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State issue 3
Ohio OKs casinos
Political leaders now must decide whether to challenge the issue in court or try to pass another amendment
Battered by a grim economy, job-hungry Ohioans approved casinos for Columbus and three other cities yesterday.
Voters broke a streak of four failed gambling measures in Ohio by approving Issue 3 with about 53 percent voting yes.
The measure benefited from a strong appeal by unions and urban politicians to get voters in the four casino cities -- Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo -- to the polls. The measure carried by large majorities in the Cleveland and Cincinnati areas, won with a smaller majority in Toledo, and lost in Franklin County.
"We're going to deliver something very special, and we're going to work very hard with a lot of people," said Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and owner-to-be of two of the casinos. "This is not going to be a savior by any means, but it's another brick in the wall."
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They are saying that the casino here in Columbus, which will be a "
Hollywood" casino run by Penn National Gaming, will have construction started by late this year and probably open sometime in 2012. Not sure if they will have temporary casinos in place in the mean time or not.
And here comes the B.S. lawmakers... Quote:
Lawmaker already looks at big changes to casino plan
Less than a day after Ohioans approved casinos at four casinos across Ohio, at least one lawmaker is already looking to scrap much of the plan in favor of a deal he thinks is better for the state.
Rep. Clyde Evans, R-Rio Grande, unveiled a new constitutional amendment that would tax casinos at a 60-percent rate instead of the 33 percent rate included in Issue 3, which passed unofficially 53-47. His plan also would "suspend" the four casino sites and open up casino operations to bidding, while also giving local residents more control on where casinos are located.
Evans said Ohio would still get casinos, but he wants to fix the "damaging provisions" of Issue 3. He said many voters did not understand what they were voting for.
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I hope they don't screw this up. The majority of people want casinos in Ohio. We are surrounded by states that have casinos and we have watched all that money leave our state on a daily basis for years. They need to expedite the licensing and building and keep our money here.
2 Weeks Ago
Hot Damn! We're getting casinos in Ohio 
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