Voters will decide this November on the issue of video slots at horse racing tracks. Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner ruled that LetOhioVote.org submitted enough valid signatures to get the issue on the ballot. Brunner continues to spar with LetOhioVote.org over its contributors. The Ohio Supreme Court’s latest ruling granted a ... Read More

Penn National has reached an agreement to purchase Beulah Park. While Beulah will currently operate “status quo,” Penn National has made it clear that the future must include some other type of gambling to supplement the horse racing. Voters will decide in November on video slots. What has not been ... Read More

The House State + Local Government Committee heard testimony this week from several hospitality groups seeking inclusion in a measure that would allow video lottery terminals at Ohio’s ailing racetracks. Representatives from the Ohio Hospitality Coalition are requesting that the committee expand the bill to allow for VLTs at bowling ... Read More

That’s what Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner wants to know. As part of an investigation launched against LetOhioVote.org, Brunner has subpoenaed the principals of LetOhioVote.org and New Models. LetOhioVote.org supports a ballot measure to prevent horse racing tracks from getting slot machines. New Models, a Virginia-based corporation, is listed as ... Read More

It appears the issue of video lottery terminals (VLT's) will be going to the voters. December 20th is the deadline for gathering signatures, but LetOhioVote.org claims to already have the 241,365 needed to put the issue on the November 2010 ballot. If the signatures are approved, voters will have the ... Read More

The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a major blow to Governor Ted Strickland this week when, in a 6-1 opinion, the Court ruled his plan to install video lottery terminals (VLTs) in Ohio’s racetracks was subject to referendum. LetOhioVote.org, a ballot issue group who has spearheaded this fight, now has 90 ... Read More

The state budget was put in jeopardy this week when only two of the state’s seven racetracks ponied up the first of five $13 million licensing fee installments. The Cleveland-area Northfield Park and Raceway Park in Toledo were the only two tracks to meet the Tuesday deadline. The state is ... Read More

On the heels of the arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court regarding the state's expanded gambling proposal, video lottery terminals, the Ohio Roundtable filed suit against Governor Ted Strickland this week,charging that he does not have the necessary authority to enact this type of expanded gambling without approval from the ... Read More

Governor Ted Strickland issued an executive order (2009-17S) this week regarding emergency rules governing video lottery terminals at Ohio's seven racetracks, paving the way for up to 17,500 slot machines to be installed. The Governor's rule package, which will expire on November 16, is an exact copy of the permanent ... Read More