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MyOhioNow Moves Forward With New Casino Plan |
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MyOhioNow.com co-founders Rick Lertzman and Dr. Brad Pressman discussed today their plan to move forward in a revised plan to bring casino gambling in Ohio. This plan would include possible additional sites in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Youngstown, Toledo and other areas in the state. |
"First we would like to thank our staff, volunteers and friends who have worked hard to pass Issue 6, that would have benefited all of Ohio. We are very appreciative of our partners at Lakes Entertainment who had the strength and vision in their support to pass Issue 6. We are proud to have had a visionary like Lyle Berman to bring his incredible skills to create a project that would have been an exceptional resort/casino for Ohio," said Rick Lertzman, co-founder of MyOhioNow.
"Passing an issue that involves casino gambling in Ohio is a difficult proposition. In our campaign for Issue 6, MyOhioNow was far outspent by the Vote No on 6 Pac that was funded by Penn National/Argosy Casinos. With a reported $50 million campaign (approximately over $1 million dollars per day) waged by Penn National Argosy Casino against Issue 6, with false and misleading ads, confused Ohio voters and was certainly a roadblock to allowing this issue to succeed," continued Mr. Lertzman.
"The sad outcome of this defeat is that the 10,000 Ohio jobs that would have been created by this project have now been lost. The hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues are lost and the $600 million dollar construction that would have been the largest investment in Ohio in the 21st century. However, Argosy Casino will continue to reap millions of dollars from Ohioans along with jobs remaining in Indiana."
Dr. Brad Pressman, co-founder of MyOhioNow, said, "However, we remain optimistic. We know there is a large base that supports the idea of a casino in Ohio which remains strong. With that in mind, MyOhioNow has decided on its own to move forward. We will correct any perceived flaws with the initiative. We have also decided to encompass the entire state and will create additional sites for casinos throughout Ohio. We are talking with investors statewide. This certainly means an opportunity for Northeast, Northwest, Central, Southeast and Southwest Ohio. We will continue to focus on our project in Clinton County."
MyOhioNow currently plans to submit a revised initiative to the Ohio Attorney General by early next year (2009) to enable the group to collect signatures to place the revised issue before voters for the November 2009 general election.
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