, is pushing for new laws which will allow Pennsylvania racino operators to add table games.

“The expansion beyond slots, not surprisingly, was embraced by Pennsylvania racetrack casino operators who say they need it to compete with other states that offer the full gambling menu. West Virginia racinos are adding the table games this fall.”

“Mr. DeWeese and other proponents acknowledged it may be too soon to get Pennsylvania lawmakers to approve table games in the 2007-08 session, but by the same token, opponents conceded that the new legalization appears to be more a matter of “when” than “if.”"

Via: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette