What Happens to the Ohio Casinos

The Biz Currier is reporting Federal lawsuit being fiked against the casino.
Between liuor code ciolations, cigarette violations, age violations, shootings in the garage, dope dealing in the garage or bathrooms, prostitution…
There's a bout a million things that could close down a casino in Ohio & Cincinnati. Every year they do close a bar or two. The owners move on, the location is rented or sold & somebody lse moves in.
Due to the way we voted in this casino, complete with management, ownership and an exact location - what do we do if the gummint closes the place down?
Will the state have to vote for a new owner/manager?
I so wish we had just gone the licensing route like Las Vegas.

Proper Casino Attire ?

The Clevo Horseshoe casino has posted a sign out front with some rules for behavior & dress. No word yet on what the Porkopolis casino will do along these lines. While th Fishwarp reports that 'sagging pants' will be banned, what it actually says is that pants will be worn around the waist. Theoretically, this would ban fat rednecks who wear their pants under their gut (like me) & girls with low cut pants. These aren't the groups they are planning on banning, of course. The rules also state that face coverings are not allowed. While I doubt anybody wearing a burqa is going to go drinking & gambling, it does raise the question of religious freedom. And before anybody claims it's private property - they can do what they want- no, they are there by the will of the people and are heavily taxed & regulated by the representatives of those people. We can tell 'em what to do.
Interestingly, they don't mention colors. Dunno how long you can sit before you are considered a loiterer. It would be damn nice if some local stores banned running screaming kids.
No word on busty gals lying around on the gaming tables in their utrou yet, either.

Ensuring Ohio's Representation
To ensure that "the [Ohio] taxpayers interests are represented" in new casino deals Ohioans did not vote for, "Wall Street" John Kasich is having his high priced consultants talk with the casino operators slated for Ohio's 4 voter approved casinos.
If you want to go - you can't. It's private. If you wanted to go anyway, you would have to travel to New York City, NY.

A Kasich Kasino

Alternative Casino Design

image by Anjil119
Utilizing Romanian anti-grav technology, a casino with traditional old school architecture could hover over Broadway Commons while preserving the current ambience of the neighborhood and preserving the parking facilities as well.

Building on our Strengths

Cincinnati's relationship with surrounding counties and communities has never been real good. While the surrounding areas are populated by good Christian people, Cincinnati has always been a hotbed of sin and depravity.
Frances Trollope contrasts life in Mowhawk to the revivals in Indiana in the 1830s. When religionists introduced the poison of Prohibition, surrounding counties succumbed while Cincinnati, with more saloons than Carrie Nation could shake an axe at, went down last.
This trend continues to this day. To the north lies Solid Rock Church with it's soon to be replaced Touchdown Jesus. To our south, the wildly successful Creation Museum soon to be joined by a Noah's Ark theme park. And Cincinnati? It's building a casino. More vice, more depravity.
Over at the sensationalist Building Cincinnati website we are told that design issues will be discussed Tuesday, 2/8/11. We won't be getting a Caesar's but I think it would still be a good idea to capitalize on our ancient Roman ties and work on this ancient world & biblical kinda theme.

A nice Roman arch leading to the casino would be awesome. Replicating Constantine's arch would also send the clear message that the good people from out of town will not be persecuted during their visit.
For the actual casino we could go to that colony of Rome and a nest of vice and intrigue, Alexandria.

What better inspiration than a wonder of the ancient world? Along with the glamour & sexiness of Roman emperors carrying on with Egyptian queens the lighthouse would tie in with Cincinnati's maritime history as well as help motorists on the highway find the place. The Alexandria theme would also tie in nicely with our revered library.
And we know casino visitors are going to make a beeline for the library.....
Unfortunately, preliminary renderings look like the casino will look like an extension of a mall.

Well, don't come crying to me when this thing falls flat.
Delenda est Carthago.....

Babble On

yeesh, if this were a job interview I sure as hell wouldn't be hiring this clown. If there is insight to be had, well, Kasich discusses HSUS & casinos.
Is there some reason video has to be distorted? Do people actually like distorted video? It bugs the shit out of me.

Does Ohio Need Casinos ?
No
Leave the casinos to Las Vegas. They do it right. Low end casino towns, like Deadwood suck.
If you just want to gamble, get a game going with your friends or coworkers.
The latest push for a casino in Ohio is coming out of Wilmington, which is getting creamed by the abandonment of a major employer, DHL.
Las Vegas was built into a success a long time ago by people that Wilmingtonians would not want for neighbors. Las Vegas, today, is a result of that success built upon by big entertainment corporations. What Wilmington, or any location in Ohio, would get with a casino, is, basically, a bone from the entertainment moguls that would provide low paying jobs to locals and siphon off the lion's share o the cash while leaving Ohio and Wilmington holding the bill for infrastructure improvements and public services.
A smarter location in Ohio would be on Ohio's northern lakefront, southern riverfront or in south east Ohio's hills. That is, areas that have natural attractions tourists want. But the tiny profit and large headaches would still be the same.
If Ohio really wants to succeed in the tourist trade, it should legalize marijuana. Still, most of the jobs in the tourist industry just don't pay all that well and, frequently don't provide much in the way of employment for older people.
Ohio, and it's cities need to focus on using and marketing their resources. Cincinnati is right to have a major focus on the downtown areas of OTR, CBD & the Banks. OTR, in particular represents an old neighborhood that is still salvageable but would be impossible to re-create.
Ohio should focus more on new industrial jobs. First Solar has recently announced plans to expand and add jobs in Perrysburg. Renewable energy would be a great industry for Ohio. It would create jobs, it's adoption could lower energy costs, making the cost of living and doing business in the state more palatable. A cleaner environment would aid in tourism, the agriculture industry and cut health care costs.
Expanding and diversifying our agricultural industry (what Ohio was built on) is crucial. Agriculture for energy is one idea, focusing on specialty stuff like Alpacas is another.
I offer no quick fixes, no "jackpots", but with some work, dedication and investment in things that are already somewhat in place, Ohio can do a lot better in the long run than by looking to casinos for band-aids.