Ballot Board OKs Ohio casinos petition

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"The Ohio Jobs and Growth Plan would place one casino each in the down towns of Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo."

Don't you love these titles?

Economic Recovery Act = Deficit Creation Act

Social Security = Social Insecurity

Evidence Based Education = No Evidence of where the plan originated from

Ohio Jobs and Growth Plan = Casino Gambling in Ohio or the Transfer of dollars from poor to rich plan

We do not need additional gambling in Ohio. Yes, it's completely hypocritical for the state of Ohio to be against gambling when we run a lottery...another dumb idea....

Even so, that's no reason to support more of this vice. Remember when gambling was called a Vice?

"Proponents say the casinos would generate $1.8 billion in annual revenue". Where do you think this "revenue" will come from? It comes from your pocket book when you gamble. If you really want to give your money away, give it to your local Church or School. Give it to your neighbor. It would be more rewarding in the end.

Casinos are in business to make money. The house doesn't lose in the end.

Here are some links to various state gambling addiction websites. Oh, I forgot, gambling is a "victimless" crime....well, it used to be a crime.

California
Washington state
Minnesota
National Council on Problem Gambling
Oregon

I could go on and on, you get the picture. If gambling is such a god-send, why do we need to fund special programs to combat compulsive gambling and the vices that go with it?