Ohio Governor is Anti Casino

The world of land based and online casinos have not had the easiest last couple of years, in fact since the beginning of gambling there has always been ridicule on the side. According to recent reports form the Associated Press, the Governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland, has once again made his points in saying that gambling is bad for the state. The United States has a law that was passed in 2006 called the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which prohibits financial institutions from letting transactions occur from a player in the United States to give or receive money directly from an online casino. The topic has been a heated one over the years and will continue to be a highly debated issue.

Lately even land based casinos have been questioned. The Governor of Ohio recently said that he is open to proposals that may lead for tax benefits from land based gambling. In fact, the governor ran his race as one of his core beliefs being that he is against gambling at land based casinos and online casinos alike. Although the online casino has not been put on the Ohio ballot, Ohio voters have repeatedly shot down proposals of putting slot machines in race tracks. The people of Ohio have also voted against the mere existence of land based casinos, even turning down a proposal for a new land based casino which was planned to be located in western Ohio. The state of Ohio is currently facing a $7 billion dollar deficit in their budget for the next two years.