Monday, November 12, 2007

Another casino issue

Here comes the next real estate developer putting together a gambling issue for Ohioans to vote on.

Look I'm as pro casino as anybody but what I'm not in favor of..... using state laws to set up gambling cartels.

Isn't it ironic that every one of these gambling initiatives that goes up, limits the number of casinos to the areas in which the proponents own real estate.

In my mind, any gambling should be up to each individual municipality or county to allow under state law. If Fairfield County wants gambling, they should be allowed to zone for it. If Ross County wants gambling but Chillicothe does not, they can zone it accordingly.

Instead, they create these gambling cartels that essentially bars local competitors from the industry, hence sucking money out of the area.

I want to gamble and I want to do anywhere in Ohio. Can we get that deal done for a change?

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