Gamblers will soon be able to play round-the-clock poker at West Virginia’s two Northern Panhandle tracks.

Both Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort and Wheeling Island Racetrack & Gaming Center will be allowed to start offering poker games to the public starting Friday, state Lottery Director John Musgrave announced Thursday.

The decision followed days of strenuous review and observation by Lottery regulators stationed at both tracks, he said.

Mountaineer President and Chief Executive Officer Ted Arneault says the Chester track will open its River Poker Room at Mountaineer at 4 p.m. Friday.

Wheeling Island’s poker room opening is set for 10 a.m. Friday.

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