MyOhioNow will move forward with new casino plan-may include a casino in Toledo

(Cleveland, Ohio-11/05/08)- MyOhioNow.com co-founders Rick Lertzman and Dr.
Brad Pressman discussed today their plan to move forward in a revised plan to
bring casino gambling in Ohio. This plan would include possible additional
sites in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Youngstown, Toledo and other areas
in the state.
“First we would like to thank our staff, volunteers and friends who have
worked hard to pass Issue 6 , that would have benefited all of Ohio. We are very
appreciative of our partners at Lakes Entertainment who had the strength and
vision in their support to pass Issue 6. We are proud to have had a
visionary like Lyle Berman to bring his incredible skills to create a project that
would have been an exceptional resort/casino for Ohio,” said Rick Lertzman,
co-founder of MyOhioNow.
“Passing an issue that involves casino gambling in Ohio is a difficult
proposition. In our campaign for Issue 6, MyOhioNow was far outspent by the Vote
No on 6 Pac that was funded by Penn National/Argosy Casinos. With a reported
$50 million campaign (approximately over $1 million dollars per day) waged by
Penn National Argosy Casino against Issue 6, with false and misleading ads,
confused Ohio voters and was certainly a roadblock to allowing this issue to
succeed,” continued Mr. Lertzman.
“The sad outcome of this defeat is that the 10,000 Ohio jobs that would have
been created by this project have now been lost. There are hundreds of
millions of dollars in revenues that are now lost and the $600 million dollar
construction that would have been the largest investment in Ohio in the 21st
century will not occur. However, Argosy Casino will continue to reap millions of
dollars from Ohioans along with jobs remaining in Indiana.”
Dr. Brad Pressman, co-founder of MyOhioNow said,”However, we remain
optimistic. We know there is a large base that supports the idea of a casino in Ohio
which remains strong. With that in mind, MyOhioNow has decided on its own
to move forward. We will correct any perceived flaws with the initiative. We
have also decided to encompass the entire state and will create additional
sites for casinos throughout Ohio. We are talking with investors statewide. This
certainly means an opportunity for Northeast, Northwest, Central, Southeast
and Southwest Ohio. We will continue to focus on our project in Clinton
County. “
MyOhioNow currently plans to submit a revised initiative to the Ohio
Attorney General by early next year (2009) to enable the group to collect
signatures to place the revised issue before voters for the November 2009 general
election.
For more information: Rick Lertzman 216 926 2661 0r Brad Pressman 216 780
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Source: MyOhioNow.com