Voters weigh in on casino issue today
Economy hovers over Ohio casino vote
Updated: Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 9:58 AM EST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 9:42 AM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Voters in Ohio are deciding today whether to reverse their long-held opposition to expanded gambling.
The campaign season has been dominated by a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing casinos in the state's four largest cities -- Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo.
Casino operators and their supporters say the casinos will create almost 40,000 full-time and temporary jobs in a state where the unemployment rate is 10 percent. Critics say those job figures are exaggerated.
As she voted in favor of casinos this morning, Tricia Schneider of Cincinnati said they're going everywhere else, and she said Ohio needs the jobs.
This is the fifth gambling issue Ohio voters have seen in 20 years. All others were roundly rejected.
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