COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group has formed to oppose a new laweffectively banning storefront
sweepstakes parlors that legislators hadbecome convinced were harboring illegal gambling operations.The
Committee to Protect Ohio Jobs wants to put an initiative repealing the law on the ballot next year.Thegroup
announced Monday it has collected the initial minimum of 1,000signatures and submitted those to the Ohio
Secretary of State’s office,along with a summary of the proposed measure submitted to the OhioAttorney
General’s Office.The group wants the law repealed toforce legislators to pass a new law regulating the
industry and shutdown what it calls rogue sweepstakes parlor operators.More than 620 Internet cafes operate
in Ohio, representing growing competition to legalized casinos and charity games.Copyright 2013 The
Associated Press.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group has formed to oppose a new laweffectively banning storefront
sweepstakes parlors that legislators hadbecome convinced were harboring illegal gambling operations.The
Committee to Protect Ohio Jobs wants to put an initiative repealing the law on the ballot next year.Thegroup
announced Monday it has collected the initial minimum of 1,000signatures and submitted those to the Ohio
Secretary of State’s office,along with a summary of the proposed measure submitted to the OhioAttorney
General’s Office.The group wants the law repealed toforce legislators to pass a new law regulating the
industry and shutdown what it calls rogue sweepstakes parlor operators.More than 620 Internet cafes operate
in Ohio, representing growing competition to legalized casinos and charity games.Copyright 2013 The
Associated Press.