Greater Cincinnati's oldest casino to potentially move out of town

Published: Sep 03, 2024 Duration: 00:03:17 Category: News & Politics

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INTO THAT BUILDING. GREATER CINCINNATI'S OLDEST CASINOS, SCOUTING FOR A NEW HOME OWNERS OF RISING STAR CASINO RESORT SAY THEY WANT TO MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITY BY MOVING THEIR OHIO COUNTY GAMING LICENSE TO A NEW CASINO IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. THE WCPO 9 I TEAM HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS POTENTIAL MOVE. REPORTER DAN MONK SAYS IT WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES NEAR RISING SUN. >> HARD WORK IN THE HOT SUN BRINGS A MARCHING BAND TO LIFE. IT HELPS TO HAVE A GOOD LEADER. CASINO PROFITS. IF YOU CAN GET THIS MONEY HAS BEEN A GODSEND FOR US. WE WERE ABLE TO GET 2 MORE MEMBERS AND HIS I-PHONE FROM THE GRANT GAVE A IS DIRECTOR OF BANDS FOR SOUTH DEARBORN SCHOOL CORPORATION PRISONER AND WAS ACTUALLY HELD TOGETHER WITH A RATCHET STRAP. HE GOT A $12,000 GRANT LAST YEAR FROM THE RISING SUN REGIONAL FOUNDATION. ITS MONEY COMES FROM A LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH RISING STAR CASINO. WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR OUTSIDE SOURCES OF REVENUE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEIR STUDENTS WHAT THEY NEED. AND THAT'S WHY LOT OF WAS SAD TO LEARN THAT RISING STARS OWNER IS EXPLORING THE RELOCATION OF ITS GAMING LICENSE TO A CITY NEAR FORT WAYNE IN NEW WE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED FOR THEM. EXACTLY IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR NEW HAVEN. THE CASINO. >> YOU KNOW, WITH WITHIN ANY SORT OF DRIVING DISTANCES 90 MINUTES AWAY. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S A MARKET HERE. BUT WATCH SAYS THE DEAL WON'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF INDIANA GAMING REGULATORS. STATE LAWMAKERS AND RISING SUN OFFICIALS WERE WORK TO MAKE THEM WHOLE. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW CASINO HAS TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING WHERE, >> YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IS HARMED BY BY MOVING FINANCIAL REPORTS ON FILE WITH THE STATE SHOW RISING SUN GOT 2.9 MILLION DOLLARS FROM RIVERBOAT RECEIPTS LAST YEAR. >> OHIO COUNTY GOT 2.8 MILLION. THAT'S MORE THAN 15 PER CENT OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR BOTH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SINCE 2015, I RECEIVED OVER $150,000 IN GRANT MONEY. AMY KING IS DIRECTOR OF THE OHIO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. SHE USED FOUNDATION GRANTS TO BUY NEW COMPUTERS, LED LIGHTS AND THIS $16,000 MURAL. SO AND HAZARDS, STATE BIRD OR STATE FLOUR. AND IT HAS BOWED EAGLES BECAUSE WE HAVE BALD EAGLE. ONE, OHIO COUNTY, THINGS LIKE THAT MATTERED TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE FEEL SEEN WE FEEL WORTHY OF NICE THINGS. WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU IF RISING STAR CASINO LEFT TOWN, IT WOULD. >> THE >> FRIGHTENING. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALL THE NICE THINGS WE DO >> JAYDEN WISE HAS SIMILAR CONCERNS. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF EQUIPMENT WE HAVE HERE. THAT'S VERY OLD REALLY RUN WE MAKE DO WITH WHAT WE DO HAVE. BUT IF WE CAN EVER GET ANY NEW STUFF VERY USEFUL FOR US. >> BEYOND MONEY WISE AND HIS BAND DIRECTOR WILL MISS THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS HOSTED BY RISING STAR. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE OUR JAZZ BAND DOWN THERE A COUPLE TIMES AND IT GIVES OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE OUT THERE PERFORMING IN

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