CLEVELAND – From March Madness to the Cleveland Browns to our championship Cleveland Cavaliers, betting on a big game could soon be reality. The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday morning for states to legalize sports betting, striking down a 1992 federal law that had prohibited most states from authorizing sports betting. “Nationwide, there’s about […]

Kendu Issacs is allegedly claiming that his divorce from Mary J. Blige is not only keeping him from getting a job, but it has also made him sick, literally. In new court papers filed ahead of their divorce trial in March, Isaacs, through his lawyer, claims that the stress of their divorce battle has been […]

  CLEVELAND – The winter cold may have continued in March but Northeast Ohio gamblers found something to do inside as revenue figures released for the month show all three of the region’s gambling destinations were up from February. The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland posted an adjusted gross revenue figure of $21.2 million, its biggest monthly […]

CLEVELAND – The world of gambling changed dramatically in fiscal year 2013, ending with four casinos and two racinos in operation. The expansion may have cut into the Ohio Lottery’s traditional games, but it also helped lead the lottery to its biggest year ever. Lottery sales for the just-ended fiscal year hit $2.8 billion, surpassing […]

NORTH RANDALL, OH (WOIO) – Rock Ohio Caesars LLC (ROC) announced that it’s latest Ohio gaming destination – ThistleDown Racino – will celebrate its grand opening on April 9, pending regulatory approval. Owned and developed by ROC, a joint venture between Rock Gaming LLC and Caesars Entertainment Corporation, ThistleDown’s grand opening will usher in a […]

NORTHFIELD, Ohio – Very often when a horse track gets gambling it’s called a racino, as in the new Thistledown Racino set to open this spring in North Randall. The folks at Hard Rock though took a spin on that in coming up with a new gaming brand “Rocksino.” Hard Rock announced Monday their new […]

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio – Thistledown announced it will hold a job fair this weekend for the hundreds of positions it plans add for its expansion to a racino. On Thursday, the racino said it partnered with Cuyahoga County Community College to hold the sessions at Tri-C’s Corporate College East, located at 4400 Richmond Road in […]

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio – The opening of the new racino slated for Thistledown race track in North Randall may still be a few months away, but Rock Ohio Caesars is beginning the process of filling the positions of those needed to run a slots-only casino. Caesars website lists the openings for the jobs, which fall […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A new report out shows gambling on the rise in Ohio. It also shows that more Ohioans addicted to gambling are getting help. Louis Weigele is a clinical social worker who has worked with gambling addictions. “People lose their jobs, people lose their livelihoods, people lose their families,” says Weigele of the […]

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio – Thistledown Race Track may eventually move out of North Randall, but the decision announced Wednesday by Rock Ohio Caesars to invest $88 million in the 87-year-old track is the clearest sign yet the move won’t be happening soon. The improvements were announced following an Ohio Racing Commission meeting in Columbus approving […]

WZAK Stone Soul Picnic – Buy Your Tickets  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – – New numbers are in on the Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland. They’ve been open a little less than two months and the facility is already raking in big bucks. Since it’s opening, gamblers have waged more than $340 million. That’s generated more than $19 […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason, along with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the Ohio Casino Control Commission, announced the indictments of seven defendants who have each been charged with one count of gambling, a felony of the fifth degree. The following individuals were found cheating at the Horseshoe Casino between […]