Report: Ohio racing officials in violation

COLUMBUS (AP) -- Ohio State Racing Commission members and employees routinely bet on horse races and accepted improper gifts, an Ohio inspector general's report found.
The racing commission, which has five board members who serve four-year terms, regulates harness and thoroughbred racing at seven tracks and oversees off-track betting parlors.
The commission employs an executive director to handle the day-to-day business operations.
Clifford Nelson, who resigned last month as executive director after 17 years in the post, routinely bet at state-licensed tracks despite a policy that bans commission employees from wagering on live races in Ohio, according to Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles' report.
The investigation concluded the policy was ignored or misrepresented by the executive director, staff and commission members.