CINCINNATI – Ohio lawmakers introduced the Save Ohio Sports Act on Thursday, which aims to prohibit online sports betting, limit wagering to the state’s four land-based casinos, and cap bet amounts at $100. The bill would drastically change the legal sports betting landscape in Ohio, … Read more
Ohio governor Mike DeWine regrets signing the law that brought legal sports betting to Ohio. DeWine has been vocal against prop betting at both the collegiate and professional level, but now opposes the entirety of sports betting. Ohio witnessed betting scandals with Cleveland Guardian pitchers, … Read more
MLB implements $200 betting cap on pitch-level prop bets following federal indictments of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz for allegedly rigging wagers. Quinnipiac poll reveals one-third of Americans believe NBA players and coaches are involved in illegal betting activities, with nearly … Read more
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine complied with the NCAA’s request to prohibit local sportsbooks from offering college prop bets in 2024. However, internationally-licensed and regulated sportsbooks can legally offer college football props in Ohio since they fall under the purview of international regulations. The best player … Read more
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is calling for a statewide ban on prop bets, citing threats to athletes and an ongoing MLB investigation involving two Cleveland Guardians pitchers. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Citing threats to athletes and the integrity of professional sports, Governor Mike DeWine issued a … Read more
Maine’s governor has shelved an iGaming expansion bill that would give tribes exclusive online casino rights until at least 2026. Massachusetts lawmakers held a hearing in June, but the upcoming iLottery launch and ongoing tribal tensions have slowed progress. Ohio faces fractured support, industry pushback, … Read more
States are cashing in on record revenue but asking whether the public is getting shortchanged from sports betting taxes. Tax policy debates from Ohio to Louisiana are exposing fault lines between industry profits and public benefit. Lawmakers nationwide are rethinking the deals that brought sportsbooks … Read more
A newly approved Ohio state budget includes a sports betting tax rate increase to 20%. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the approved budget on July 3. The tax rate increase went into effect on July 1, 2023. COLUMBUS, Ohio – A sports betting tax rate increase … Read more
The Ohio House of Representatives did not concur with the Senate-approved tax rate amendment. A legal sports betting tax rate increase from 10% to 20% was approved in the Ohio Senate on Thursday. The Ohio Casino Control Commission recorded over $45 million in tax revenue … Read more
Ohio will now offer a legalized and regulated sports betting industry after Governor Mike DeWine signed HB 29 into law earlier today. The bill calls for at least 25 mobile sportsbook licenses and 40 brick-and-mortar sportsbooks licenses to be issued as soon as April 1, … Read more
Senate Bill 176 that would regulate sports betting in Ohio has passed in the Senate and will now move to the House. This sports wagering proposal will open both retail and mobile sportsbooks in the Buckeye State. The Ohio Legislature has until December 31 to … Read more
Ohio has finally gotten a glimpse of its first sports betting proposal for 2021. The legislation on the table would regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in the Buckeye State. Should the measure be passed before the end of the year, it would officially go into … Read more