List of casinos in Ohio

See also: List of casinos in the United States

This is a list of casinos in Ohio.

History

Casinos were prohibited in Ohio before 2009, so gamblers instead visited casinos in Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan where they were permitted. In November 2009, Ohio voters approved a measure that would allow for four casinos to be established in the state, one each in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo. The casinos were expected to generate $600 million in revenue, with fees collected there to be redistributed to school districts and local governments in the state. It passed by a vote of 53 to 47.[1]

List of casinos
List of casinos in the U.S. state of Ohio
Casino City County State District Type Comments
Belterra Park CincinnatiAnderson TownshipHamiltonOhioRacinoFormerly known as River Downs. Opened May 1, 2014 [2] with 1,600 video lottery terminals. No table games.
Eldorado Gaming Scioto DownsColumbusFranklinOhioRacinoOpened June 1, 2012 with 2,100 video lottery terminals. No table games.
Hard Rock Casino CincinnatiCincinnatiHamiltonOhioLand-basedOpened March 4, 2013.
Hollywood Casino ColumbusColumbusFranklinOhioLand-basedOpened October 8, 2012.
Hollywood Casino ToledoToledoLucasOhioLand-basedOpened May 29, 2012.[3]
Hollywood Gaming at Dayton RacewayDaytonMontgomeryOhioRacinoRelocation of Raceway Park. Opened August 28, 2014[4] with 1,000 video lottery terminals. No table games.
Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race CourseAustintownMahoningOhioRacinoRelocation of Beulah Park. Opened September 17, 2014[4] with 850 video lottery terminals. No table games.
Jack Cleveland CasinoClevelandCuyahogaOhioPublic SquareLand-basedOhio's first casino opened on May 14, 2012 in the historic former Higbee's Building in Tower City Center on Public Square.
Jack ThistleDown RacinoNorth RandallCuyahogaOhioRacinoOpened April 9, 2013[5] with 1,100 video lottery terminals. No table games.
MGM Northfield ParkNorthfieldSummitOhioRacinoOpened December 18, 2013 with 2,300 video lottery terminals. No table games.
Miami Valley GamingTurtlecreek TownshipWarrenOhioRacinoRelocation of Lebanon Raceway. Opened December 12, 2013 with 2,500 video lottery terminals. No table games.

See also

References

Citations
  1. Cox 2016, pp. 24-25.
  2. Alexander Coolidge (May 2, 2014). "Belterra Park opens: Things to know". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  3. http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/02/15/Toledo-casino-to-open-in-late-May.html
  4. Steve Wartenberg (August 6, 2014). "Ohio's 11th racino/casino sets opening date". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  5. Thomas Ott (April 9, 2013). "Thistledown draws a crowd for opening of Ohio's second racino". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, OH. Retrieved 2013-04-11.

Bibliography
  • Cox, Kevin (2016), The Politics of Urban and Regional Development and the American Exception, Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, ISBN 978-0815634560
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