Gambling supporters are playing name game


Thursday, 19 May 2005


Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell and fellow casino supporters kicked off a statewide scramble for signatures this week, aimed at a November referendum allowing big cities to vote on casinos.

The amendment would allow home-rule cities that are county seats, or that have at least 50,000 residents, to vote on whether they want casinos. Counties with an entertainment attraction that draws more than 1 million tourists a year - Cedar Point in Erie County and Paramount's Kings Island in Warren County - would also be allowed a casino vote.

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