Downhill Path
Columbus Dispatch - December 24, 2001
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder won't let go of the idea of turning Ohio's racetracks into casinos.

Ohio's secret lottery game
Akron Beacon Journal - December 23, 2001
About a third of the members of the Ohio legislature told an Ohio church coalition last year that they would not support expanding the Ohio lottery into a multistate jackpot such as Powerball.

PowerBall Comes To Pennsylvania
thePittsburghChannel.com - December 18, 2001
The Pennsylvania Lottery will offer people another option starting in the summer.

Speaker: Video gambling not dead
Cincinnati Post - December 18, 2001
Video gambling at horse racing tracks - including Cincinnati's River Downs - remains on Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's list of public school-funding options.

Video gambling better option to fund schools, GOP leader says
Columbus Dispatch - December 18, 2001
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder said he would allow video gambling at racetracks before he would increase taxes to provide more money for public schools.

Beulah, Scioto make peace
Columbus Dispatch - December 16, 2001
Central Ohio horse racing combatants Beulah Park and Scioto Downs have called a truce in their simulcasting wars.

Indiana riverboats paying off
Cincinnati Enquirer - December 13, 2001
5 years into casino gambling, flow of money quiets critics.

The Ol' Shell Game: How Gambling Got Through The Legislature
Columbus Dispatch - December 10, 2001
To gamble or not to gamble, that is the question.

Casinos back before assembly
Cincinnati Enquirer - December 9, 2001
So as the Kentucky General Assembly is poised to take up expanded gambling in Kentucky in its session starting January.

Ohio to gamble on mega-lottery
Cincinnati Post - December 8, 2001
A decision on which game Ohio will hook up with - either Powerball or the Big Game - is expected by the end of the month.

Suit planned to block expansion of lottery
Columbus Dispatch - December 7, 2001
Suit planned to block expansion of lottery.

Taft, Legislators Deal Schools A Losing Hand
Columbus Dispatch - December 7, 2001
The financial plight of Ohio's schools is being used as a mere pretext for more legalized gambling in the Buckeye State.

Which multistate lottery will Ohio play?
Cleveland Plain Dealer - December 6, 2001
Which multistate lottery will Ohio play?

Multistate Lottery In Balanced Budget
Columbus Dispatch - December 5, 2001
Powerball or the Big Game may be coming to Ohio soon.

Lottery agents in border states fear loss of Ohio customers
nbc4columbus.com - December 5, 2001
Lawmakers approved a plan Tuesday night authorizing the state to join a multistate game to help plug a $1.5 billion budget deficit.

Ohio moves closer to joining multistate lottery game
nbc4columbus.com - December 5, 2001
Gov. Bob Taft estimates that offering an additional lottery would raise $41 million annually. He proposed the multistate game to improve lottery sales.

Budget compromises push Ohio closer to joining multistate lottery
nbc4columbus.com - December 4, 2001
Gov. Bob Taft on Tuesday lobbied fellow Republican lawmakers reluctant to let Ohio join a multistate lottery to help balance the state's budget.

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