West Virginia’s Governor Joe Manchin last month gave his support to an initiative on the November ballot that would allow the venerable Greenbrier resort in White Sulfur Springs to introduce table games.

The measure was put on the ballot in September by the Greenbrier County commission at the request of the union representing workers at the resort. The resort has been running in the red for several years and recently told the union that it can’t maintain the current level of salaries and benefits without help from gaming.

“The Greenbrier has basically been our flagship of showing off some of the finer and higher end of West Virginia,” said the governor, praising the effort to bring it back into profitability.

The great majority of the guests at the resort come from out of state.

By Casino Connection Staff