Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Timothy Horton has dismissed the lawsuit brought by Ohio Roundtable last October, challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s casinos and VLTs at the state’s horse racetracks. This most likely removes the last legal hurdle facing the opening of the Scioto Downs racino on Friday.
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Apr2012
MTR Gaming is not waiting around for the outcome of the pending lawsuit in a Franklin County courthouse that challenges the constitutionality of VLTs. Working at a feverish pace, MTR hopes to open part of Scioto Downs Casino & Racetrack in June. Once open, Scioto Downs will employ 800 people, ... Read More
April 30, 2012ogadmin
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Apr2012
Penn National has purchased property in Austintown Township for $4.6 million. The 186-acre property near Youngstown at the Center Pointe Business Park is expected to be the new home of Raceway Park, a thoroughbred track that Penn National is relocating from Toledo. But nothing further will be done until the ... Read More
April 30, 2012ogadmin
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Apr2012
The mayor of Green, a wealthy city located between Akron and Canton and potential relocation site for the Thistledown racetrack, acknowledged that talks did take place last fall between his office and the owners of Rock Ohio. He indicated he wasn’t sure if Green was still under consideration. In fact, ... Read More
April 18, 2012ogadmin
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Apr2012
Hard Rock International has announced a joint venture with Northfield Park to bring gambling to the horse racing track.
The $275 million project would include 2,500 slot machines, a Hard Rock Café, steakhouse, buffet, bar, live music venue and conference facilities. The gambling facility would employ 1,000 permanent workers.
As with all ... Read More
April 17, 2012ogadmin
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Apr2012
Governor Kasich is considering a deal with Rock Ohio to relocate its Thistledown operation from North Randall to the Akron area, perhaps to property owned by the Akron-Canton airport, in the city of Green. The deal would be similar to the one struck last month between Kasich and Penn National ... Read More
April 4, 2012ogadmin
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Mar2012
Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment and Churchill Downs Incorporated have announced a joint venture to acquire Lebanon Raceway, which is presently located in Lebanon, Ohio. Lebanon Raceway is currently owned by the Lebanon Trotting Club Inc. and Miami Valley Trotting Inc., who will remain consultants to the new owners. ... Read More
March 28, 2012ogadmin
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The Mahoning Valley Development Group, which had previously announced their intentions to build an eighth horse racing facility with VLTs in the Youngstown area, now wants a $450 million Vegas-style casino and resort instead. State law permits only the existing seven horse racing tracks to have VLTs.
Investors Rick Lertzman and ... Read More
March 27, 2012ogadmin
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Mar2012
Race tracks are moving toward implementing video lottery terminals as overseen by the Racing Commission. Columbus’s Scioto Downs is the only race track to apply for a VLT sales agent license thus far. Scioto Downs may have its VLT operations up and running by June 2012.
March 27, 2012ogadmin
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Mar2012
Governor John Kasich and Penn National Gaming have reached a nonbinding memorandum of understanding. This agreement will allow Penn National to relocate its two horse racing facilities from Grove City and Toledo to Austintown and Dayton respectively. The agreement also allows for VLTs at the two facilities.
Penn National will pay ... Read More
March 20, 2012ogadmin