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Gov. Strickland won’t see anti-slots group’s supporters
TweetPublished: Fri, August 7, 2009 @ 3:45 p.m.
COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a request to allow the governor’s staff to see who’s underwriting a group challenging new racetrack slot machines.
The high court ruled today that LetOhioVote.org does not have to turn over records of its contributors, as Gov. Ted Strickland’s budget and lottery offices had asked.
Justice Paul Pfeifer dissented, noting that LetOhioVote.org made the issue of its finances relevant by bringing them up in a lawsuit challenging the slots-like video lottery terminals.
The administration wanted to see whether casino interests were backing the anti-slots effort. A spokesman for the group has said no casino operator has yet donated.
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Its tax money
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NO Slots - bottom line. You messed up Gov and now you will pay. A large majority voted against gambling and casinos in Ohio and you imposed it anyway. Bad move on your part. Your done after one term. I suspect the OSAC will allow a vote of the people on the issue before you can implement it now.
It will be interesting to see what gets cut if the slots go and the budget has to be reworked.
My gut tells me casino backers are involved, too.
This is what happens when you elect a bible thumping phony to a high political office. He is a total farce. He trys to backdoor slots through a ruse involving the lottery commission rather than standing up and either backing or rejecting gambling in Ohio.
Not all Christians are like, not all Christians have identical views (on things Biblical, moral or political). My impression of Ted Strickland is he's not of the "Bible-thumping" group.
I will say that politics changes people.
Slots can help the poor people...why have all the money go to that make shift casino in mountaineer...Let's bring the money to ohio