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Ohio Senate votes to ban gaming machines

"The state Senate voted 26-7 today to effectively eliminate tens of thousands of the controversial devices by banning cash payouts and making it more difficult for them to be defined as "skill-based" games.

"Legislative leaders rammed the measure through both chambers in a week, with no public testimony and only one token committee hearing, held this morning. About three dozen opponents showed up and occasionally shouted comments at the panel but were told by Senate President Bill M. Harris that they could not testify.

"...Failing to stop the machines in court, Gov. Ted Strickland and Attorney General Marc Dann asked the legislature to act quickly to ban them.

"The bill also passed as an emergency measure, meaning it will take effect the moment Strickland signs it, rather than give opponents 90 days to try to overturn the law through a ballot referendum..."

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