NO TO POWERBALL--Tom Smith, of the Ohio Council of Churches, speaks during a news conference concerning the group's opposition to expanding state sponsored gambling, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, April 26, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

ANTI GAMBLING MESSAGE--Colleen Brown, left, Rev. Laurie Clark, center and George Howard attend an anti-gambling news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, April 26, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

OPPOSED TO GAMBLING--Methodist minister Tony Jones, of Canton, speaks out against legislation that would expand state sponsored gambling, during a Ohio Council of Churches news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, April 26, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)