Learn and Earn places bet on Judge Jones

Judge Nathaniel R. Jones, retired from the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, delivers the message for backers of Issue 3, the state constitutional amendment that would allow slots at locations in Cleveland and six Ohio horse tracks.

Jones, a Democrat appointed to the bench by President Jimmy Carter, has rarely taken a public role in political campaigns over the years, because of his position. But, since his retirement, he's been much more visible - particularly last year, when David Pepper, his former law clerk, was running for Cincinnati mayor.

The ad Jones cut for Issue 3 is playing in every media market in the state, including Cincinnati, his professional home, and Youngstown, where he grew up and where the federal building is named after him.

Here's the ad. Click play when it appears.