Unrelated to the ongoing battle between Penn National and the city of Columbus, the Kasich administration dealt a financial blow to the casino developers. An amendment to the state transportation budget prohibits the use of state assistance to casinos or any other gambling venue, such as racetracks. This will prevent ... Read More
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Mar2011
First it was The Dispatch Printing Company filing suit in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. In their lawsuit, the Dispatch asked Judge Fais to force Penn National to annex its casino site in west Columbus to the city. The Dispatch claims Penn National has reneged on promises made ... Read More
March 21, 2011ogadmin
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Mar2011
Trotwood became the latest city to adopt a six-month moratorium on sweepstakes cafes and skill gaming centers. Currently, the city sees both as games of skill, not gambling. The law director believes these cafes are legal and expects the Franklin County ruling against such cafes to be appealed.
Meanwhile, Summit County ... Read More
March 7, 2011ogadmin
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Feb2011
Former House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson has been tapped to lead the Ohio Casino Control Commission, which will oversee Ohio’s four casinos. Other appointees:
Sergeant McKinley Brown of Cincinnati, chief of detectives for the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office;
Martin Hoke of Lakewood, an attorney and founder of RhinoSystems. Hoke is also a ... Read More
February 28, 2011ogadmin
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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
Ohio may miss the March 10 deadline for having licensing rules in place. Governor Kasich has not yet made his selections for the Ohio Casino Control Commission. A spokesman has indicated this will occur ‘soon’. Casino developers don’t seem too concerned and have said it is business as usual. They ... Read More
February 18, 2011ogadmin
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Feb2011
Lacking any state guidance, local governments continue their efforts to stall or prevent the operation of these cafes. What started out as a northeast Ohio phenomenon has now spread across the state.
In Franklin County, Judge Harland Hale has ruled that ‘sweepstakes machines’ violate Ohio’s gambling law. This has paved the ... Read More
February 17, 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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Feb2011
The 10th District Court of Appeals has ruled that the $10 prize cap for games of skill is constitutional. On remand from an October decision by the Ohio Supreme Court, the 10th District addressed the question of vagueness. By a 3-0 count, the Court ruled that the prize cap was ... Read More
February 5, 2011ogadmin
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Feb2011
In response to Columbus and Franklin County excluding the casino site from its sewer contract, Penn National Gaming officials may be thinking of alternate ways of disposing of its sewage. A mystery client approached the city of Marysville about whether its sewage treatment plant could handle 120,000 gallons of sewage ... Read More
February 5, 2011ogadmin