Ohio still has no sports betting bill in 2021, a week late from the date that one was supposed to be introduced to the Ohio Legislature. Any proposal for a sports wagering industry in the Buckeye State will include retail and mobile sportsbooks. Lawmakers have … Read more
Ohio sports betting will likely be regulated in 2021 with a bill that will get its first introductions in April. Professional sports organizations as well as Governor Mike DeWine believe 2021 is the year for an Ohio sports betting market to launch. The Cleveland Cavaliers … Read more
The Ohio Legislature continues to hear testimony about the benefits that a legal sports betting market would bring to the state. Oddly enough, grocery stores in Ohio have come forward to request inclusion in any legislation for sports wagering to be eligible to offer the … Read more
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
Georgia and Kentucky have filed bills to legalize sports betting in 2021. Connecticut, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Virginia, and Washington all have proposals about their legal sports wagering markets to be heard in the current or upcoming legislative sessions. Governors in Arizona and Ohio are … Read more
Governor Mike DeWine says he suspects sports betting in Ohio will be legal in 2021. Ohio has failed to advance sports betting bills in their legislation. Neighboring states Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Michigan all have thriving sports betting markets. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sports betting in Ohio … Read more
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
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
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
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
House Bill 194 would legalize sports betting in Ohio, has passed in the House, and is currently in the Senate for further approval. Bill sponsor, Representative Brigid Kelly is hopeful that Ohio will see a legal sports betting market before the year ends through OH … Read more
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