Ohio News - Page 23

The Ohio Roundtable responds to recent attempts by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe to convince Ohio lawmakers to open casinos.

News Brief: Lorain city officials took the next step in seeking state approval for a future casino.

The uncertainty about whether American Indians will be able to open casinos in Ohio is not stopping cities from negotiating multimillion-dollar land deals with one tribe.

News Brief: Plans to build a Las Vegas-style gambling casino on the site of the former Lorain Pellet Terminal were revealed yesterday by city officials and the chief of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.

News Brief: Monroe City Council has approved a revenue-sharing agreement with the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma for a proposed casino at Ohio 63 and Interstate 75.

Agents broke up a poker tournament at an American Legion post and seized $22,000 in cash, along with playing cards, poker chips, poker tables and gambling records.

News Brief: Ohio Governor Ernie Fletcher says he'll take action against the proliferation of illegal video gambling machines at truck stops, convenience stores and fast-food restaurants.

News Brief: Casino Fortune said that it is willing to outbid a Detroit businessman for the Cleveland Cavaliers, which possibly could open a bidding war for the NBA team.

The ‘Official World Poker Tour’ Poker Set is flying off the shelves this holiday season.

News Brief: Mayor Jane Campbell's call for a casino in Cleveland was a carefully plotted move, coming after months of meetings on the topic.

News Brief: The search for a Cleveland convention center in on again with a new twist for funding it: a downtown casino.

News Brief: Most people in the region will enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving feast at home today, but about thousands will take a trip one of Ohio’s casino.

News Brief: Nearly $5 million seized in a statewide Ohio gambling scam must be sent to the charities it was supposed to reach in the first place, a judge ruled.

Solid performances at MTR Gaming Group's two Southern Nevada casino couldn't offset so-so returns from its casinos in Ohio and West Virginia.

News Brief: A supporter of video lottery terminals at Ohio's seven racetracks said Nov. 8 there is an ‘excellent chance’ the proposal would go before Ohio voters in a November 2005 referendum.

News Brief: While state lawmakers debate the prospect of legalizing gambling in Ohio, Argosy Gaming Co. already is staking its turf in the Buckeye State.

News Brief: The Ohio State Racing Commission has opened its own investigation into a state Department of Public Safety report that video gambling machines were operating in a bar on property that includes the Cedar Downs off-track betting parlor in the northwest portion of the state.

News Brief: The Ohio attorney general says some groups are going too far and stepping over the line of what is considered legal gambling.

News Brief: Shawnee American Indians who talked about building a casino in Middletown have shifted their attention to Monroe, says Middletown Mayor Bob Wells.

ews Brief: Despite the waves of gambling money that has flowed to Southeast Indiana riverboat casinos since 1996, both horse racing tracks in the region are surviving, if not exactly prospering.