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For the fifth time in two decades, Ohioans are deciding whether to expand gambling in Ohio. This time, the constitutional amendment known as Issue 3 would bring one casino each to Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo. Issue 3's backers say it will pay a 33 percent tax, which could generate more than $650 million dollars a year. And supporters say it will create 34,000 jobs and keep the millions of dollars Ohioans are already spending on gambling in other states here. But opponents say the tax rate is much lower than the rates paid in other states, that thousands of jobs could also be lost with casinos, and that there are serious concerns about who will build and pay for those casinos. They also say Issue 3 could ban church and other charitable gaming, and that the casinos will create addicts and cause more problems in a state that's been suffering with foreclosure and budget issues for too long.
This week we feature the closing arguments for and against Issue 3, with Charlie Luken is the former mayor of Cincinnati and the chair of the Ohio Jobs and Growth Committee, which put Issue 3 on the ballot, and John O'Grady, a Franklin County Commissioner is a co-chairman of TruthPAC, the group opposing Issue 3.
This week we feature the closing arguments for and against Issue 3, with Charlie Luken is the former mayor of Cincinnati and the chair of the Ohio Jobs and Growth Committee, which put Issue 3 on the ballot, and John O'Grady, a Franklin County Commissioner is a co-chairman of TruthPAC, the group opposing Issue 3.
October 30, 2009