From The Dispatch:
Horse tracks seeking slots without a vote
By James NashEven as out-of-state developers pitch a plan for casinos in Ohio’s four largest cities, the state’s ailing horse tracks are going to the legislature with a proposal for thousands of slot machines at their facilities. The seven tracks, including Scioto Downs south of Columbus and Beulah Park in Grove City, could get slot machines without going to the public for approval.