There are dozens of large flat screen TVs circling the dining area tuned to every imaginable sporting event, including professional bowling. is an apt name, because every true Buckeye will be tempted to add “i.o.” - and after a few hours gambling, they may be right.) It’s a great place to watch a game. We landed in o.h., one of four restaurants inside the casino, to eat and watch the first half of the 49ers-Falcons game. Every slot machine, of course, has neon lights and colorful themes (how much do the artists who design the pirates, genies, and other characters on slot machines get paid, anyway?) but the decor itself was interesting, with attractive light fixtures far overhead, tall round pillars with changing video presentations, enormous TV screens everywhere you look, and huge movie billboards covering the walls. I envisioned a dim interior packed with slot machines and grim-faced people, but instead we found a vast, brightly lit space that risks putting patrons into sensory overload. My expectations were low I’m not sure why. We wanted to check out the place and watch one of the NFL playoff games. It’s far out on Columbus’ west side, off Broad Street, near the intersection of I-70 and I-270. On Sunday, Russell, UJ, and I visited the Hollywood Casino, one of four casinos built in Ohio after the passage of a constitutional amendment in 2009.
