Wednesday, November 4, 2009

broadway commons cincinnati

broadway commons cincinnati

A casino in the House of Commons for the Broadway Center across the state after voters approved a constitutional change that will bring casino gambling to state.Voters approved Issue 3 to 1.66 million votes in favor of 'constitutional amendment, 53 per cent of all cast, and 1.48 dollars, or 47 percent, cons, according to data from the Secretary of State office.

The plan, backed by casino operator Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) and businessman and Cleveland sports team owner Dan Gilbert, calls for building full-service casinos in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo. Voter turnout on Tuesday stood at 40 percent with about 3.2 million of the state’s 8 million registered voters hitting the polls.

Other proposals for legalized gambling in Ohio have been soundly defeated at the hands of voters four times since 1990, the latest coming last year when 63 percent of voters rejected plans for a $600 million casino resort in Clinton County. Since the last casino proposal went down, Ohio’s jobless rate peaked at its highest point in more than a quarter-century and Gov.

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