Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro recently filed suit against a Wisconsin company, F.A.C.E. Trading, Inc., for allegedly selling pull-tab bingo tickets in Ohio without a license, and selling pull-tab bingo tickets to Ohio businesses and charities without licenses to operate the games. Petro asserted that the "ad-tabs," pull-tab bingo cards ... Read More
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Dec2006
A Franklin County judge issued an injunction prohibiting Ohio Skill Games from importing any additional "tic-tac-fruit" machines into the state. An article in the Dayton Daily News suggests that the injunction will likely remain in place until the resolution of a lawsuit involving the state and several businesses that had ... Read More
December 4, 2006ogadmin
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Dec2006
Despite crushing defeat at the polls earlier this month, gaming proponents are refusing to give up on their push to bring legalized casinos to Ohio. An article in the Columbus Dispatch indicates that supporters spent over $20 million on the campaign. Columbus-based Beulah Park owner Charles Ruma stated: "I think ... Read More
December 4, 2006ogadmin
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Dec2006
An article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer recently reported that the failure of Ohio's Issue 3 may affect merger plans of Ohio racetracks. Without slots to keep them afloat, Northfield Park and Thistledown are currently in merger negotiations, though Brock Milstein, Chairman of Northfield Park, notes that the discussions are ... Read More
December 4, 2006ogadmin
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Dec2006
The parties to the Eastern Shawnee land claim suit have asked the Federal District Court for more time in which to discuss a possible settlement, according to the Lima News. The extension asks for the Court's permission to extend a deadline by which the litigants were to provide a preliminary ... Read More
December 4, 2006ogadmin
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Oct2006
The Ohio State University Board of Trustees has announced its position against the Ohio Learn and Earn proposal, according to an article in the Columbus Dispatch. Supporters of the proposal claim that it would provide free college to qualified Ohio students, which would be paid for from slot machine proceeds. ... Read More
October 10, 2006ogadmin
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Oct2006
Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro was dismissed by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma from its land claims lawsuit. Petro recently filed a motion seeking to be brought back in to "represent the rights of Ohioans." Petro was concerned that if he was not a party to the action, any ... Read More
October 10, 2006ogadmin
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Oct2006
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the United States Senate has passed a version of a bill that will put an end to internet gambling. If both the United States Senate and House of Representatives agree on final language, and the act is signed by the president, the new law ... Read More
October 10, 2006ogadmin
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Oct2006
Bar owner Mike Kennedy is fighting a citation issued by the Ohio Department of Public Safety for allowing gambling in a liquor establishment. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kennedy's bar offered a "free" poker league, whereby patrons competed for prizes, but paid no entry fee to play. The article ... Read More
October 10, 2006ogadmin
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Oct2006
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Ohio Learn and Earn committee has admitted to exaggerating the claim that slots will generate "nearly one billion dollars" for education. According to a study by the pro-slot committee, the slots will generate $853 million. Charlie Ruma, the spokesman for the Learn and ... Read More
October 10, 2006ogadmin