Cleveland Mayor-Elect Shows Limited Casino Support
21 November 2005
Cleveland's newly elected mayor, Frank Jackson, has stated that he will only back up Ohio casino proposals if there is some type of guarantee that casinos will improve economic development, and that more jobs will be created because of them. The mayor is reportedly not against casinos, but he does believe that casino money should go to an economic development fund instead of the city's operating budget. Jackson hopes that by doing this, the city will not be dependent on casino revenue.
Current Mayor Jane Campbell led a campaign this year to get Ohio residents to vote on whether or not they want casinos. The mayor was not successful in gathering enough signatures to place the casino issue on November's ballot. However, other casino supporters are working on a way to change the state Constitution and allow casinos at Ohio's seven racetracks, as well as in its largest cities.
Joe Roman, head of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, a group of city business leaders, plans to discuss the casino issue with Mayor-elect Jackson. The Greater Cleveland Partnership is currently working with an American Indian tribe, racetrack owners, and developers in order to reach some type of decision about the casinos. The group needs 320,000 signatures from residents in order to get casinos on the November 2006 ballot.
Source: Authorized Online Casinos News Staff
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