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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Voinovich blasts Strickland lottery expansion plan
U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, a former governor, is leading the charge againt Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland’s plan to help close Ohio’s budget shortfall by expanding the state lottery.
Strickland said Thursday he hopes to raise $73 million by putting electronic versions of Keno and other games in bars and other locations. Keith Dailey, Strickland’s spokesman, said the governor doesn’t consider this an expansion of gambling but an expansion of the the state lottery, which has been approved by voters.
Voinovich, governor from1991-1998, disagreed, referring to rejections of casino gambling at the ballot box.
“The people have spoken and roundly defeated gambling in Ohio - with this governor’s help,” Voinovich said in a prepared statement.
“This is in no way an expansion of the lottery. From a public policy standpoint, I urge the legislature to reject this idea and do what I did when I was governor in this situation, which was to work harder and smarter and do more with less.
“This would be a foot in the door for full-blown gambling and, once that happens, Katie bar the door.”
