Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack Is betting on the future of sports wagering

West Virginia lawmakers passed a measure earlier this year to allow the state’s five casinos to offer sports betting if the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act — a law prohibiting sports betting in most states since 1992. With that law being overturned in May by the Supreme Court, the state’s casinos now are permitted to offer sports betting. The casinos are in the process of installing the necessary equipment and hire workers to man the sports betting portion of their facilities.