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Two bad bits of gambling news this week.<\/p>\n

First off, two West Virginia counties went to the polls to decide whether table games could join slot machines at race tracks there. One measure passed, one failed<\/a>. Naturally, the one that failed is less than two hours from me and the one that passed is five hours from me. I could almost get to Vegas in the time it would take me to drive there.<\/p>\n

Two more counties will vote later this year, but both are in the four-hour range by car, which isn\u2019t going to happen. I\u2019m not that hardcore. Atlantic City is just about that far, and I\u2019d rather be in A.C. than the sticks of W.V.<\/p>\n

In Delaware, a bill to add sports betting to their racetrack slots parlors is in the legislature, but doesn\u2019t seem likely<\/a>. The governor said she will veto it, which makes her my least favorite governor in the whole world.<\/p>\n

Could you imagine the sports take at Dover Downs on a NASCAR weekend? Penn State-Michigan is the same weekend as the fall visit to Dover. So is South Carolina-LSU. And Central Connecticut State at Western Michigan.<\/p>\n

So that last one isn\u2019t so sexy, but you know someone would bet on it. And lots of people would bet on Sunday\u2019s Giants-Redskins game.<\/p>\n

The good thing is, just as I suspected, Maryland Gov. Martin O\u2019Malley has decided to start thinking about slots<\/a>. I knew he wouldn\u2019t during the first legislative session since he took office for a number of reasons, but had a feeling it would pop up sooner rather than later. I\u2019m not the biggest fan of slots, but would go there on occasion if it were close by. The closest one in PA won\u2019t open for a while and isn\u2019t as convenient as the possible locations in Maryland.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll find some way to screw it up and piss me off. And I\u2019ll just have to go to Vegas.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"