Two state governments, the state of Ohio and the state of Minnesota, with an aim at adding revenues for their different projects, have apparently voted to expand live poker offerings within their borders.
A senate panel of the state of Ohio has presented a casino regulatory amendment bill on Tuesday, which allows every county in the state to operate a charity poker room. The proposed bill, however, is expected to reach the Senate floor next week, and soon would endow the charity poker rooms in 88 counties. Though, Cuyahoga County is the only poker room operating in northeast Ohio on rent for charitable causes.
For the entire state, the state of Ohio, with the proposal of opening of these state regulated four big charity poker rooms such as a 96,000 square foot sized the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland poker room featuring 25 table; a 120,000 square foot sized the Hollywood Casino Toledo poker room featuring 20 table; and the Hollywood Casino Columbus later this year and the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati in 2013, seems odd as it will have an impact on the casino's poker operations.
On the other hand, Senate President, Tom Niehaus, has different perspective about the proposal to allow the counties in Ohio to open charitable poker rooms. In fact, in an interview with the Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Niehaus said, "The proposed charitable poker rooms are a 'minor' expansion of gambling in the state of Ohio." Even he believes that the new Ohio casino operations will have a significant impact on the state of Pennsylvania and the state of West Virginia.
In the same way, the state of Minnesota also proposed their laws regarding live poker that would allow the two poker rooms (Canterbury Park and Running Aces Harness Park) in the state to expand their offerings, increase their poker tables from 50 to 80, raise their table stakes from $60 to $100 and allow for unlimited tables in tournaments, and also offer such games as blackjack against the house.
A senate panel of the state of Ohio has presented a casino regulatory amendment bill on Tuesday, which allows every county in the state to operate a charity poker room. The proposed bill, however, is expected to reach the Senate floor next week, and soon would endow the charity poker rooms in 88 counties. Though, Cuyahoga County is the only poker room operating in northeast Ohio on rent for charitable causes.
For the entire state, the state of Ohio, with the proposal of opening of these state regulated four big charity poker rooms such as a 96,000 square foot sized the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland poker room featuring 25 table; a 120,000 square foot sized the Hollywood Casino Toledo poker room featuring 20 table; and the Hollywood Casino Columbus later this year and the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati in 2013, seems odd as it will have an impact on the casino's poker operations.
On the other hand, Senate President, Tom Niehaus, has different perspective about the proposal to allow the counties in Ohio to open charitable poker rooms. In fact, in an interview with the Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Niehaus said, "The proposed charitable poker rooms are a 'minor' expansion of gambling in the state of Ohio." Even he believes that the new Ohio casino operations will have a significant impact on the state of Pennsylvania and the state of West Virginia.
In the same way, the state of Minnesota also proposed their laws regarding live poker that would allow the two poker rooms (Canterbury Park and Running Aces Harness Park) in the state to expand their offerings, increase their poker tables from 50 to 80, raise their table stakes from $60 to $100 and allow for unlimited tables in tournaments, and also offer such games as blackjack against the house.
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