Recounting The Table Games Votes - UPDATED

Update: Wednesday's recount slightly changed the vote tally but not the outcome.

"Yes:" 23,196
"No:" 22,857

The Associated Press has the details.

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Kanawha County began recounting ballots 7 a.m. this morning from the 44 voting precincts selected by an opponent of the table games referendum.

The Kanawha County Commission is hosting a live online video of the recount. WSAZ-TV is offering streaming coverage as well.

Earlier update: Audio is also available.

The Charleston Gazette previewed the recount, as did MetroNews.

West Virginia's four racetracks have sought table games amid competition from neighboring Pennsylvania, which began opening slot machine casinos late last year. With table games approved for three of the tracks (pending Kanawha's recount) but not yet installed, the Lottery Commission blames the Keystone State for an 8 percent drop in its racetrack-related revenue.

The Associated Press has the figures, drawn from a Gazette article that also reports on the tracks' quest to remain open around the clock, 24/7, once their table games debut.

MetroNews also hears from Lottery Director John Musgrave about the decline in revenue.