W.Va. casinos gain from Ohio spillover bets
In northern West Virginia casinos two weeks of table games boost activity with slot play rising 13.6 percent at Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort since Oct. 19 opening of 37 poker tables near Steubenville. Track spokeswoman Tamara Cronin cites brighter investor prospects as MTR Gaming Group prepares Q results.
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Casinos Hit by New Pennsylvania Sites Draw West Virginia Players
MTA President Ted Arneault says Pennsylvania casinos chip away at customers and revenue. Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center reports a surge in poker and table games as players from Ohio and Pennsylvania shift venues, with poker tables often full daily. Mountaineer Casino sees poker up 46 percent as local gamblers travel farther for games. Delaware North owns both WV properties. they plan broader table offerings by year end.
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Monkeys in trailer crash on I-70 near St Clairsville
A pickup towing a trailer with 53 monkeys rear ended a minivan on I-70 near St Clairsville. Monkeys remained unharmed but trapped in crates. zookeepers from Oglebay Good Zoo assisted officers and kept them warm in a heated trailer. Driver Kyle MacDougall, 24, cited for following too closely. No severe injuries reported. St. Clairsville sits about 110 miles east of Columbus.
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University of Akron asks ethics panel to review house purchase
The University of Akron seeks an Ohio Ethics Commission review of its purchase of a trustee son’s house near campus. Trustee Jack Morrison abstained from the vote, while the university paid $110,000 this year for the 108 year old home, about 40 percent more than son Jack Morrison Jr. paid the prior year. Braymor Development accumulated 18 properties valued near $900,000 around the university, a coincidence the owners call.
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Mattress store helps elder crime victim in Bainbridge
Chloie Burnett, 85, robbed of $1,800 aimed at buying a new mattress, received a generous donation of a full-size mattress and box spring from Mattress Etc. owner Jeff Wood in Chillicothe. Wood notes the $1,800 quoted by a telemarketer may be inflated and warns of possible rip-off schemes.
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Man 21 charged with robbery over Halloween candy theft
Derrick Finn, 21, faces complicity to aggravated robbery charges after acting as lookout while a cousin allegedly stole Halloween candy from a child in Cincinnati. Prosecutors say Finn helped plan trick or treat outing. bond set at $5,000 as a 15-year-old and a 14-year-old also faced related misdemeanor charges.
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