The 2009 election results are in, and Issue 3 passed with a margin of 53% to 47%. Issue 3 triumphed where four other issues proposing expanded gaming in Ohio have failed on ballot initiatives in the past 20 years. Passage of the issue is likely due to the tough economic ... Read More
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Oct2009
Governor Ted Strickland’s new plan for filling the $851 million gap in the current state budget left after his VLT plan hit a roadblock last week is to freeze the state income tax reduction that was expected to go into this year. Strickland, in a press conference this week, laid ... Read More
October 5, 2009ogadmin
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Sep2009
The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a major blow to Governor Ted Strickland this week when, in a 6-1 opinion, the Court ruled his plan to install video lottery terminals (VLTs) in Ohio’s racetracks was subject to referendum. LetOhioVote.org, a ballot issue group who has spearheaded this fight, now has 90 ... Read More
September 30, 2009ogadmin
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Sep2009
The state budget was put in jeopardy this week when only two of the state’s seven racetracks ponied up the first of five $13 million licensing fee installments. The Cleveland-area Northfield Park and Raceway Park in Toledo were the only two tracks to meet the Tuesday deadline. The state is ... Read More
September 18, 2009ogadmin
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Sep2009
In an effort to overturn the actions of Governor Ted Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly, LetOhioVote.org stated their case to the Ohio Supreme Court this week in opposition to video lottery terminals at Ohio's racetracks. LetOhioVote.org is asking the Supreme Court to allow 90 days in order to circulate ... Read More
September 8, 2009ogadmin
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Sep2009
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 ... Read More
September 8, 2009ogadmin
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Aug2009
Governor Ted Strickland issued an executive order (2009-17S) this week regarding emergency rules governing video lottery terminals at Ohio's seven racetracks, paving the way for up to 17,500 slot machines to be installed. The Governor's rule package, which will expire on November 16, is an exact copy of the permanent ... Read More
August 25, 2009ogadmin
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Aug2009
The Ohio Ballot Board finalized the language that will be used this November for Issue 3, the authorization of casinos in Ohio's four big cities. The final ballot language will include information about the tax disbursement breakdown, locations of the four casinos, and noting the casinos would be able to ... Read More
August 25, 2009ogadmin
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Aug2009
The Ohio Lottery Commission has released proposed rules to regulate the new “racinos,” or combination racetrack and video lottery terminal, or VLT, casinos. The rules would allow 18 year olds to play the VLTs. Currently, the states adjacent to Ohio allow gambling only at age 21. The rules would also ... Read More
August 19, 2009ogadmin
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Aug2009
In addition to the gaming available at racinos, Ohioans will decide whether to allow four full-gaming casinos in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Toledo this November. The Supreme Court recently rejected a lawsuit seeking to prevent Issue 3, the proposed gaming initiative, from being placed on the November ballot. Issue 3 ... Read More
August 19, 2009ogadmin