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25
August 2008
Indian
Casinos Have No Future In
Ohio
My
Ohio Now, which is seeking to
pass Issue Six which would allow
a $600 million
resort/Casino
in southwest Ohio, will be the
only casino in Ohio if the
initiative passes on November
4th.
"The
definitive authority of Indian
gaming is the Federal agency, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
which is under the auspices of
the Department of Interior. They
have told us that since there is
no federally recognized tribe or
tribal land in Ohio, there is no
possibility of any tribal gaming
in Ohio. We have also consulted
experts in the field of Indian
gaming to verify all facts," said
Rick Lertzman, co-founder of My
Ohio Now.
Kevin
Quigley, an attorney of the law
firm Hamilton, Quigley and Twait,
specializes in Indian gaming law.
Mr. Quigley has compiled a list
of five areas on why Indian
casinos will not be allowed in
Ohio.
1.
There are no federally recognized
tribes located in
Ohio.
2.
Any tribe wanting to establish a
gaming facility in Ohio (a) would
first have to get the federal
government to approve its
acquisition for trust land in
Ohio, and (b) the government has
just announced new land policies
that make it extremely difficult,
if not impossible, to get such
gaming lands approved.
3.
No tribe has ever been approved
for new off-reservation gaming
lands outside the state where it
is located.
4.
The process for approving gaming
lands is very complicated and
time consuming, often taking 5
years or more.
5.
Even if the federal government
were to ever approve a gaming
land application in Ohio many
years down the road, the tribe
(a) could not begin to conduct
any gaming on the land unless and
until the Governor first agreed
to the trust land acquisition,
and (b) could not conduct high
stakes Vegas style gaming on the
land until the Governor also has
negotiated and agreed to sign a
compact agreement permitting such
gaming.
Dr.
Bradford A. Pressman, co-founder
of My Ohio Now concluded, "Our
approach has always been to be
open and honest about this
project. From disclosure of our
partners at Lakes Entertainment
to clearly letting the voters
know that this is a full-scale
casino, our intent is to always
respond to any questions or
misinformation about this issue.
Our facility will be built with
private sector dollars and will
be the largest private investment
in Ohio in the 21st century, with
NO tax abatements or credits. We
are proud of this
fact."
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