Washington County Board to vote on tavern gaming From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: October 22, 2002| Author: DON BEHM | Copyright 2002 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Washington County Board to vote on tavern gaming

By DON BEHM dbehm@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Tuesday, October 22, 2002

West Bend -- The Washington County Board of Supervisors today will become the first county board in the state to vote on a Tavern League of Wisconsin-sponsored resolution urging the Legislature to legalize use of video poker machines in state taverns and restaurants.

The Tavern League is promoting its latest bid to allow its members to c...

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