{"id":142439,"date":"2020-07-21T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T00:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=142439"},"modified":"2020-07-22T12:38:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T19:38:40","slug":"ohio-house-speaker-arrested-on-federal-racketeering-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ohio-house-speaker-arrested-on-federal-racketeering-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Racketeering Charge Against Ohio House Speaker Could Impact Chances for Sports Betting Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
Larry Householder (R-Glenford) — the Ohio Speaker of the House — was one of five people arrested early Tuesday by federal authorities in connection with a $60 million racketeering and bribery scheme. The plot allegedly centered around an effort to pass a bailout for two nuclear power plants in the state.<\/p>\n