Columbus City Council has approved a six-month moratorium on new Internet sweepstakes cafes. Under the moratorium, no permits, which are required to operate such a business, will be issued. Columbus has joined a number of cities that have enacted these moratoriums, hoping that the state will soon issue some guidance ... Read More
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Nov2011
The Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has been selected by the Ohio Casino Control Commission to police casinos in Cleveland and Toledo, which are set to open next year. A decision for the casinos in Columbus and Cincinnati will come later. Cost for the first year will be $5.1 million.
November 2, 2011ogadmin
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Nov2011
Casino developers have awarded over $82 million in construction contracts. Thirty-five percent of those contracts have been awarded to minority- or women-owned companies.
November 1, 2011ogadmin
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Oct2011
Governor John Kasich signed Executive Order 2011-22K last Friday, making the proposed rules regarding video lottery terminals at Ohio’s horse racing tracks effective immediately. The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) still has the final say, a process that can take up to 65 days. The Executive Order suspends ... Read More
October 18, 2011ogadmin
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Oct2011
Columbus City Council members Zach Klein and Michelle Mills have expressed a desire to place a six month moratorium on new Internet cafes with the hope that during this time the state will issue guidelines on regulating these industries. A vote could come as early as the Council’s October 24th ... Read More
October 18, 2011ogadmin
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Sep2011
The Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and the State Highway Patrol have both bid to be the security for the casinos. BCI bid was $5.1 million and the State Highway Patrol $4.6 million. Whoever gets the bid will deal with all crimes committed within the casinos.
September 30, 2011ogadmin
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Sep2011
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has appointed their first executive director. Matt Schuler, chief of staff for Senate President Tom Niehaus, was appointed to the position last week. Schuler did not apply for the position. The Commission was unable to attract experienced casino regulators from other states so they redirected ... Read More
September 29, 2011ogadmin
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Sep2011
Racinos became a step closer to reality when the state Controlling Board agreed to waive competitive bidding and award a contract to Intralot, a Greek company with U.S. offices in Georgia, to implement a monitoring system for tracking video lottery terminals (VLTs). Intralot is already the vendor for the Ohio ... Read More
September 29, 2011ogadmin
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Aug2011
The city of Cheviot has opened the possibility for the first Internet café in Hamilton County with the passage of a local ordinance regulating such businesses. This is unusual on two counts. First of all, up until now, Internet cafes have been primarily confined to northern Ohio. Hamilton County is ... Read More
August 24, 2011ogadmin
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Aug2011
As expected, Franklin County commissioners approved the annexation of Penn National’s casino site to the city of Columbus. All that remains for the annexation to become official is a final vote by Columbus City Council. By law, that can’t occur for at least 60 days. A vote is expected in ... Read More
August 24, 2011ogadmin