Ohio
Closer to Casino Deal
As reported by the Cleveland
Plain Dealer News: "The advent of spring
heralds the promise of a new cash crop for Ohio
-- casinos.
"A
deal may be imminent for a casino initiative
on the November ballot, while the Eastern Shawnee
tribe of Oklahoma is pushing new resort deals
that could include settlement of its federal
lawsuit against Ohio.
"Sources
say owners of Ohio's seven racetracks are close
to agreement with Forest City Enterprises Inc.
and developer Jeff Jacobs over a November ballot
issue that would ask voters to approve slots
parlors at tracks, plus two sites in downtown
Cleveland and one site in Cincinnati.
"But
Cleveland's top business, labor and public officials
are pushing for full-fledged casinos -- slots
and table games.
"Track
owners have proposed a compromise -- after four
years, voters in the counties with the racetracks
and slots parlors could vote to bring in table
games, sources said…"
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