Ohio Gambling Issue Has Enough Signatures Needed for Fall Ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Supporters of a campaign to expand gambling in Ohio have submitted enough valid signatures to get the initiative on the November ballot. If approved, the issue would put slot machines at Ohio’s seven horse racetracks and two freestanding sites in downtown Cleveland.
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Casino gambling facts:
- People earning $10,000 per year gamble more than twice as much money as people earning $30-40,000 per year. People earning $10,000 per year gamble four times as much money as those making $80,000 or more per year.
- Massachusetts decriminalized bingo in 1931 in an attempt to help churches and charitable organizations raise money. Bingo was legal in 11 states by the 1950s, usually only for charity purposes.
- Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
- 1905: The town of Las Vegas is founded when the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company holds a land auction at the site on May 15.
1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
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