Issue 3 passed on November 3rd, awarding Penn National Gaming the ability to install casinos in four Ohio cities including Columbus. Voters in Franklin County opposed the casino proposal 58% to 42%, and so did every other Central Ohio county. A local movement is being started by Jon Myers and Chuck Hootman to remind Central Ohioans that just because Penn National is allowed to build a casino here, it doesn’t mean that they have to.
The duo have started up the “Casino Free Columbus” movement that aims to block the development of the Arena District Casino in favor of allocating resources towards better jobs, local businesses and smarter development. The movement is pushing for educational advocacy that will build a large vocal population that will make it known that the Columbus community will not support the Casino.
More information about Casino Free Columbus can be found in this article in yesterday’s Other Paper, as well as both Facebook and Twitter.