COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus officials are so concerned
about the burgeoning Internet cafe industry that they called a public
meeting to talk about how to deal with it.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/Ymxyqb )
reports that a city council committee convened the public hearing
Tuesday to discuss the impact of Internet cafes on the community —
especially as it relates to problem gamblers.
An official of a
Columbus addiction treatment center told council members that about 40
percent of the people seeking help for problem gambling frequent the
unregulated gaming parlors. The Columbus area has 37 of the state’s 819
Internet cafes.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has urged
stricter regulations for the businesses, which offer computer games
functioning like slot machines with cash prizes.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus officials are so concerned
about the burgeoning Internet cafe industry that they called a public
meeting to talk about how to deal with it.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/Ymxyqb )
reports that a city council committee convened the public hearing
Tuesday to discuss the impact of Internet cafes on the community —
especially as it relates to problem gamblers.
An official of a
Columbus addiction treatment center told council members that about 40
percent of the people seeking help for problem gambling frequent the
unregulated gaming parlors. The Columbus area has 37 of the state’s 819
Internet cafes.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has urged
stricter regulations for the businesses, which offer computer games
functioning like slot machines with cash prizes.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.