Governor John Kasich is obviously an avid reader of the Scene. Yesterday, we dropped our cover story on the future of the state’s gaming industry. It just so happened the Republican top dog chose the same day to address reporters on the industry and his displeasure with what he sees as the casino developers’ sweetheart deal. Coincidence? We’re guessing the gov likes to take in alt-weekly journalism with his Wheaties.
But exactly how sweet is that setup? Kasich says he has a bitter taste in his mouth. “I think the taxpayers of Ohio got a bad deal,” Kasich said point blank yesterday. “Frankly the taxpayers of this state have a little leverage right now, and this may be the last time we have leverage.”
Kasich believes the state could get more money off the industry. But both the governor’s comments and the subsequent coverage are full of sound and fury signifying little. The real question we need to be asking is what exactly the governor is willing to do, and how far the casino developers will let him push.
This article appears in Apr 13-19, 2011.
Kasich is an idiot.
We couldn’t pay anyone to build anything on the river, or in the old Higbee Building. He better not fuck this up.
Kasich is an idiot indeed. The time to worry about this was when a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT was put on the ballot. The taxes and fees casino operators pay are IN THE CONSTITUTION. Does Kasich now think he can personally decide he can override Ohio’s CONSTITUTION? Yes, he probably does.
we got a better deal on casinos then we did on governors…
we got a bad deal when he became governor
Kasich will ruin Ohio, if we allow him. I say impeach his ass before it gets worse.
The one positive thing for Cleveland in the last twenty years, and this douche bag wants to ruin it. What an asshole!
You are the same douche bags that complain about Kasich cutting funding, now he is trying to ensure we get our fair share. Lord knows we don’t want big business (which is what a casino is) sticking it to the middle class. Morons!
the3dm, you are the moron. Big business controls everything, Kasich, you and me. God knows we dont want any of those jobs or local revenues that big business (casinos) provide. So keep living in your fantsy world and drinking the GOP kool aid.
Don’t worry Kasich WILL, in fact, mess this up! There is so much opportunity in Northeast Ohio. We all need to drive every single policitian out of our area and “send their jobs overseas”…lol! I’m sure someone from Japan can design a better development strategy for this region!