Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Attorney General Marc Dann today called for legislation that will prohibit skill games rewarding cash payouts in Ohio.
“Today, I'm announcing my support for legislation that would ban cash payouts from skill machines,” Strickland said. “Last fall, Ohio voter overwhelmingly rejected expanded gambling in Ohio, but nevertheless we are seeing a proliferation of devices that bear an uncanny resemblance to slot machines. That’s unacceptable. We need to close the loophole that’s allowing this to happen, and we need to honor the people’s will against expanded gambling.”
The Governor and Attorney General are calling for legislation that would prohibit gaming devices from rewarding:
- any cash payouts
- payouts of tickets or vouchers exchangeable for cash
- single play payouts of prizes or vouchers/tickets exchangeable for prizes valued at more than $10
- payouts for aggregated vouchers/tickets exchangeable for prizes valued at more than $600; and
- payouts of tobacco, liquor, drugs, firearms, lottery or bingo entries