VIDEO SLOT BILL--Rev. John Edgar, left, of the United methodist Church and Tom Smith, of the Ohio Council of Churches listen to testimony during a hearing of a bill before the Senate Agriculture Committee that would permit video slot machines at the state's horse racing tracks, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. Rev. Edgar testified that the slots were "the crack cocaine of gambling." The Council of Churches is opposed to the bill. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

VIDEO SLOT BILL--Sen. Louis Blessing, R-Cincinnati, gestures as he offers sponsor testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee, that would permit video slot machines at the state's horse racing tracks, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

VIDEO SLOT BILL--Sen. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, questions a witness during a hearing of a bill before the Senate Agriculture Committee that would permit video slot machines at the state's horse racing tracks, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. Sen. Jordan is a staunch opponent to the bill. Also seen is committee chairman Sen. Larry Mumper, R-Marion. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

VIDEO SLOT BILL--Jack Hanessian, general manager of Cincinnati's River Downs testifies during a hearing of a bill before the Senate Agriculture Committee that would permit video slot machines at the state's horse racing tracks, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. Mr. Hanessian spoke about irony, as he holds a copy of the Dayton Daily News that editorializes aganist the bill yet runs advertising for casino gambling in Indiana, and publishes betting odds on sporting events. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE BILL--Sen. Ben Espy, D-Columbus, offers an amendment, that he said would improve a bill capping medical malpractice claims, during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. The Republican controlled Senate tabled the amendment without voting on it, and then passed the bill. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

SOMETIMES THEY AGREE--Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, left, and Senate Minority Leader Greg DiDonato, D-New Philadelphia, share a laugh during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)