Delaware North Companies and Churchill Downs formed a joint venture to purchase Lebanon Raceway and build a racino with up to 2,500 VLTs. The joint venture, Miami Valley Gaming & Racing LLC, plans to purchase the harness racing licenses and assets of the Lebanon Trotting Club and the Miami Valley ... Read More
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Mar2012
Columbus City Council has approved annexation of Scioto Downs into the city. This means Scioto Downs can now begin receiving Columbus water and sewer services.
The VLT facility currently being built at Scioto Downs is expected to open the second quarter of this year. This too is dependent on the outcome ... Read More
March 8, 2012ogadmin
11
Feb2012
Penn National has announced a change in their proposal to relocate horse racing tracks from Toledo and Columbus.
Originally Penn National proposed moving Raceway Park, a harness racing track, from Toledo to the Youngstown area and Beulah Park, a thoroughbred track, from Columbus to Dayton. The reason for the relocation is ... Read More
February 11, 2012ogadmin
18
Oct2011
Governor John Kasich signed Executive Order 2011-22K last Friday, making the proposed rules regarding video lottery terminals at Ohio’s horse racing tracks effective immediately. The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) still has the final say, a process that can take up to 65 days. The Executive Order suspends ... Read More
October 18, 2011ogadmin
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Sep2011
Racinos became a step closer to reality when the state Controlling Board agreed to waive competitive bidding and award a contract to Intralot, a Greek company with U.S. offices in Georgia, to implement a monitoring system for tracking video lottery terminals (VLTs). Intralot is already the vendor for the Ohio ... Read More
September 29, 2011ogadmin
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Aug2011
The Ohio Lottery Commission has amended certain rules that were adopted last year relating to video lottery terminals (VLTs) at horse racing tracks.
Changes made:
Elimination of the requirement that only individuals 21 and older would be permitted in the ‘area of the slots.’ Other rules still in effect require you to ... Read More
August 24, 2011ogadmin
11
Jul2011
Governor Kasich signed into law HB 277 which implements portions of an agreement reached with casino owners. This law will make it easier for horse racing tracks to relocate.
Among the provisions of this new law:
Establishes the process for racetrack owners to request relocation from the Ohio State Racing Commission. Under ... Read More
July 11, 2011ogadmin
27
Jun2011
The Ohio House has approved a fast-tracked bill that will permit relocation of horse racetracks that have video lottery terminals. A vote is expected in the Senate next week.
The Ohio State Racing Commission still has the final say, but this legislation streamlines the process.
Several congressmen had indicated that relocation requires ... Read More
June 27, 2011ogadmin
16
Jun2011
Terms of the deal struck earlier this week between Governor Kasich and Rock Ohio Caesars were disclosed today.
Rock Ohio, developers of the casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati, have agreed to pay the state an additional $110 million over the next 10 years- $10 million for each of the first 5 ... Read More
June 16, 2011ogadmin
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Apr2011
Governor Kasich is expected to hire a consultant any day now to complete a thorough review of Ohio’s gambling market. The racino question will probably be at the top of the list. A final recommendation could take months. Penn National Gaming and Rock Ohio Caesars, developers of the state’s four ... Read More
April 13, 2011ogadmin