Beulah Park owner Charles J. Ruma has sued Penn National Gaming who is behind the proposal to put casino’s in Ohio’s four major cities. Penn National signed an agreement to help Ruma get approval for slot machines at Ohio’s seven horse racing tracks and agreed not to engage in any activity that could harm...
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that while all seven horse racing tracks have paid the initial $100,000 filing fee to have video slot machines, only two have paid the full $13 million installment fee that was due today. They were Raceway Park in Toledo and Northfield Park near Cleveland. But here’s the rub. The...
Today The Other Paper has an excellent article where Coach Dave Daubenmire says some wacky things. Daubenmire is the Quran burning, fetus displaying, gay bashing, birther, who is currently stalking Congressman Zack Space. But get this. He’s a good guy and I would like him if I got to know him. “I’m sure part...
This according to a poll by CNN. Two out of three Americans who watched President Obama’s health care reform speech Wednesday night favor his health care plan, a 14-point gain among speech-watchers, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. national poll. Some republicans have pointed out that is the same surge Bill Clinton received after...
A 20 year old woman became the first casualty of the H1N1 virus in Franklin County. Kelsey Young died Thursday morning after giving birth to her daughter a week earlier. Young felt flu like symptoms and went to the hospital. The baby was delivered prematurely in the hope that the mother and baby would...
In Ohio, new laws are subject to a referendum by the voters, budget appropriations are not. In order to bypass this requirement, Governor Ted Strickland (I thought I voted for a democrat) is saying that because slot machines for horse racing tracks are in the budget, they are not subject to voter approval. This...
Now that Governor Strickland has given them an opening, Ohio’s horse racing tracks are asking for concessions on placing video slots at the tracks. This from The Columbus Dispatch. The racetracks are pushing the lottery for several concessions, including: • Limits on fines assessed against slots operators who break the rules. • The ability...
An OSU student is asking fans to cheer for Navy when they run onto the field Saturday at Ohio Stadium. To his astonishment, Doug Hochberg’s video has gotten some attention. As of this writing it has been viewed 221,945 times on YouTube. Ohio State even asked to play it at Saturdays game. There are...
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio’s five public pension plans are losing billions due to the declining stock market and health care costs. Click here for a chart. The boards of these funds are to meet with the Ohio Retirement Study Council on Sept. 9 to discuss their plans for the future. Already...
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