By Solong George

November 5, 2009 10:31 PM | Link to this

Geez, George, do you ever stop crying about not getting your way? You could have been a great politician but decided to become a world-class crybaby instead. What a waste!

By tom

November 4, 2009 11:34 PM | Link to this

In response to the Voinovich comments… ooohhh, the sky is falling, the sky is falling! Jeez..

By tim

November 4, 2009 10:09 PM | Link to this

I feel great about the casinos ! I feel great we have a new Mayor I feel great that the e-check is gone ! and I feel weird that Ted feels bad that we have a new casino and a new mayor and e-check is gone.For shame for shame. We the people have spoke,maybe because we didn’t have to have a voting card this time.We were awake this time. We had time to vote ,not being employed.I could go on and on,thank God we have a casino !

By Christine

November 4, 2009 12:48 PM | Link to this

I am so tired of hearing Casinos bring in crime, drugs and prostitution. On the few ocassions I have been to the Casino in Lawrenceburg, and in Pittsburgh, Pa., my biggest fear is getting run over by a wheelchair. If the argument the opposing view holds, “will cause people to become addicted”, then by all means let us remove all liquor licenses from the State, “people will become alcholics”; and so forth. People have a choice, and if they are going to become addicted to gambling, then at least they will be spending the money in Ohio, not Indiana, after all Ohio will be responsible for paying for the results of their addiction.

By Didn't know me an a Republican had so much in common.

November 4, 2009 11:30 AM | Link to this

This is a disaster for the state and will hurt many good people so that a few can make a little bit of money. Once again greed trumps commons sense.

By db

November 4, 2009 10:43 AM | Link to this

wow, voinovich is so feeble minded, we must not be represented by someone so stupid, vote him out when the time comes

By Jane

November 4, 2009 10:33 AM | Link to this

You’re right Big Jack,no pay or die here.Don’t you think it wrong that this authorizes a fund set aside to treat addictions to what they are offering?I don’t like the exemptions to zoning laws;or the actual # of jobs;or jobs lost by other entertainment businesses & shutting down because everyone is going to the casinos;or banning gambling for private fund raisers to treat a sick child or bury a loved one.People from IN,MI,PA,will come here out of curiosity;what logical person believes they will continue to come back.Why drive here,they have their own casinos.There was more to consider in this,but hardly anyone actually read the bill.Opposition did a poor job explaining ALL the issues in the bill.I hope I’m wrong, but I doubt it.

By BigJack

November 4, 2009 10:20 AM | Link to this

This is almost funny- it’s not like anyone has a gun to their head and is being forced on pain of death to go into a Casino and gamble their money away. Let’s be adults people. I voted for this thing and I’ll probably never sniff a single one of them.

By Lance

November 4, 2009 10:09 AM | Link to this

I was a fence sitter on this one. My concern is with the backers from MI. I grew up in MI and what Ohio doesn’t need is that caliber of people involved in casinos in OH. We will see down the road how many real long lasting jobs are created. I read where the 4 casinos are going to employ only about 15,000 permanent jobs. Leaving a large number of temp construction jobs. We shall see.

By john

November 4, 2009 10:01 AM | Link to this

Sorry Senator that you feel that way about Ohio getting the casinos..But as i remember as Governor of Ohio you let that e-check crap come into Ohio which drained a lot of extra money out of the people of Ohio! That,s why i stopped voting for you!

By Greg

November 4, 2009 9:46 AM | Link to this

Whatever happened to elected officials voting for what the people who elected him want and not their personal agenda.