The proposed amendment would authorize:
One privately owned casino with a minimum initial investment of $600 million
Casino would be located near Wilmington at the junction of I-71 and S.R. 73
Tax rates and distribution:
Tax rate of up to 30% of gross receipts for the casino
If another casino is permitted in Ohio, then ... Read More
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Aug2008
The latest Quinnipiac poll results show a somewhat surprising change of opinion among Ohio votes as it relates to the establishment of casino gaming in Ohio. From August 5-11, Quinnipiac University polled 1,342 Ohio voters and two of the questions focused on the likely ballot issue for the November election ... Read More
August 15, 2008ogadmin
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Feb2008
In his State of the State Address last month, Governor Ted Strickland proposed expanding the regulatory authority of the Ohio Lottery Commission to oversee video keno machines that would be available in bars and restaurants. According to the Toledo Blade, Strickland commented that there is a difference "between casino gambling ... Read More
February 13, 2008ogadmin
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Feb2008
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that most charities conducting bingo games in Ohio operated on a profit margin of approximately ten percent in 2007, but some charities were able to declare receipts in excess of three million dollars. The most effective charities in the Cleveland area posted upwards of seventeen ... Read More
February 13, 2008ogadmin
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Feb2008
Last month, the United States Department of the Interior declined to accept land into trust for off-reservation gaming requested by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in New York. The Middletown Journal reported that the Tribe had filed a request to have the land taken into trust in 1998. Among other ... Read More
February 13, 2008ogadmin
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Feb2008
The State of Ohio has filed suit against the Springfield Central Ohio Association for Children's Higher Education for allegedly misusing charitable bingo proceeds. According to Business First, the organization took in $3.2 million in bingo revenues and distributed only approximately $6,000.00. The association has since surrendered its bingo license.
February 13, 2008ogadmin
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Feb2008
A liquor permit holder was charged last month after investigators seized nearly $3,000.00 in cash and nine electronic devices believed to be gambling machines. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Bradley Nails was charged with operating a gambling house.
February 13, 2008ogadmin
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Nov2007
Governor Ted Strickland has signed into law an act of the General Assembly that deems any skill device that pays winners in cash or in prizes valued in excess of $10.00 an illegal slot machine. According to the Columbus Dispatch, the new law became effective immediately upon the governor's signature.
November 20, 2007ogadmin
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Nov2007
The Dayton Daily News reported that Rick Lertzman and Brad Pressman, two "Cleveland-area businessmen" are attempting to place a Constitutional amendment on the 2008 statewide ballot authorizing gaming. The ballot language, which has not been made public, would authorize a hotel, casino, golf course and restaurants on a 94-acre site ... Read More
November 20, 2007ogadmin
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Oct2007
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Ohio General Assembly is preparing to act against skilled gaming. The proposal will likely prohibit all cash payments from the devices, and will establish $10.00 as the maximum value of any non-cash prizes awarded. The legislation, which essentially mirrors administrative rules promulgated by ... Read More
October 15, 2007ogadmin