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The Perfect Storm: Ohio’s Entry into Legalized Gaming
Casino Enterprise Management, January 2010, Michael Zatezalo, author
It took a struggling Ohio economy, a nearly $900 billion state budget deficit, a well-funded and well-run campaign by the casino gaming sponsors, the governor proposing the expansion of state-run gaming at racetracks and in bars and taverns, and the reality that Ohio is now surrounded by states with legalized gambling…to create the perfect storm and convince Ohio voters to bring casino gaming to their state.
Racinos in the cards for Ohio
InterGaming Blog, December 22, 2009, Michael Zatezalo, interviewee
Michael Zatezalo of Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter told InterGaming that the vote in favor of building four new casinos in the state will now pave the way for the legalization of VLTs at racetracks.
Too many dollars on line to call push for Ohio casinos a crapshoot
Columbus Business First, November 14, 2008, Michael Zatezalo, contributor
Like gamblers down on their luck, casino proponents don’t know when to quit in Ohio.