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Ohio group to submit petition5 August 2008COLUMBUS, Ohio -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- On Tuesday, August 5th at 11 am at The Hyatt on Capitol Square (75 East State Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215), MyOhioNow.com will make an announcement regarding the submission of signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State that will place an initiative on the November 4th ballot for a casino/resort in Ohio. Co-Founders of MyOhioNow.com, Rick Lertzman and Dr. Brad Pressman will be present to discuss the petition drive, the issue and the campaign to successfully pass this initiative. The ballot issue is to approve a $600 million dollar destination resort/casino in Clinton County, Ohio with 30% of the revenues going to the 88 counties based on a per capita basis. The project will employ up to 5000 jobs along with thousands of jobs in the construction of the project. "This has been an exciting opportunity to reach out to Ohio voters in all 88 counties. The response has been overwhelmingly favorable. We are very appreciative of the effort of hundreds of Ohioans who have helped us in this effort to place this issue on the November 4th ballot. Ohioans are excited for this positive economic news. The prospect of up to 5000 new jobs is a bright spot in a year in which we have faced so much financial adversity and challenges," said Rick Lertzman, co-founder of MyOhioNow.com. Dr. Bradford A. Pressman, co-founder of MyOhioNow.com said, "Our petition effort has given us a unique opportunity to reach out to inform Ohio voters about the issue. Our message is clear and honest. Frankly, there are 38 states that currently have some form of casino gambling. Our neighbors, such as Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia are employing thousands of residents in their states and returning hundreds of millions of tax revenues from their casinos. It's time to keep those dollars within our state borders and attract tourism dollars back to Ohio. We look forward to spreading this positive message and will seek the approval of Ohio voters on November 4th." At this conference for media only, MyOhioNow.com will discuss the petition, the number of signatures collected, and their plans for the fall ballot. The MyOhioNow.com project is a joint venture with Lakes Entertainment (Nasdaq: LACO ) of Minnesota who are operators of premier gaming facilities. The $600,000,000 casino/resort destination site that is located off I-71 (at State Route 73) that is centrally in Clinton County. |