Racinos Make Another Push in Michigan

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We overheard a little something on the radio this morning that stated the petition drive for a Racino vote is on schedule for next year. It is debatable whether or not Michigan needs more casinos (or racinos in this case), but racetracks want the revenue that comes with legalized slot machines. From the Detroit News: [...]

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Will Ohio Casinos Hurt Detroit?

Posted by Bingo Bob under Bingo Industry

One of the biggest reasons that we’ve kept up-to-date on the proposed Ohio casinos is because of the negative impact they’re likely to have on the Detroit casinos, and to a lesser extent, Michigan charitable bingos. Due to be voted on in November, the Ohio proposal would allow for four casinos…one each in Cincinnati, Cleveland, [...]

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Smoking Ban On Hold For Now

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We haven’t provided an update on the potential smoking ban in bingos and other establishments in Michigan in quite some time. This is because no new news has come out of Lansing. Michigan’s budgetary concerns have taken precedence over everything else at the moment. As legislators battle over the allocation of dwindling resources in the [...]

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