Gaming analysts say the ramping up of Ohio's gambling industry - a second casino opened in Toledo two weeks after Horseshoe, while a third is set to open in October in Columbus and a fourth in early 2013 in Cincinnati - will likely steal some market share from Pennsylvania. Toledo and Cincinnati, however, are on Ohio's western border and are five-hour drives from Pennsylvania. Columbus is in the center of the state.
When the market is saturated, the casinos will be bailed out, and the circle of life will be complete.