(Columbus) – Ohio Republican Party Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine issued the following statement today regarding the governor’s executive order on the regulation of electronic gaming machines:
“Ohioans are not well-served with government by executive order, but the governor continues to issue these edicts as though he’s been anointed to a monarchy rather than elected to work with a bipartisan legislature. The last time I checked there was not a throne in the governor’s office.
This is a flawed executive order if only because it gives greater administrative authority over the regulation of these machines to a guy who’s in the back pocket of the gambling industry. Marc Dann lost all credibility on this issue when he set up a pay to play racket with gambling contributors. He padded his campaign wallet with contributions in exchange for an agreement to make these machines legal. And now Ted Strickland wants him to lead the crackdown on these same machines? It’s simply laughable, and it’s exactly what happens when you subvert the legislative process in order to gain a few political points.”
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