Petition Delivered for Slots Casino
A petition asking Ohio voters to legalize slot machines in Broadway Commons, within a new 300-room hotel, was delivered to the state Attorney General's office Wednesday afternoon.
Like three previously filed constitutional amendments, it calls for nearly 35,000 slot machines - or up to 3,500 apiece - at seven existing horse tracks, two new gambling sites in Cleveland as well as at a hotel at Broadway and Reading Road in Cincinnati. Earlier gambling proposals excluded Cincinnati. Rick Brunner, a Columbus elections law attorney, submitted the latest constitutional amendment, with more than 2,000 signatures attached. All of the petitions for a Nov. 7 vote face many legal and financial obstacles - as well as organized opposition.
Ohio law requires at least 1,000 valid signatures for a statewide ballot initiative. Once ballot language is approved, and signatures verified, the next step is to collect 323,000 signatures of registered voters statewide by an Aug. 9 deadline.
May 11, 2006
Posted By Bob Hartman
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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