Tuesday, May 02, 2006

As reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Half of Ohioans say they don't
like either of two proposals to set up slot machines here, meaning slots
backers face a costly, difficult battle to turn the tide. "A Plain Dealer
poll shows that only four in 10 respondents favored the two proposals to
open slots parlors in Ohio. Half were against, with the rest undecided. "The
poll of 625 registered voters was done this week by Mason-Dixon Polling &
Research Inc. of Washington, D.C. The poll's margin of error is plus or
minus 4 percentage points.

"The results show that the state's slots supporters need to unify their
dueling campaigns and focus their resources for an uphill fight, observers
and gambling proponents say."