![]() ![]() ![]() “We’re making a statement,” Jacobs said Monday. Ohio voters have rejected proposals to legalize casino gambling twice since 1990. Jeff Jacobs, whose Nautica entertainment complex pioneered the redevelopment of the Flats 20 years ago, organized the four-day poker tournaments in an air-conditioned tent with an eye toward increasing public acceptance of casinos. Otherwise, he said, “we’re going to continue to see billions of dollars leave Ohio.” “I think casino gambling is coming,” city Councilman Joe Cimperman, a casino backer who represents the Flats district, said Monday. Backers and opponents of casinos agree that a summer-long series of charity poker tournaments in the Flats nightclub district amounts to a test drive for legalizing casino gambling in Ohio. ![]()
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