The current recession in the the United States has had an adverse impact on the state of Ohios economy, which has in turn led to a discussion on the building of Ohio casinos to pump up revenues. Casinos in states surrounding Ohio including Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and Indiana all are patronized by Ohio residents, as gambling is legal in all of these locations. This further establishes a financial motivation to build casinos in Ohio.
The issue of building casinos in Ohio has been a bitter struggle in the state for decades. Voters have repeatedly rejected the measure over the years, though they just narrowly voted in favor of it in the November 2009 elections. 53% of Ohio residents but only 29 out of 88 counties in the state voted to build casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo. This leads to the reasons commonly given for and against the construction of casinos in Ohio.
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