Combined, the tracks could operate 17,500 games. By state law, the casinos will be smoke-free and cannot offer customers free drinks. And all are designed to keep Ohio gamblers close to home. Penn National Gaming President Tim Wilmott said Ohio residents were wagering more than $1 billion annually at casinos in neighboring Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Indiana in 2009, when voters approved the referendum legalizing the four casinos. Penn National joined the coalition organized by Detroit businessman and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert to support the ballot measure. The key selling point in the campaign: Ohio needs the money. "Every state is in need of new sources of revenues," Wilmott said. "When you take 33 percent (in gaming taxes) off the top, that's a meaningful amount of revenues for the state." In the four casino cities, business and tourism leaders are marveling at the potential economic stimulus. They see Cleveland as the test case.