Cleveland Business Seeks Casino in Clinton County
November 20, 2007

The Dayton Daily News reported that Rick Lertzman and Brad Pressman, two "Cleveland-area businessmen" are attempting to place a Constitutional amendment on the 2008 statewide ballot authorizing gaming. The ballot language, which has not been made public, would authorize a hotel, casino, golf course and restaurants on a 94-acre site just outside of Wilmington. According to the article, Clinton County Commissioner Randy Riley is taking the proposal under consideration, saying that he has "yet to find a down side" to the plan. The partners claim that casino gambling at their single site would create 5,000 jobs and approximately $170 million for the state.

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"Skill-Games" Outlawed
November 20, 2007

Governor Ted Strickland has signed into law an act of the General Assembly that deems any skill device that pays winners in cash or in prizes valued in excess of $10.00 an illegal slot machine. According to the Columbus dispatch, the new law became effective immediately upon the Governor's signature.

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