A PATHETIC state of affairs in OHIO

IT IS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS WHEN THE ONLY THING THAT CAN KEEP THE "SHIP OF STATE" AFLOAT IN OHIO IS ................... SLOT MACHINES .................. AND EXTORTION IS BEING USED BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR CAN'T HAVE HIS WAY ............

He knows that OHIO voters have always turned GAMBLING down, so he tried to RAM IT DOWN OUR THROATS and the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it is subject to VOTER APPROVAL ...... so next ............. this...

If gambling is voted for in OHIO, what next, when that money runs out. Government is a BOTTOMLESS pit............ THEY will never have enough....................

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday proposed freezing income tax cuts for two years to fund education in the wake of a court decision that could halt his plan to put lottery slot machines at racetracks.

Strickland suggested postponing the final year of the overall 21 percent tax cut, raising about $850 million. The cuts were scheduled to be phased in over five years at a rate of 4.2 percent a year.

Last week, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the slot machine proposal is subject to voter approval, stopping the state's plans to place machines at horse racing tracks by May. Strickland had been counting on the slot machines to contribute about $850 million to help balance the two-year education budget.

Something to think about .............

If you enjoy playing slot machine games, there's nothing wrong with that.

But don't treat them as a quick way to get rich.

Get-rich-quick schemes don't pan out and they certainly don't pan out when the house odds are stacked against you.

Casinos are big and fancy because they bring in more money than they lose.

SLOTS IN OHIO

The controversy is raging again. The Guv wants slots in Onio. He sez we'll take in 1 BILLION dollars in the next 14 months, even though, everywhere that has slots, the revenue is down from 6 to 20 percent.

He wants 15,250 machines at racetracks in Ohio.

Well, a machine, under ideal circumstances, on an average, takes in from $227 to $403 per day.

Why does he want slots. The economy is sagging, OH, where does that revenue come from, OH, the people living in the sagging economy, OH. I thought they were bankrolled by GOD, I didn't know the money came from the PEOPLE ......... the ones who are already strapped.

How much do the people who own the machines make? Well, I am sure they give it all to the state ............. OH, what does the lottery commission have to do with slot macchines ............ I thought they were formed to run the LOTTERY, wrong, same way, well the voters turned down slots, but the guv sez BS to you guys, we need the money.

I wonder how much "grease" has been passed, in the right places, to get this overturn.

Race tracks are losing money, so they invest BILLIONS in machines, to take money from the people who aren't showing up.

I don't believe all of the players are going to change their habits and drop their money in Ohio. At least they haven't in other States that were bordered by states that already had wagering.

Mohican Sun is down on revenue, Harrah's In Atlantic City, but all those people are going to come to Ohio and make us 1 BILLION in the next 14 months .....BS, BS, BS.

SO MUCH GOOD IS GOING TO COME OUT OF PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY.

This year, figure out how much you were going to lose in a casino, and to avoid a lot of other "stuff" .......... just send it in to the LOTTERY COMMISSION.

Then they can open the LIBRARIES again, and the parks ..... but ........ don't take any away from the POLITICIANS in Columbus, find another way. Start saving some money there.

ALL of the casinos in the country are DOWN, some really hurting ..... SSSSOOOOOO, lets bring gambling to OHIO ................ STUPID, STUPID, STUPID.....

I know what they make, I owned 6 slots years ago, and didn't have to pay the electric on them .... just a sheriff or policeman or two.

To Wager or Not To Wager .... that is the question

I listened to some local, Columbus, Ohio, radio, and they were discussing the possibility of Gambling In Ohio .... i.e. all the money we are losing to other states who have gambling.

All the good it does, jobs, the economy, millions of dollars of revenue, that we are missing out on, by not allowing slot machines at race tracks, or better yet, casino gambling.

What a good thing it is .....

I wanted to call in, but didn't.

WHERE does the money come from, all these millions that we are losing, the thousands of jobs .... does no one realize that it all comes, from people, who wager and lose money, that they probably can't afford.

People bitch about taxes, but lose their money in a slot machines, and think nothing of it. Everyone is a winner in a casino ..... WRONG ..... it's the millions that are lost that keep them going.

Race tracks want slot machines because their revenue is down .... oh ..... people can't afford to lose money on a horse, but they can put their money in a slot machine. OH, that makes sense.

Millions will be generated into the economy, thousands of new jobs, more tax revenue, all because people lose their money ..... probably ..... that they can ill afford to lose ...

I know where the money comes from to support casinos, and generate these millions they talk about ...... people .... and don't tell me it's just entertainment, and they are going to lose it somewhere else .... so why not in Ohio.

I know where the money cones from ..... there is no "money spring" that generates the money that goes in to a casino or a slot machine .... as we always said, "A gambling license is nothing more than a license to steal."