Intralot Eyes 40% Sports Betting Tax In Ohio, As Legalization Is Imminent

Interlot - Ohio Sports Betting

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

Ohio Grocery Stores Want In On Legal Sports Betting

Supermarket Betting

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

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: More Bills For Legal Sports Betting Introduced 1/19/2021

Sports Betting Kiosks

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 DeWine Suspects Legal Ohio Sports Betting Coming 2021

Governor Mike DeWine

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

LegalSportsBetting Brief: Iowa Has Remote Registration 1/5/2021

Iowa Sportsbook

Iowa now allows residents the opportunity to remotely join sportsbooks in 2021 and two new operators, PointsBet and BetMGM have entered their market. William Hill now has a mobile sportsbook application available in Washington, DC to go along with their retail venue at the Capital … Read more

Sports Betting In 2021 – Which States Are Most Likely To Legalize?

Connecticut Capitol

Seven states in the nation could make sports betting legal in 2021. On top of that, six more states are expected to discuss legalizing sports wagering in depth come the start of sessions in the new year. NEW YORK – A number of states are … 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