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Toledo Adult Entertainment: Cashing in on casinos
November 8, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
However, Gov. Ted Strickland correctly pointed out that it’s a bit late to start complaining about the cards voters dealt themselves. As he put it: “Elections have consequences.”
Unless Columbus reshuffles the deck, Toledo’s challenge will be ensuring that “Hollywood Casino Toledo” doesn’t suck the economic life out of its host city. Progress has been made in recent years in the quest to bring more people downtown to live, work, and play. That progress has to continue if the city is to survive.
If the proposed casino – located three miles south of downtown, across the Maumee River – takes business away from downtown bars, restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues, or if it brings with it more crime, prostitution, and other problems, then it could prove to be the bad deal critics have predicted.
See the full article from “Toledo Blade”