DAYTON, Ohio -- Supporters and opponents of the November 3 casino ballot issue are predicting a multimillion-dollar campaign. Robert Griffin, chief executive of MTR Gaming Group Inc. of Chester, West Virginia., which opposes the Ohio casinos, says his group will spend whatever is needed to defeat the plan.
The Ohio Jobs and Growth Committee, the pro-casino group, already has raised nearly $4.4 million this year in cash and in-kind contributions. Catherine Turcer, director of the Money in Politics Project for Ohio Citizen Action, a government watchdog group, says she expects the cash to flow. If approved by voters, the proposal would allow casinos in Ohio's four largest cities. The pro-casino proposal is led by Wyomissing, Pa.-based Penn National Gaming and Cleveland Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert.
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