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Ohio is planning to have passenger rail service that serves Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati.

"The Ohio Jobs and Growth Committee, a political action committee, submitted paperwork to the Ohio Attorney General’s office seeking to place a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot. It asks voters to authorize casinos in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo."--Business Courier-March 11, 2009

So, between these two ideas, there is just one little thing that doesn't quite correlate. We got a rail going through Dayton, but not to Toledo. And a casino in Toledo, but no rail going there.


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Still, if you think about it, there are a lot of things that can be done with these plans. For example, if the Columbus casino is near the Hyatt, the Hyatt could be where out of town guests stay and visit the casino. People movers could take guests to and from the hotel to the casino and Hyatt likely has good service to and from the airport.
Here's my two cents on the Columbus site since I live here. I think Ohio grown food should be featured at all the casinos. I realize that local businesses are worried that casinos will take away business, but if the casino is close to other businesses, wouldn't it attract business they wouldn't ordinarily have? I know I would make the trip just to see the casino and I hardly ever go to the Arena district or downtown any more. I can understand the rails and the casinos because there is a huge retiring populatoin who like to visit casinos and who could really use a means of travel besides driving.
Of course, this all depends on whether they will have any money to retire on I suppose.