The Lima City Council voted to extend a moratorium on so-called skill games in the city. The new ban will be in effect for the next six months. According to the Lima News, City Law Director Tony Geiger hopes that the extension will give the state time to decide whether ... Read More
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May2007
According to the Dayton Daily News, Robert Louis Roth was sentenced this month for running an illegal casino out of a residence in the Dayton area. The 69-year-old man was sentenced to the minimum twenty-month imprisonment, having already surrendered his 10,000 square foot residence and other property. The casino allegedly ... Read More
May 31, 2007ogadmin
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Amid concerns that some of the state's so-called "skill games" may not be legal, Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has announced his plans to inspect and regulate the devices. According to an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dann would hire an expert to examine the machines in accordance with ... Read More
May 31, 2007ogadmin
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May2007
The Ohio Senate has passed a bill that would authorize the state's seven horse tracks to install so-called "instant racing" terminals. According to an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the measure was approved 25 - 8. The machines, which allow bettors to wager on previously-run races, would pay out ... Read More
May 31, 2007ogadmin
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Glenna Wallace, chief of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma has set a schedule of five years until a casino is opened in one of four locations in Ohio according to a recent article in the Lima News. Once a final land claim settlement is reached, the next obstacle that ... Read More
May 16, 2007ogadmin
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The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the Barberton City Council has voted to regulate so-called "skill games" within the city limits. Any business that has between two and ten of the machines on site would be required to pay $100.00 per month per machine to the city. Any business with ... Read More
May 10, 2007ogadmin
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May2007
The Columbus Dispatch recently reported that Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann received the maximum contribution of $5,000.00 each from two companies that manufacture the so-called "skill games" and from one attorney who is fighting to have the devices declared legal. Contributions were made to Dann's inauguration account.
The article states that ... Read More
May 8, 2007ogadmin
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May2007
An article in the Columbus Dispatch states that Scioto Downs reported a $4,400,000.00 loss in 2006. The story notes that the racetrack spent $3,100,000.00 on last year's failed ballot initiative to bring slot wagering to Ohio's tracks. Scioto's parent company, MTR Gaming, stated that revenues continue to fall because of ... Read More
May 8, 2007ogadmin
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Sheriff's deputies raided five video slot parlors in Jackson and Plain Township last month and confiscated 145 video machines and over $30,000.00 in cash and other property. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the raids occurred after a six-month investigation determined that the devices violated state law. According to Sheriff ... Read More
May 8, 2007ogadmin
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May2007
A new proposal for so-called "instant racing" has found bi-partisan support in the General Assembly according to a recent article in the Columbus Dispatch. Under the new proposal, players would place wagers on past races based exclusively on the win percentages of the horses, jockeys and trainers while the actual ... Read More
May 8, 2007ogadmin