Executive order allows OSRC to pass emergency rules
October 21, 2011,from the USTA Communications Department
Columbus, OH — Ohio Governor John Kasich issued an executive order on Thursday (Oct. 20) which allowed the Ohio State Racing Commission to pass emergency rules — similar to a step he took earlier this week for the Ohio Lottery.
This is the latest in a series of steps which would allow Ohio’s seven commerical racetracks to add video lottery terminals.
Among the rules that the OSRC adopted as a result of the executive order, was one in which an application could be filed for the relocation of a racetrack.
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