Let the Good Times Roll  opens very slow... Columbus  Business First poll about what should be done with City Center Mall. 

The largest vote 42% is for:

"Turn it into a mix of a few retailers and a lot of restaurants and entertainment offerings. "   

No mention of a casino....  The current Columbus CEO Magazine has an article on putting a casino in City Center Mall.                                

"The 700,000-square-foot City Center mall has everything— three floors, adequate parking and a lot of space—that make it a perfect location for the city’s first casino. But bringing gambling to Ohio—let alone Columbus—won’t be easy."

Mayor Coleman is against it... Governor Taft is opposed to it.   Fascinating article...nothing but table of contents type stuff online for CEO magazine... I saw the cover and 'borrowed' the copy from the lobby of the office Sunday.  There's a breakdown of who is for it, whose against it... in the business community, in the downtown community, in the tourism industry and in government... I had to read it.  Saw it and said "huh?" Ohio doesn't have casino gambling..."

The About.com guy who writes about Columbus  did a poll... most people say we should have casinos in Ohio.   

I knew Ohio is going to vote about slot machines at race tracks but Issue 3 also would authorize, semi authorize (Cuyahoga County would still have to vote?) two casinos in Cleveland????  Slick to sneak Casino gambling in that way?

What do you think ? Should City Center be turned into a Casino?   

Vote in a poll yes or no  I promise no more polls this week.....

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