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Ohio casino initiative gains supporters

28 May 2008

The Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council has formally voted to back the My Ohio Now Resort and Casino Initiative which will be on the statewide ballot this Fall.

Nautica Charity Poker Festival offers WSOP seat

23 May 2008

Texas Hold 'Em players can win a $10,000 seat in the 2008 World Series of Poker at a special Team Cleveland poker tournament to be held Saturday and Sunday, June 14th-15th at a Nautica Charity Poker Festival.

Ohio group pushes for casino

21 May 2008

News Brief: Ross County's annual budget could receive a boost of more than $1 million if a casino were located in Ohio, casino supporter Jodi Black, of MyOhioNow.com, told commissioners Monday.

Ohio pro-casino marketing ads launched

5 May 2008

News Brief: Backers of the latest attempt to bring a casino to Ohio are trying a new marketing approach.

Nautica Charity Poker Festival opens in new facility

26 March 2008

The 2008 Nautica Charity Poker Festivals will begin this Thursday in a new, 12,000 sq. ft. facility located inside The Powerhouse at the Nautica Entertainment Complex.

Website runs lottery experiment

19 February 2008

Winnersedgeinfo.com has launched an experiment to prove that statistics can predict lottery jackpots.

Nautica Charity Poker Festival moved inside

18 February 2008

The 2008 Nautica Charity Poker Festivals will move from a 20,800 sq. ft. tent operated on a seasonal basis to a year-round location inside The Powerhouse at the Nautica Entertainment Complex.

Ruling bad news for Shawnee tribe

31 January 2008

News Brief: A recent ruling by The U.S. Department of Interior not to accept land into a trust for a casino could prove a crushing blow to a tribe planning to take the same route in Monroe, Ohio.

Ohio handle drops

30 January 2008

With wagering at Ohio horse race tracks reaching a historic low, state industry leaders are highlighting the convergence of factors that continue to prevent racing from level competition with states with expanded gambling.

Ohio gaming ordinance needs work

10 January 2008

News Brief: An update to a highly debated gaming ordinance was pulled from the Newton Falls, Ohio, council agenda on Tuesday and will be brought for a vote later this month.

Beulah Park, Scioto Downs consolidate simulcast wagering

3 January 2008

News Brief: Beulah Park and Scioto Downs are giving another go to a split schedule aimed at keeping the horse tracks afloat in the state's struggling racing industry.

Ohio tribal casino options examined

16 November 2007

News Brief: Monroe City Council and its administrators are trying to determine what the Eastern Shawnee Tribe has to do to locate a casino in the community.

Ohio casino plans postponed

14 November 2007

News Brief: Monroe City Council has postponed action on an agreement to allow the Eastern Shawnee Tribe to change locations of a proposed casino in Ohio.

Kentucky pro-gambling candidate wins

13 November 2007

Kentucky stands to be the last state bordering Ohio to add expanded gambling, at horse race tracks and other locations, following the Tuesday victory of gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear.

Ohio governor signs skills-bases machine bill

26 October 2007

News Brief: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has signed a bill into law that cracks down on skill-based games at the heart of a tug of war between state officials and gambling proponents.

Ohio Senate votes to ban gaming machines

18 October 2007

News Brief: The Ohio Senate has voted 26-7 to effectively eliminate tens of thousands of the controversial devices by banning cash payouts and making it more difficult for them to be defined as 'skill-based' games.

Ohio House votes to ban gaming machines

11 October 2007

News Brief: The Ohio House voted overwhelmingly today to put an immediate end to the proliferation of slot machine-like games in the state.

Ohio track funding to seniors programs dip

9 October 2007

As wagering has fallen at Ohio horse race tracks so has the contribution to the state's senior care program providing funding to help older Ohioans retain independence.

Little Brown Jug can't compete

19 September 2007

Expanded gambling in other standardbred racing states has escalated purses outside the Pacing Triple Crown to more than double what the Little Brown Jug can offer.

Ohio expanded gaming plan hits resistance

13 September 2007

News Brief: At least one legislative option for dealing with Ohio's proliferation of cash-paying video gaming machines was revealed this week but stalled when some Ohio House members balked at the plan.

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