Casino owners seeking to bolster their case that Pennsylvania should expand gambling are citing another poll that shows most people support legalizing table games.The Susquehanna Polling & Research survey found 60 percent of people think table games should be legal, while 35 percent do not. This follows a Franklin & Marshall College survey last week showing similar levels of support. The Susquehanna poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
Armed with these numbers and the threat of Ohio legalizing slot machines, casino owners say they will press state leaders to OK games such as poker, blackjack and craps. Ohio voters could decide in November whether to legalize slots, although that state rejected similar ballot measures last year and in 2006.
"It's our intention to continually make the case that table games make sense for Pennsylvania on so many levels," said David La Torre, spokesman for The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in North Strabane. "Competition in Ohio and West Virginia play a very important part in our efforts to advocate for table games."
