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Announcing the MyOhioNow Partner!
 
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Casino plan for Ohio
$600 Million Resort Casino
Ballot Initiative

Petition Collection Locations:

Cleveland:
13613 Detroit Ave. Lakewood, OH 44107
216-712-7950
216-323-6962

Columbus:
1425 E. Dublin Grandville Road
Columbus, OH 43229
614-515-1396

Cincinnati:
3740 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH
513-693-1353

Akron: 330-546-9035

Dayton: 937-738-0668

 

Welcome to MyOhioNow.com

This website will share a vision for an exciting new industry in Ohio - a world class casino and destination resort. The concept for this amazing new project will need the support of fellow Ohioans!


The benefits from a casino project are overwhelming!

There are currently 1,296 regional casinos in the United States (this does not include Nevada or New Jersey). Every casino has had a positive impact on their communities including economics, being good neighbors, lowering taxes, and enhancing county services. Of the nearly 1300 regional casinos that operate, every location has successfully worked hand in hand with their local government to improve life in their area.

The MyOhioNow.com vision is a world class destination casino/resort with MIDWESTERN SENSIBILITIES!

Browse through the site and experience our proposal to bring jobs and new industry to Ohio. There are many links for similar projects throughout the United States; facts and figures from other states; letters from other communities that have casino sites; and media articles about the success of these projects.

We hope that you will support the MyOhioNow.com efforts to bring one of the finest destination sites in the United States to Ohio.

Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Lawrence as Mama

The MyOhioNow Ultimate Ohio Destination Site

The Resort/Casino will include in phase one:

•     Phase one total square footage will be 2,000,000 sq. ft. •     12,000 sq. ft. child day care center and arcade
Total Casino floor space of 180,000 - 220,000 sq .ft. A full scale pet resort facility
Suite style hotel of approximately 1500 rooms 8,000-10,000 sq. ft. specialty retail
International full service destination spa 4000- 5000 slots
40,000- 60,000 sq. ft. conference center Approximately 100 table games
3000 car parking garage 20 table plus poker room
2500 seat multi use entertainment center
(live theater)
Championship golf course by legendary designer
Approximately 8 world class restaurants- all original Championship shooting sports course

The complex will be built with the latest in environmental friendly technologies and materials. Only union (where possible) and prevailing wages will be offered in the construction of the property. Based on the size and scope of this property (based on similar models such as Mohegan Sun in Connecticut) up to 5000 jobs will be offered at the complex

Phase Two plans include expansion of a second hotel, an auto super-speedway, additional casino space, additional retail & restaurants and more.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF $600,000,000 OHIO DESTINATION RESORT/CASINO UNVEILED

MyOhioNow.com has unveiled the architectural design plans for the largest private investment in Ohio in the 21st Century.

The plans for the guaranteed minimum $600,000,000 destination resort/casino will employ in contruction-thousands in both union and prevailing wage jobs. The MyOhioNow.com complex will be over 2,000,000 square feet.

This entertainment complex will include a major luxury hotel, restaurants, spa, tournament golf course, convention center, live theater and more. The complex will employ, at the onset, up to 5000 Ohio jobs. The average pay will be $34,000 plus full benefits.

The site will be located in a central location (between Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton) off I-71 at State Route 73 in Clinton County.

“We are thrilled how our architects have captured our vision of a grand resort/casino that embodies our Midwestern sensibilities. It will undoubtedly attract visitors nationwide as it will be the largest facility between New Jersey and Nevada,” remarked Rick Lertzman, co-founder of MyOhioNow.com.

“Its exciting to bring this level of investment and job creation to our state. This is a dream that my partner and I have had for our state. With the tax revenues going directly to each county to help with their local needs, with no strings attached, with the up to 5000 Ohio jobs that will be offered, and this amazing complex- we are hoping that Ohio voters will embrace a casino plan that finally makes sense for our state,” said Dr. Bradford Pressman, co-founder of MyOhioNow.com.

Dr. Pressman and Mr. Lertzman, the founders of MyOhioNow.com, are childhood friends that have been working nearly 20 years on their shared vision that will be presented at this conference.

The group sponsoring this initiative, MyOhioNow.com, is currently in the process of a statewide drive to collect the necessary 402,225 signatures needed by August 6 to place the issue on the November 4, 2008 statewide ballot.
Under the MyOhioNow.com plan, a guaranteed $600,000,000 destination casino/resort would employ up to 5000 Ohioans and could possibly generate over $200,000,000 in tax revenues that would be divided among the 88 Ohio counties on a per capita basis.

 
Casino table

SurveyUSA Poll Finds 68% Of Ohioians Think
Casino Gambling Should Be Allowed In Ohio

SurveyUSA Pie Chart

On February 18, 2008 SurveyUSA polled 500 Ohioians with the question:

"Do you think casino gambling should or should not be allowed in Ohio?"

The poll, sponsored by WCPO-TV ABC 9 in Cincinnati, showed the following results:

68% - SHOULD   28% - SHOULD NOT   03% - NOT SURE

The poll has a margin of sampling error of +/- 4.2%.       This is SurveyUSA News Poll #13382.

The Single Site Initiative

One of the clearest distinctions between the MyOhioNow.com issue and the past approaches is the Single Site Initiative.

While the other proposals scattershot casinos throughout Ohio, our plan is to create one, large destination site that is centrally located. It has great access to the major population centers in Ohio and outside the state, easy transportation access, and will enhance every county in Ohio.

After extensive polling and studies by MyOhioNow.com, our belief is that the voters in Ohio want one, large destination site that would benefit all Ohioans. Thus our proposal will feature one destination resort casino that will be site specific.

WKYC-TV / Tom Beres

Familiar TV faces lead push for an Ohio casino

Aired this story on Wednesday, March 26, 2008

 
Our Message from, William Schallert,
Joan Roberts Hickman and Gary Owens
Are you aware that most every state that surrounds Ohio ...
Finally a casino plan that makes sense for Northwestern Ohio ...
Finally a casino plan that makes sense for Northeastern Ohio ...

Additional Details, Resources, and Information

It is our desire at MyOhioNow.com to provide voters with as much information as possible concerning the $600 Million project as well as the benefits that the casino will bring to all Ohio residents.

Feel free to view all of our documentation and resources by visiting the various areas our website that may be navigated through the buttons on the upper portion of this page.

 
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