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Now, several times, Brewed Fresh Daily has covered Youngstown’s deservedly heralded efforts at making it in the 21st Century. So how do the folks there – all of them – feel about the new 250 acre spread that will be a harness racing and casino location?
Read all about it here.
Highlights:
Centaur officials immediately announced they would aggressively pursue a license from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to install up to 5,000 slot machines, hoping the track and casino will be operational in 2009.
Bedford president Carmen W. Shick said he intended to build a water park, hotel and other businesses on about 300 acres he and his siblings will retain that surround the Valley View tract.
Centaur plans to build its own hotel on the land it is purchasing from Bedford Downs. The two entities will not be partners in the gambling or racing operations.
Oh goody – now parents can leave their kids in water parks while gambling, instead of in their cars.
Sorry – I couldn’t help myself.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:29 pm September 6th, 2007 in Politics
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I used to work in Nevada, and I have some experience with their Gaming Control Commission. Nevada’s Sen> Harry Reid are examples of what makes their gaming possible with rational civic life. He served as head of the Gaming Control Commission while people were trying to set off bombs in his family’s station wagon. He hung in there, and got pretty effective state-wide regulation of all aspects of gaming.
Ohio, on the other hand, can’t even run a state turnpike, the worker’s compensation board, charter schools, or university building projects without major political corruption issues. The idea of any political entity in Ohio doing a responsible job of regulating gambling is beyond laughable.
I guess it’s good, then, that they won’t have an opportunity to. The facility will be in Pennsylvania.