Table Games - Kanawha County

With table games already approved for racetracks in Hancock and Ohio counties, West Virginia is poised the join Iowa as the only other state to offer live racing, slot machines and casino table games at a single location.

And with Kanawha County slated to vote Aug. 11 whether to allow the games at its track, The Charleston Gazette checked out the situation in The Tall Corn State.

With well-paying jobs a selling point from table games advocates, an official at Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino tells the Gazette that most dealers there make $34,000 to $35,000 a year.

"(D)ealers just starting out at the gaming tables have a base salary of $5.50 an hour," the article said. "Tips bring the pay of a new card dealer to about $11 an hour." Dealers then get raises at three, six and 12 months, the Gazette reports.

West Virginia Media, meanwhile, reports that more than 4,000 Kanawha County have already cast early ballots over table games. With early voting running until Aug. 8, the county has already seen "the largest early voting turn-out ever for a single issue election," the report said.