Table Games Bill Goes To The Governor

Gov. Joe Manchin tells The Associated Press he'll likely sign the racetrack table games bill after the House and Senate each approved it just before noon.

AP has all the details. The story is also here.

The final House vote: 55-43 with two absences (Ron Thompson, D-Raleigh, and Joe Talbott, D-Webster).

The final Senate vote: 21-13 (Bill Sharpe, D-Lewis, has returned following major surgery).

Debate was brief in each chamber, and featured mostly some last-ditch appeals from bill foes.