The time for getting legal sports betting in Ohio is coming to a close as the session has one final day left on December 22, 2020. Senator John Eklund, the sponsor to Sub. Senate Bill 111 continues to accentuate the positives as he feels the … Read more
There is three weeks left in the Ohio session to legalize sports betting for the Buckeye State. Senator John Eklund believes there is more than enough time to make sports gaming legal in the state but it will require both House and Senate approvals. The … Read more
Numerous states are considering sports betting legislation in 2021 as a new revenue stream to help bridge the huge gaps caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. All of these states made progress in the 2020 legislative sessions only to be thwarted by the time constraints placed … Read more
Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, & Rhode Island all recorded bigger handle and revenue for the month of October in their sports betting markets. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Pistons entered partnerships with sportsbooks. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens will play on … Read more
PointsBet and their mobile application have launched in Colorado while Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino in Pennsylvania will now be home to a retail sportsbook with Betfred USA Sports. Pennsylvania, Colorado, and other legal sports betting states nationwide will see more sportsbooks opening in the near … Read more
Senate Bill 111 that would make sports betting legal in Ohio is still on the table until the end of the year. This legislation comes with an 8% tax rate, a cap of 22 operators for an allowance of 2 licensed brands at each of … Read more
Ohio still has a chance to make sports betting legal before the end of 2020. South Dakota, Maryland, and Louisiana have all voted in favor of legal sports wagering markets through the November 3 vote. Canada is seeking to legalize single-game sports betting on a … Read more
Sponsors for the two sports betting bills on the table in Ohio have either not been re-elected for 2021 or have reached the end of their term within the Ohio Legislature. While this may seem like a negative to get sports betting legalized before the … Read more
Ohio can still make sports betting a legal industry in the state for 2020 as the session ends at the end of the year. House Bill 194 would make sports wagering legal and has seen the most progress within the House when compared to other … Read more
Legal sports betting in Ohio may have to wait until the 2021 session where bills will need to be reintroduced and all progress made in 2020 will be lost. Residents and bill sponsors in the Buckeye State had hoped to launch a legal sportsbook industry … Read more
Larry Householder, the Speaker of the Ohio House, has been arrested by the FBI on charges of bribery and racketeering and is being asked to resign his position in the Ohio Legislature. Householder played a hand with favorable voting on the passage in the House … Read more