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Ohio Attorney General gets green light for sweepstakes crackdown

Ohio Attorney General gets green light for sweepstakes crackdown

Governor John Kasich has signed an executive order authorizing the Ohio Attorney General to enforce new rules governing establishments known by various names like sweepstakes parlors The emergency order suspends rules that may otherwise delay implementation of legislation adopted by the state in May. The legislation gives the Attorney General’s Office regulatory authority over sweepstakes […]

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Internet cafes may soon need special-use permit to operate in Toledo

Anyone looking to open an Internet cafe in Toledo Ohio may soon have to secure a special-use permit before their patrons can log on. Councilman Tyrone Riley, who represents District 1, said he will ask for support from his colleagues at the next council meeting to request that the Toledo Plan Commission study the facilities […]

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Internet cafe Bust includes Kent Ohio police captain

A captain with the Kent Police Department and his wife were arrested and charged in connection with internet cafe raids that took place throughout Lorain County last month. James Cole, 52, of Stow, and his wife, Audrey Cole, 45, of Stow, were included in the 10 secret indictments unsealed Wednesday. Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will […]

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Dozens indicted after internet cafe sting

ELYRIA — Several individuals were indicted on charges in connection with last month’s raids of internet cafes throughout Lorain County. 10 secret indictments in connection to the raids were unsealed, according to court documents. Audrey Cole, 45, of Stow; Roscoe Blankenship, 46, of Clinton; Edward Simon, 46, of Canton; Edward Brown, 54, of Barberton; James […]

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Ohio internet cafes raided in illegal gambling investigation

Local internet cafes were raided throughout Lorain County Wednesday as part of a coordinated investigation by a host of state and local agencies. Law enforcement, including Lorain, Amherst and Sheffield police, Lorain County Sheriff’s deputies, the Ohio Department of Taxation Criminal Investigations Division and the Ohio Casino Control Commission, raided several internet cafes, including one […]

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