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Editorials from around Ohio

Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: The (Toledo) Blade, May 13 About 70,000 property owners joined the ranks of Ohioans facing foreclosure last year. That figure was a slight improvement over 2011, but it represents more than four times as many annual new foreclosure ...

PA Lottery

These Pennsylvania lotteries were drawn Monday: Cash 5 19-28-33-38-40 (nineteen, twenty-eight, thirty-three, thirty-eight, forty) Estimated jackpot: $325,000 Evening Big 4 2-4-2-4 (two, four, two, four) Evening Daily Number 0-9-8 (zero, nine, eight) Evening Quinto 5-9-2-2-2 (five, nine, two, two, two) Match 6 Lotto 01-05-16-20-21-44 (one, five, sixteen, twenty, twenty-one, forty-four) ...

Ohio horse racing industry shows signs of comeback

Ohio's horse racing industry is showing signs of rebounding. Race horse breeding in Ohio is on the upswing after years of decline as gambling rules are allowing tracks to add slots-like gambling that will pump millions into the horse industry. Some tracks are renovating to add the video terminal games ...

AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT

Iowa close to breaking record for no tornadoes DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is close to breaking a state record for the longest stretch without a reported tornado. The National Weather Service says as of Wednesday, it's been 349 days since a tornado touched down in the state. The ...

Winning NJ Lottery numbers drawn

Here are the winning numbers selected Thursday night in the New Jersey State Lottery: Pick 3 5-5-6 (five, five, six) Straight pays $279.50. Box pays $93. Pair pays $27.50. Pick 4 6-6-6-5 (six, six, six, five) Straight pays $3,124. Box pays $781. Cash 5 07-13-14-17-33 (seven, thirteen, fourteen, seventeen, thirty-three) ...

Report: Ohio's 4 casinos see revenues dip in April

All four of Ohio's casinos saw dips in April revenues compared to their March numbers. A report released Tuesday by the Ohio Casino Control Commission shows Cleveland drawing in the highest revenue compared to the state's other facilities. The casino there raked in almost $19.9 million. Columbus reported more than ...

OH Lottery

These Ohio lotteries were drawn Monday: Classic Lotto 05-07-10-12-13-35, Kicker: 8-5-9-9-4-0 (five, seven, ten, twelve, thirteen, thirty-five; Kicker: eight, five, nine, nine, four, zero) Estimated jackpot: $34.7 million Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $139 million Pick 3 Evening 0-4-1 (zero, four, one) Pick 3 Midday 5-3-5 (five, three, five) Pick 4 ...

FILE - In this May 21, 2012 file photo, a dealer at Revel prepares for another round of roulette at the Atlantic City, N.J., casino as patrons await the result. Commercial casinos in the U.S. have made it almost all the way back from the hard times of the Great Recession. The American Gaming Association says revenue at non-Indian casinos hit $37.3 billion last year, just a shade under the all-time high reached in 2007. However, New Jersey experienced the largest decline in casino revenue, despite adding a 12th casino, Revel, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after less than a year of operation. Furthermore, Atlantic City’s casinos were hurt by the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy, which kept many visitors away from months after the Oct. 29 storm. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

US casino revenue up nearly 5 percent in 2012

Things are looking up for most of the nation's commercial casinos, as gambling revenue increased by nearly 5 percent last year and jobs held roughly steady. According to the annual survey of casinos by the American Gaming Association, America's nontribal casinos took in $37.3 billion from gamblers last year, an ...

US casino revenue up nearly 5 percent in 2012

Things are looking up for most of the U.S.'s commercial casinos, as gambling revenue increased by nearly 5 percent last year and jobs held roughly steady. According to the annual survey of casinos by the American Gaming Association, America's casinos took in $37.3 billion from gamblers last year, an increase ...

FILE - This Aug. 26, 2008 file photo, shows slot machines on the floor of the new Casino of the Wind at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.  The spread of casino gambling is reaping billions of dollars for industry and government coffers, but also is creating more compulsive gamblers. Advocates for treatment services point to gaps between the amount of money states receive and what they spend on compulsive gambling. In 2012, Connecticut's gambling industry generated almost $659 million in state revenue, while problem gambling services received $1.9 million. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Compulsive gambling funds off pace of new casinos

Tom Leksan lost nearly everything when gambling became an addiction with easy access to casinos. Once an Ohio lawyer, Leksan lost his job and marriage because of gambling, specifically blackjack. He had been gambling for years, he said, but did not become a problem gambler until he became hooked on ...

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