So, what’s going on with the Ohio casinos? As you probably recall, last month the voters in Ohio approved legislation allowing for the creation of 4 casinos. Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati, and Columbus are targeted for these new gaming establishments.

Here’s an article about tightening some loopholes in the legislation. One bill wants to allow for background checks among casino owners and another is aiming to limit political donations. Please see Editorial: Casino maintenance begins for further information.

And, here’s another article describing how Governor Strickland is pushing for more local control of the casinos. Casinos have introduced legislation exempting them from local zoning and land restrictions, and it looks like their may need to be some negotiations in the near future. For more information, please see Governor is cities’ ace in hole.