At its last meeting, the Ohio Casino Control Commission approved the opening date of October 8 for the Hollywood Casino in Columbus. Coincidently October 8 is Columbus Day. The date is a Monday which will allow the casino to ease into the busy weekend.
The OCCC also announced that its director ... Read More
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Jul2012
The Ohio State Racing Commission has approved rules for the relocation of horse racing tracks.
Under the rules, Penn National would pay $75 million apiece for the relocation of its two tracks from Columbus and Toledo to Austintown and Dayton, respectively. Thistledown would pay $25 million to relocate from suburban Cleveland ... Read More
July 13, 2012ogadmin
13
Jul2012
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy Russo has reversed herself and allowed all Internet cafes in the county to reopen, including those using the VS2 software. Originally Judge Russo had said those businesses using the VS2 software, which are at the center of a criminal lawsuit charging racketeering, money laundering ... Read More
July 13, 2012ogadmin
13
Jul2012
The numbers are out for the first seven weeks of operation for the Cleveland and Toledo casinos, as well as the racino at Scioto Downs.
According to the Ohio Casino Control Commission, the three gambling facilities combined brought in $23.5 million for the state. The individual breakdown is as follows:
The Cleveland ... Read More
July 13, 2012ogadmin
06
Jul2012
Four more horse racing tracks have applied for video slots licenses from the lottery commission.
Thistledown, Beulah Park, Raceway Park and River Downs all hope to join Scioto Downs as horse racing tracks with VLTs. Northfield Park and Lebanon Raceway are the only two remaining tracks that have not yet applied ... Read More
July 6, 2012ogadmin
06
Jul2012
The 51 sweepstakes cafes ordered closed back in May by the Cuyahoga County prosecutor will be permitted to reopen. A Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge had issued a temporary restraining order on June 13 that allowed only the four cafes that had requested the TRO to reopen. Since then, others ... Read More
July 6, 2012ogadmin
05
Jul2012
Ohio Roundtable has appealed the decision of Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Timothy Horton dismissing the original lawsuit brought last October that challenged the constitutionality of Ohio’s casinos and VLTs at the state’s horse racing tracks.
July 5, 2012ogadmin
19
Jun2012
Penn National unveiled its plan for the Hollywood Slots at Mahoning Valley Race Course before a meeting of Austintown Township trustees. Penn National is relocating its Beulah Park facility to the Austintown area. The racetrack and gaming facility will be built on 186 acres near I-80 and State Route 46. ... Read More
June 19, 2012ogadmin
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Jun2012
The Cleveland casino claims that 500,000 visitors have walked through their doors since the May 14 opening. Rock Ohio had projected five million visitors annually so they are well on their way.
Meanwhile, Scioto Downs raked in over $4 million in nine days, netting the lottery commission a cool $1.3 million.
June 18, 2012ogadmin
15
Jun2012
A Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge has issued a temporary restraining order that allows four of the fifty Internet cafes ordered closed last month by the county prosecutor to reopen. The judge’s ruling only effects the four cafes that filed for the TRO.
In her ruling, Judge Nancy Russo stated that ... Read More
June 15, 2012ogadmin