Here in Ohio the current law prohibits gaming but we do have the lottery and bingo. The issue of allowing gaming has been placed before the voters three or four times and has been defeated every time. It is on the ballot again this November.
Months ago in every town gaming shops opened up and then they were called “Spin to Win” establishments. They had slot type machines that the player would control when the spin started and when it stopped. The owners said this was a game of chance and legal but the governor said it was gambling. The governor issued an order and they were all closed down. Well they are now all back open again and are known as internet café’s. They are going strong any you can bet that the profits are “off the record”. There is one intersection a few miles from where I live that has café’s on 3 of 4 corners. Some even advertise that nights jackpots.
Now the governor wants to allow slots to be installed at 4 horse tracks in the state and says that it will create 34,000 jobs. He must have worked at Enron to come up with those numbers. 34,000/4 = 8,500 jobs at each location. Who is he trying to kid. Also why is it that the race tracks get first dibs? This is what caused the other votes to fail. The last one a developer wanted to put in a large casino between Dayton and Cincinnati. People in Cleveland can get to Erie Pa and Detroit quicker that Dayton.
Whatever happened to passing a law that sets up the rules for gaming and the licensing requirements and then let anyone that meets the requirements open an establishment?
Like the bumper sticker says “Our State Has The Best Politicians Money Can Buy and Some Of The Dumbest”.
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