West Virginia Casinos and West Virginia Gambling

Ground broken for West Virginia casino

The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs is expanding with a new casino scheduled to open in April 2010. read more

VLT revenue declines, and so will purses

News brief: The economy continues to take its toll on racetracks, including those with alternative gaming. read more

Table games not in the cards at track

News brief: Charles Town Races & Slots officials say they do not have any plans to push for table games in June. read more

Authorities in W.V. seize gambling machines

News brief: IRS criminal investigators and sheriff's deputies raided a Clarksburg establishment and seized 144 gambling machines. read more

Mountaineer cuts down work force

News brief: Mountaineer Casino has cut 8.6 percent, or 175 employees, from several of its departments. read more

West Virginia men settle gambling charges

News brief: Eight men were robbed at gunpoint in a high-stakes poker game last year and all eight have settled charges of illegal gambling. read more

Woman sentenced to 25 years in poker robbery

News brief: West Virginia woman pleaded guilty to stealing $27,000 from a poker game. read more

Casino boosts Wheeling Island, Mountaineer

News Brief: Roulette, blackjack and Caribbean Stud helped Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort earn a combined revenue of nearly $275 million between Dec. 20, 2007, and July 19. read more

Mountaineer Casino, workers reach tentative deal

News Brief: Union negotiators and executives at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort in Chester have reached a tentative deal on a new contract for 200 striking workers. read more

West Virginia candidates split over slots

News Brief: West Virginia candidates running in the 30th District House of Delegates race were split on whether they'd vote to renew the 9,000 permits for video slot machines found in neighborhood gambling parlors. read more