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The Issue 3 debate wages on with either side putting up
valid claims to why 31,500 slot machines should or should not be legalized
in Ohio. But what about the establishments and racetracks that will run the
slot machines once legalized. Who are they, and how much will slot machines
help their business?
Well two of Ohio’s racetracks, Lebanon Raceway and River Downs, will expand
their operations to include a fuller gaming experience. The addition of
hotels, restaurants, bars, and 3,500 slot machines in each of the racetracks
could bring as many as 1,000 jobs at each racetrack. So these two racetracks
are supporting the slot machine amendment on the basis that both of the
towns need more working class jobs and the additional business will support
the fledging racetrack attendance in recent years.
Other areas with a say in how the addition of slot machines will affect
business include full service casinos like Argosy and other neighboring
casinos. Slot machines pull in a large portion of the revenue at casinos,
and it is still unknown if there is enough of a demand for slot machine
gambling to support the current full-service casinos in addition to the
anticipated 31,500 slots.
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