By JOSELYN KING
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register
WHEELING, W.Va. — Legislation permitting Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack to establish a second gambling location in Ohio County died in committee Thursday.
House Bill 2901 was voted down in the Senate Finance Committee by a vote of eight against, and seven in favor.
Among those voting against the measure was Sen. Mike Maroney, R-Marshall. Maroney admitted he agreed with the bill in principle but didn’t like how it was moving through the Legislature.
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