House Speaker Pro Tempore Louis Blessing Jr. has stated that legislation to legalize video slot machines at Ohio’s racetracks could be introduced in the next 30 days. The holdup has been attributed to the desire by Governor Kasich to speak with a ‘gambling expert’ before making any decisions. Blessing went ... Read More
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Feb2011
Penn National made it official last week by stating to the Ohio State Racing Commission that they want to move horse racing tracks from Toledo and Columbus to Mahoning Valley and Dayton respectively. The Mahoning Valley site is a vacant 186-acre business park in Austintown. The Dayton site is another ... Read More
February 21, 2011ogadmin
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Feb2011
The Mahoning Valley Development Group has proposed a $300 million complex to be built at an undisclosed site in Mahoning County. The complex would include a resort, racetrack, golf course, hotel, and a casino with slot machines. The complex may need as many as 700 acres. The company currently has ... Read More
February 5, 2011ogadmin
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Aug2010
The Ohio Lottery Commission will hold a public hearing in Cleveland on August 20th on the 26 proposed rules for the potential installation of video lottery terminals at Ohio’s horse racing tracks. The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review will hear the rules on September 13. The state has yet ... Read More
August 13, 2010ogadmin
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Jul2010
On Monday, as expected, the Ohio Lottery Commission took two steps to restart video lottery terminals (VLTs) at Ohio’s seven horse racing tracks.
First they scrapped the original rules set forth back in 2009. Those rules limited each track to 2,500 devices and committed half the revenue to the state. The ... Read More
July 23, 2010ogadmin
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Jul2010
On Monday, the Ohio Lottery Commission will be asked to approve filing a declaratory judgment action on their authority to implement video lottery terminals at Ohio’s horse racing tracks. Which court the action will be filed in has not been stated. Members of the Commission are also expected to invalidate ... Read More
July 20, 2010ogadmin
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Jun2010
A year after spending $1.5 million to challenge a state budget provision allowing video slot machines at horse racing tracks, LetOhioVote.org has asked Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to remove its initiative from the November ballot. Committee members wrote “since the time this petition effort was initiated, there have been ... Read More
June 30, 2010ogadmin
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Jun2010
Saying they are exploring their legal and constitutional options, Ohio’s horse racing tracks are looking at the possibility of another ballot issue with a proposal for slot machines. The seven tracks want to amend the language of the recently signed casino regulations. Supporters would have 90 days to gather enough ... Read More
June 17, 2010ogadmin
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May2010
In a unanimous decision, the Ohio Supreme Court has stated that Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner may proceed in her attempt to identify donors of LetOhioVote.org, the group leading the charge to have slot machines at horse-racing tracks put to a vote. The Court stated Brunner’s issuing of subpoenas was ... Read More
May 3, 2010ogadmin
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Apr2010
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s office has certified petitions filed by LetOhioVote.org to include a referendum on a new law that would authorize installation of video lottery terminals (VLTs) at seven Ohio horse racetracks. VLTs were originally authorized by the General Assembly as part of the state budget at the ... Read More
April 5, 2010ogadmin