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Casino is on Hold; A Gladiator Graveyard is Discovered

An annexation dispute with the City of Columbus is causing delays in construction of the Ohio Casino in Columbus. Hear from Penn National Gaming spokesperson Bob Tenenbaum about the status. Meanwhile local labor unions want construction of the Ohio Casino in Columbus to go forward, as AFL-CIO’s Central Ohio Labor Council Executive Director Walter Workman explains.

Also in this episode:

Archeologist and National Geographic documentary host Darius Arya talks about the recent discovery of an ancient gladiator graveyard in England, and what we’ve learned about the lives of slaves whose public combat provided entertainment throughout the Roman empire.