Legislation that died on the Senate floor at the end of 2012 because lawmakers ran out of time to consider the bill has been reintroduced in this current legislative session. HB 7 is virtually the same bill that didn’t make it last year. HB 7 would virtually shut down these ... Read More
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12
Dec2012
HB 605 is not moving as quickly through the Senate as it did through the House. In fact, with the Senate hoping to wrap up business this week and a committee hearing not yet scheduled for HB 605, there is concern the bill might not be voted on during this ... Read More
December 12, 2012ogadmin
07
Dec2012
The Ohio House, by a 63-30 vote, passed House Bill 605, which many believe will put Internet cafes out of business. The bill now goes to the Senate in hopes of a final vote before the legislative session ends later this month.
Among the provisions of HB 605:
Internet cafes would have ... Read More
December 7, 2012ogadmin
04
Dec2012
This continues to be a hot topic around the state. Another bill was introduced in an attempt to ban or regulate sweepstakes cafes. Among the provisions of House Bill 605:
Internet-based sweepstakes games would be prohibited, but sweepstakes parlors could still operate, using in-house software;
The Ohio Lottery Commission would regulate sweepstakes ... Read More
December 4, 2012ogadmin
23
Jul2012
Turns out there are more of these businesses than originally thought. Back in March, the state estimated there were 280 such cafes. Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced that his office has received affidavits from 772 owners of existing Internet cafes. This probably means there are more sweepstakes terminals operating ... Read More
July 23, 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
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
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
08
Jun2012
The prosecutor of Cuyahoga County says that Internet cafes are illegal gambling businesses. He has sent letters to all 50 café owners ordering them to cease business operations immediately.
An indictment against ten individuals and seven businesses that provide the software system used in these cafes charges them with racketeering, money ... Read More
June 8, 2012ogadmin
31
May2012
The House and Senate hammered out their differences and passed Substitute H.B. 386, which will become effective immediately upon Governor Kasich’s signature.
One key sticking point was revenues from VLTs for host communities. Under the agreement reached, six of the seven host communities will get $1 million each of the first ... Read More
May 31, 2012ogadmin