The latest Senate Select Committee on Gaming hearing in Ohio to discuss the sports betting bill again ended without a clear direction for the bill. Lawmakers failed to find common ground, pushing the bill to another later date. The deadline for the final regulations is … Read more
Ohio sports betting legislation has been met with some opposition this week. Advocates of the sports wagering market would like to see Senate Bill 176 that would regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in Ohio pass by June. With a June passage, the sports gaming industry … Read more
The Ohio Legislature received its first taste of a sports betting bill with Senate Bill 176. Senate Bill 176 would regulate mobile and retail sportsbooks in Ohio as well as a lottery pool for sports wagering. There will be a cap of 40 licenses for … 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
The Ohio Legislature will hear its first sports gaming bill in 2021 on Thursday. Ohio wants to regulate a sports wagering market this year and this proposal should fit the bill to get it done. Both mobile and retail sportsbooks would be open for wagers … Read more
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
Ohio will have a sports betting bill drafted and introduced to the legislature in April. The Senate Select Committee on Gaming will draw up a bill for legalizing a sports wagering industry in Ohio after they finish hearing testimony from various speakers on the topic. … Read more
More businesses are coming forward and speaking to the Ohio Legislature about being included in a future sports betting industry. Professional sports teams and bowling alleys statewide have now joined the list of businesses wanting to offer sports wagering at their facilities. COLUMBUS, Ohio – … Read more
Governor Mike DeWine stated that legalizing sports betting in Ohio is inevitable in a press briefing on Monday. In a hearing on Wednesday, Ohio lawmakers heard testimony from Bally’s, Caesars Entertainment, and Intralot. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Legal sports betting is on the horizon in Ohio … 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