In a three-day series, The Dispatch explores the mounting pressures on Ohio to expand legal gambling. All around, games beckon. To the right, past four pillars framing the entrance, slot machines fill a room. Amid the coin clatter and steady background noise, you can choose from a variety of machines. Head left out of the slots room, and a roulette table awaits.
Poker is third.
While gamblers visit casinos an average 6.2 times a year, they visit online gambling sites an average of almost 21 times a year. You place your bet and watch as the ball finally drops into one of the wheel slots and a woman's voice announces the outcome. Then move toward the right into the card room and indulge yourself with blackjack or poker, or go left to try your hand at craps. For better or worse, gambling is now just a mouse-click away. Open 24 hours Several years ago, online gambling didn't exist.