Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Timothy Horton has dismissed the lawsuit brought by Ohio Roundtable last October, challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s casinos and VLTs at the state’s horse racetracks. This most likely removes the last legal hurdle facing the opening of the Scioto Downs racino on Friday.
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May2012
The card room provision was removed from Substitute H.B. 386 right before the Ohio Senate voted to pass the bill. The chairman of the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee said that charity card rooms would be dealt with in a separate bill sometime in the future.
The bill later stalled ... Read More
May 21, 2012ogadmin
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Apr2012
MTR Gaming is not waiting around for the outcome of the pending lawsuit in a Franklin County courthouse that challenges the constitutionality of VLTs. Working at a feverish pace, MTR hopes to open part of Scioto Downs Casino & Racetrack in June. Once open, Scioto Downs will employ 800 people, ... Read More
April 30, 2012ogadmin
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Apr2012
The Columbus City Attorney has filed the first public nuisance lawsuits against two northside Internet cafes, claiming they are conducting illegal gambling. Since the state is currently gridlocked over how to treat these businesses, the City Attorney believes these lawsuits could establish precedent for how Columbus will deal with Internet ... Read More
April 30, 2012ogadmin
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Apr2012
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Timothy Horton heard arguments last week on the lawsuit filed by Ohio Roundtable, challenging the constitutionality of slots at Ohio’s horse racing tracks.
Assistant Attorney General Susan Choe argued that VLTs are lotteries and therefore legal. Tom Connors, attorney for Ohio Roundtable, argued VLTs ... Read More
April 19, 2012ogadmin
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Apr2012
Governor Kasich is considering a deal with Rock Ohio to relocate its Thistledown operation from North Randall to the Akron area, perhaps to property owned by the Akron-Canton airport, in the city of Green. The deal would be similar to the one struck last month between Kasich and Penn National ... Read More
April 4, 2012ogadmin
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Mar2012
Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment and Churchill Downs Incorporated have announced a joint venture to acquire Lebanon Raceway, which is presently located in Lebanon, Ohio. Lebanon Raceway is currently owned by the Lebanon Trotting Club Inc. and Miami Valley Trotting Inc., who will remain consultants to the new owners. ... Read More
March 28, 2012ogadmin
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Mar2012
The Mahoning Valley Development Group, which had previously announced their intentions to build an eighth horse racing facility with VLTs in the Youngstown area, now wants a $450 million Vegas-style casino and resort instead. State law permits only the existing seven horse racing tracks to have VLTs.
Investors Rick Lertzman and ... Read More
March 27, 2012ogadmin
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Mar2012
Race tracks are moving toward implementing video lottery terminals as overseen by the Racing Commission. Columbus’s Scioto Downs is the only race track to apply for a VLT sales agent license thus far. Scioto Downs may have its VLT operations up and running by June 2012.
March 27, 2012ogadmin
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Mar2012
Governor John Kasich and Penn National Gaming have reached a nonbinding memorandum of understanding. This agreement will allow Penn National to relocate its two horse racing facilities from Grove City and Toledo to Austintown and Dayton respectively. The agreement also allows for VLTs at the two facilities.
Penn National will pay ... Read More
March 20, 2012ogadmin