Ohio Casino Petition Drive Begins

The initiative petition drive for the one casino in Ohio will begin statewide on Friday, January 4, 2008. Ohioans will be circulating the petition throughout the state, looking to eventually collect more than the minimum number of signatures (402,225) needed to place the issue on the ballot on November 4, 2008.

The language of the initiative seeks to create a $600,000,000 casino/resort destination complex that is centrally located in Ohio. The language for the initiative was certified by the Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann on December 20th as "a fair and truthful statement of the measure to be proposed" and was certified on December 21st, by the Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, as one issue.

"This is an exciting time for both MyOhioNow.com and Ohio. We will have a great team of individuals collecting signatures statewide beginning on Friday. This is also an economic opportunity for Ohio residents statewide who want to join our group to collect signatures for the petition. Ohio residents can call our offices (1 800 285 1276) to apply to become part of our team and be paid for their effort.We will have offices statewide to help in this effort," said Rick Lertzman of MyOhioNow.com

The MyOhioNow.com plan a guarantees a $600,000,000 destination casino/resort that would employ nearly 5000 Ohioans and generate approximately $200,000,000 in tax revenues that would be divided among the 88 Ohio counties on a per capita basis.

January 4, 2008
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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