The Ohio State Racing Commission has approved the license transfers for Penn National Gaming to relocate its horse racing tracks at Beulah Park in Grove City to Austintown and Raceway Park in Toledo to Dayton.
The issue over seating was resolved when the racing commission accepted Penn National Gaming’s latest proposal. ... Read More
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As expected, Rock Ohio Caesars, owners of Horseshoe Cleveland, plan to buy the Higbee Building, current home of the Cleveland casino. If the sale is approved, the owners plan to build a skywalk between the Higbee Building and the casino parking garage.
Dan Gilbert, owner of Rock Ohio Caesars, tweeted that ... Read More
May 6, 2013ogadmin
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May2013
Last month, it appeared HB 7 might not see action until 2014. Now Ohio Senate President Keith Faber is saying action will be taken by the end of May.
Originally the Senate was believed to have been favoring regulation over an outright ban of sweepstakes cafes. That apparently changed after a ... Read More
May 1, 2013ogadmin
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May2013
Penn National Gaming presented their fourth plan for the Austintown Racino to the Ohio State Racing Commission. Construction has been stopped over seating concerns.
The latest proposal is in two phases with an option for a possible third phase. The first phase would have 513 indoor seats with table service and ... Read More
May 1, 2013ogadmin
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Apr2013
Turns out there aren’t as many Internet cafes as originally thought. After the existing moratorium went into effect in 2012, over 820 affidavits were filed with the attorney general's office. Appears that some were duplicative and others were for non-existent cafes. The real total is more like around 500 Internet ... Read More
April 30, 2013ogadmin
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Apr2013
Ohio’s casinos appear to also be having an impact on Pennsylvania gaming establishments. In 2011, PA was second only to Vegas as a gambling mecca with revenues just above $3 billion. In 2012, PA gambling revenues increased to $3.2 billion. So far in 2013, slot machine revenues have dropped three ... Read More
April 30, 2013ogadmin
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Apr2013
Internet café owners in Lake County have filed a lawsuit in Franklin County to stop any raids in their county similar to the ones conducted in neighboring Cuyahoga County. A Franklin County Common Pleas judge denied their request for a temporary restraining order that would have prohibited the attorney general ... Read More
April 30, 2013ogadmin
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Apr2013
The opening of Horseshoe Cincinnati has had a negative impact on business at the three riverboat casinos in southeast Indiana for the month of March. Horseshoe Cincinnati had 441,000 visits in March, 20,000 less than the three Indiana casinos combined.
Compared to March, 2012, business at the Indiana casinos was down ... Read More
April 24, 2013ogadmin
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Apr2013
A day after DeWine’s briefing, a Cuyahoga County grand jury issued a 146-page indictment against eight companies and eleven people connected to Internet cafes. The charges included money laundering, possession of criminal tools and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
April 24, 2013ogadmin
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Apr2013
The current home of Horseshoe Cleveland, in the Higbee Building in downtown Cleveland, was supposed to be temporary until the Phase 2 casino was built on the riverfront.
Now there are rumors of Dan Gilbert, owner of Rock Ohio Caesars, which operates the Cleveland casino, looking to buy the Higbee Building ... Read More
April 24, 2013ogadmin