The Nordonia Hills School District in Ohio will receive a $15 million payment from MGM Northfield Park as a tax settlement over the Northfield racino, as announced on Monday. The fiscal office records of Summit County reported that the lots where various harness racing and casino operations are taking place at Summit County’s northern edge […]
Sports gamification expert Low6 and the franchise of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals announced a new partnership that will see the launch of two free-to-play games. Fan Engagement The deal between the UK-based gamification company and the NFL franchise from Ohio will release the Bengals Picks and Ultimate Bengals free-to-play-games to mark the second acquisition in […]
Pete Rose’s life has almost come full circle. He holds a number of MLB records and should have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame years ago. However, a black cloud in the form of sports betting hangs over his head to this day, despite the US now embracing the activity. Statements are now […]
Online sportsbook operator MaximBet has signed two new market-access partnerships in Ohio and Pennsylvania, marking two more jurisdictions in which the company will soon launch. Introduced by the namesake men’s magazine, the sportsbook is an attempt by the company to break into a new vertical. Heading for the New States as MaximBet’s Operations Expand MaximBet already broke ground […]
Ohio is one of a handful of states where sports betting legalization is on the table. A bill to bring the activity to the state has already made it past the Senate, but still needs to get by lawmakers in the House of Representatives. Ahead of the latter chamber’s return to work next month, opponents […]
Many states, upon hearing that the US Supreme Court had given PASPA its rightful place in the dead legislation cemetery in 2018, began working on ways to break into sports gambling. The burgeoning US industry has seen a lot of support since then, with approximately 30 states able to put together the legislative framework and […]
The sports betting bill in Ohio finally reached the senate floor after it was unanimously approved in the Senate Select Committee on Gaming Tuesday afternoon. Licensing Process Delayed It took more than a dozen hearings and a number of changes before the committee unanimously voted SB176 to move the bill to the Senate Rules and […]
WynnBet, the sports betting brand of Wynn Resorts, announced today it entered into a new partnership with a professional sports franchise in the US to continue its expansion across regulated jurisdictions. Teaming with the Reds WynnBet signed an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds from Major League Baseball (MLB) to collaborate with the franchise on marketing […]
There is more evidence that the US economy is on the rebound following a disastrous year caused by COVID-19. Several states have already reported significant improvements with their gambling markets and Ohio is proving that the gains are more than just a short-term trend. The state’s 11 casinos and racinos reported significant revenue improvements for […]
Ohio lawmakers stirred up a hornets’ nest when they put sports gambling on the table. Anyone and everyone in the state wants a piece of the action and is doing everything possible to be included. The Ohio Select Committee on Gaming met on Wednesday to discuss a sports gambling bill, where it was inundated with […]
