Bill still needs approval from governor
Ohio Senate green lights casino employee amendment
Lawmakers voted 32-0 to approve a bill amending a law that forbids casino employees from gambling at any of Ohio's four casinos.
2017-05-29
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Lawmakers voted 32-0 to approve a bill amending a law that forbids casino employees from gambling at any of Ohio's four casinos.
The bill had been introduced by Rep. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, and passed the House 94-3 in February, but won't go into effect until 90 days after the Governor signs it
Seitz tried unsuccessfully twice last year to get the same measure passed when he was in the Senate.
Casino employees had been able to gamble at racinos. But racino employees, who could gamble at casinos, were not prohibited from gambling at other racinos.
The bill permits a casino operator or employee "to participate in casino gaming at a casino facility, so long as the operator or employee does not have an interest in the facility, is not employed at the facility and does not have an interest or employment at an affiliated facility in Ohio.
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