Ohio's 4th casino opens tonight in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI (AP) — With just hours to go before opening to the public tonight, workers at Ohio’s final voter-approved casino were buzzing with last-minute preparations.

Despite chilly temperatures, thousands of people were expected to start lining up outside Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati before its doors are set to open at 8:30 p.m.

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory has already hailed the $400 million downtown casino as a home run for the city, although projected revenues are far lower now than when Ohio voters approved four casinos in 2009.

“This casino will have the ability to draw people from all around the country,” Mallory said. “This is a top-line casino, and the people who are accustomed to the big casinos in Vegas, they’re not going to miss anything here.”