Ohio Rep. Brigid Kelly Gives Update On Legal Sports Betting Outlook

Brigid Kelly

There have been no Ohio sports betting bills presented yet in the 2021 legislative session. Governor Mike DeWine has spoken out in favor of legalizing sports wagering in the Buckeye State, making an outcome more favorable with future proposals. Revenue generated from legal retail and … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: Ohio Fails To Pass Sports Betting In Session 12/30/2020

Ohio Sport Betting Legislation Fail

The Philadelphia 76ers and BetMGM have partnered and FanDuel Sportsbook entered a partnership with WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports. Ohio’s Legislature has adjourned for 2020 without passing Sub. SB 111 that would have allowed legal sportsbooks in the state. Alabama, Florida, and Georgia are all in talks … Read more

No Passage On Ohio Sports Betting Legislation For 2020

Ohio State University Stadium

Ohio sports betting legislation failed to pass in the 2020 session as the Ohio Legislature adjourned on Tuesday. A sports wagering industry in Ohio shows revenue projections in the million-dollar range annually. It is expected that similar bill proposals to legalize sportsbooks in the Buckeye … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: NC To Launch Sportsbooks Next Year 12/22/2020

Governor Roy Cooper

North Carolina will have legal sports betting launch in 2021 at both Harrah’s locations in the state. Tribes in California received the required number of signatures to get legal sports wagering on the November 2022 ballot while Ohio continues to try for sports wagering legalization … Read more

Speaking With Sen. Eklund On OH Sports Betting Legalization In 2020

Senator John Eklund

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

Ohio Still has Three Weeks To Legalize Sports Betting

Ohio Senator John Eklund

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

LegalSportsBetting Brief: MA & Ohio Sessions Wind Down 11/24/2020

Ohio - Massachusetts Statehouses

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

Ohio Senator Believes Legal Sports Betting Still Possible In 2020

Senator John Eklund

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 Sports Betting Bill On the Clock With Sponsors Voted Out

Rep. Dave Greenspan

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

Where Is OH On Legalizing Sports Betting? Sponsors Speak On Topic

John Eklund - Dave Greenspan

There are two bills in the state legislature that would legalize sports betting in Ohio. Senate Bill 111 and House Bill 194 both differ in their overall formats but each would make gambling on sporting events a legal pastime in the Buckeye State. OH HB … Read more

Ohio Sports Betting Bills Lagging Behind Neighboring States

Ohio Sports Betting Bills

Two sports betting bills in Ohio have been sitting in the legislature since the spring of 2019. OH SB 111 resides in the state Senate and aims to have the Ohio Casino Control Commission in charge of regulating sports betting. OH HB 194 is in … Read more

Lawmakers Hopeful Ohio Sports Betting Will Come In 2020

Ohio

Ohio state Sen. John Eklund and Ohio state House Rep. Dave Greenspan are coming together to combine their bills into one heading into 2020. The issues of where sports betting in Ohio will take place and which agency will be in charge of regulating the … Read more