Ohio Election Commission Finds Probable Cause in Anti-Casino Ads

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The panel of the Ohio
Election Commission ("OEC") found in favor of the MYOHIONOW/ISSUE 6 complaint
of false advertising by the Vote No On 6 PAC. The OEC panel found probable
cause of false statements on advertisements made on behalf of the Penn
National/Argosy Casino who has funded Vote No On 6 PAC, which now sets the
matter for a full hearing.
"We are pleased with the panel's decision of probable cause and look
forward to the full hearing. We filed this complaint as we were concerned
with the false, misleading and deceptive statements made in the advertising
financed by Penn National/Argosy Casino and their financed Vote No on 6 PAC,"
said Rick Lertzman, who filed this complaint. Mr. Lertzman and Dr. Brad
Pressman are co-founders of MyOhioNow, who created Issue 6.
The complaint dealt directly with the false, misleading and deceptive ads
that have been broadcast to the Ohio voters for the last several weeks as part
of a reported $40 million dollar campaign financed by Penn National/Argosy
Casino. The passage of the Issue 6 measure would legalize a $600 million
resort/casino in Clinton County. The opening of this Ohio casino would take
away hundreds of millions of dollars from the Argosy casino which is in
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, but relies on the Cincinnati/Dayton area for the
majority of its business.
"Penn National/Argosy Casino, through their Vote No on 6 PAC, has spread a
reported $40 million on television, radio, Internet ads, brochures, and
endorsements. They have run a negative campaign against the CEO of Lakes
Entertainment, Lyle Berman, who is a honored businessperson who has held
gaming licenses for nearly two decades," said Rick Lertzman.
Dr. Pressman continued, "We believe now that we have a probable cause
finding by the Ohio Election Commission on this important tax issue, voters
will begin to recognize the reported $40 million in deceptive statements by
Penn National/Argosy Casino's Vote No on 6."
"There are 10,000 Ohio jobs at stake along with hundreds of millions in
revenues to Ohio. Ohio voters must be made aware of the stakes involved in
this measure. Its DEAL or NO DEAL. If this passes, Ohio will have nearly
10,000 new jobs and hundreds of millions of tax revenues. If Issue 6 fails,
Ohio will continue to have no benefits from the Ohio residents who already
gamble," continued Dr. Pressman.
Rick Lertzman
MyOhioNow.com LLC
216 926 2661

SOURCE MyOhioNow

Rick Lertzman of MyOhioNow.com LLC, +1-216-926-2661