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Ohio House Votes To Ban Internet Cafes

The Ohio House has approved a measure banning Internet cafes that offer computer games that operate like slot machines with cash prizes.Owners of the nearly 700 Internet cafes say the proposed legislation could mean the loss of as many as 5-thousand jobs. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports the measure now goes to the Ohio Senate.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.