Ohio Roundtable Files Suit Against Governor for Expanded Lottery Proposal
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 voters. The group is arguing that the governor’s plan should be voided because slot machines go beyond the lottery games that Ohio voters authorized in setting up the lottery in 1973. U.S. Senator George Voinovich joined the Roundtable during the press conference citing that expanded gambling is not in the best interest of Ohio families.