Ohio’s Casino Control Commission has put the brakes on the planned launch of Cleveland’s downtown casino in March, but the boss isn’t worried about the holdup.
“The process overall, considering we got it approved just a little over two years ago, has gone pretty smoothly,” Rock Gaming owner Dan Gilbert told Scene last week in an interview at Quicken Loans Arena, adding that he expects his Horseshoe Casino to have its house in order by April 1. “[The delay] is a little disappointing, but we’re getting ready. We’ll be ready operationally: the building itself, which is coming along, and the staff.”
When the state will be ready remains to be seen. The delay is the result of background checks for prospective employees that are taking longer than expected. The OCCC claims delays were due in part to Top Men at the casino arguing over which employees would have to go through the checks and which wouldn’t. Can’t be harboring any Danny Oceans on the payroll, after all.
This article appears in Jan 18-24, 2012.
