Ohio Sports Betting: Still Hurdles To Cross For 2020 Legalization

Ohio Sports Betting

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

Will Ohio Sports Betting Bill Be Affected By Scandal In The House?

Larry Householder

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

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