The village of Smithville became the second entity in Ohio to outright ban Internet cafes. Village leaders had been passing six month moratoriums on new businesses. The latest was set to expire at the end of the year.
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Nov2013
With the exception of Horseshoe Cincinnati, Ohio’s casinos and racinos rebounded from a rough September. Horseshoe Cleveland led all casinos with revenues of $19.54 million, a 1% increase over September. Hollywood Toledo was up 4.2% ($14.67 million), while Hollywood Columbus had the biggest gain, up 12.7% ($17.71 million). Meanwhile Horseshoe ... Read More
November 12, 2013ogadmin
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Nov2013
Despite having the fewest number of slots or VLTs of all Ohio casinos and racinos, Thistledown grossed the highest revenue in October, generating an average of $361 per day per machine. Horseshoe Cincinnati was next at $212, followed by Horseshoe Cleveland at $194, Hollywood Toledo at $185, Scioto Downs at ... Read More
November 11, 2013ogadmin
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Nov2013
Penn National Gaming has turned down offers from Youngstown, Niles and McDonald to provide water service to its Austintown racino currently being built. Instead, Penn National Gaming will drill a well at the location.
November 11, 2013ogadmin
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Nov2013
State ex rel. Walgate v. Kasich, Supreme Court of Ohio Case No. 2013-0656, challenges the constitutionality of Ohio’s VLTs. Walgate was stayed pending the outcome of the case of ProgressOhio.org, et al. v. JobsOhio, Case No. 2012-1272, which involves standing issues similar to the ones faced by the plaintiffs in Walgate v. ... Read More
November 4, 2013ogadmin
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Oct2013
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has ordered veteran and fraternal organizations to cease operating electronic raffle games. DeWine considers these games another form of illegal gambling. Originally DeWine had ordered all machines removed by August 1. He backed off the deadline when he was informed that state lawmakers would clarify ... Read More
October 22, 2013ogadmin
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Oct2013
Governor John Kasich has signed Executive Order 2013-10K which issues emergency rules for the operation of a sweepstakes café in Ohio. HB 7 does not outright ban Internet cafes, but it does make it difficult to conduct business in the state. These rules, required by HB 7, establish sweepstakes registration ... Read More
October 22, 2013ogadmin
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Oct2013
Meanwhile, despite HB 7 going into effect, the city of Canton has extended its moratorium on Internet cafes an additional six months, the third such extension since the moratorium took effect in 2012. According to a city councilman, the purpose of the extension was to protect the city in the ... Read More
October 14, 2013ogadmin
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Oct2013
September was a mixed bag for Ohio’s casinos. Horseshoe Cleveland ($19.34 million, up 2.3%) and Horseshoe Cincinnati ($19.80 million, up 3.1%) showed increases over August. Hollywood Toledo ($14.08 million, down 11.2%) and Hollywood Columbus ($15.71 million, down 7%) showed declines over August. Scioto Downs racino ($10.51 million, down 5.3%) also ... Read More
October 14, 2013ogadmin
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Oct2013
The referendum to get the issue of Internet cafes before voters on the 2014 ballot has failed. Supporters, even with an additional 10 days, failed to get the required number of valid signatures. This means that HB 7 is now in effect. One of the provisions of the bill limits ... Read More
October 7, 2013ogadmin