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Ohio Expects Sports Betting Bill before End of Month

Ohio Senate Select Committee on Gaming has started writing a new sports betting bill and expects to introduce it before the end of April. Ohio Could Have Sports Betting Bill Ready by End of Month Ohio Senate Select Committee on Gaming has begun writing the new sports betting bill after nine hearings and almost 50 […]
Ohio Expects Sports Betting Bill before End of Month
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Casino

Ohio’s Casinos Are on the Rebound Following a Record Month in March

While there is still a long way to go before enjoying pre-COVID-19 pandemic revenues, Ohio’s casinos and racinos are getting there. Last month was a good month for the state’s four casinos and seven racinos, which reported combined gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $215.8 million. Since legal gambling was first introduced in the Buckeye State, this was the best […]
Ohio’s Casinos Are on the Rebound Following a Record Month in March
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Legal

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Says Sports Betting Is Close

In Ohio, sports betting is already happening, argues Gov. Mike DeWine, who expects the legalization push to intensify during the 2021 legislative session. Ohio Certainly to Regulate Sports Betting Says, Gov. Mike DeWine Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said on Monday that sports betting legalization is inevitably coming to the state. It has been years since the US Supreme Court struck down PASPA, […]
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Says Sports Betting Is Close
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Industry

Ohio 2020 Lottery Sales up 15%, Casinos down 24%, VLTs down 35%

The Ohio Lottery Commission reported its 2020 annual financial figures posting double digit growth in sales during a year marred with an infectious virus outbreak and months of accompanying restrictions. Lottery Sales Booming Total sales in 2020 generated in excess of $3.8 billion, 15% more than the $3.3 billion the lottery managed to gobble from […]
Ohio 2020 Lottery Sales up 15%, Casinos down 24%, VLTs down 35%
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Legal

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman Establishes Committee on Gaming

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman established a new committee that would oversee the gaming regulation in the state. Besides overseeing the gaming, the newly established committee would analyze the impact of the industry in Ohio. Committee on Gaming Established in Ohio Earlier this week, Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman announced the creation of a Senate […]
Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman Establishes Committee on Gaming
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Sports

WynnBet Gets Access in Ohio, Eighth State for the Company

Ohio now welcomes another sports betting brand with WynnBet securing market access while the state prepares to legalize sports betting by mid-2021, Gov. Mike DeWine hopes. WynnBet’s Footprint in the US Continues to Grow WynnBET is continuing to grow its clout on the sports betting market in the United States, with the app securing a […]
WynnBet Gets Access in Ohio, Eighth State for the Company
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Says Sports Betting Legalization Very Likely

Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine has said that the state is likely to consider and pass a sports betting legislation in 2021. State Governor Hopes for Legalized Sports Betting in Ohio Ohio’s thriving sports community doesn’t enjoy the added benefit of a legalized sports betting industry, which could potentially come with numerous perks for the state, […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Says Sports Betting Legalization Very Likely
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Legal

Ohio Could Pass a Sports Betting Bill Before 2021

Ohio’s sports betting bill passed the House vote in May this year. On Wednesday this week, the bill was heard by the Senate General Government and Agency Review Committee. Now the legislature can either pass the bill by the end of this legislative season or introduce a new bill in 2021. Sports Betting Bill in […]
Ohio Could Pass a Sports Betting Bill Before 2021
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Casino

Ohio Gambling Market Posted All-Time Record in October

Casinos and racinos in Ohio produced another record in terms of revenue in October since their re-opening from the coronavirus shutdowns. The Ohio Casino Control Commission released its revenue report Monday, posting $169.1 million in gambling revenue generated for the month by the 11 land-based gambling establishments in the state. The gross gaming revenue (GGR) […]
Ohio Gambling Market Posted All-Time Record in October
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Business

Kindred Signs with Penn National, Enters Illinois and Ohio

Kindred announced today its expansion across regulated US markets will continue as the sports wagering company entered into an agreement with Penn National Gaming to ensure market access to Illinois and Ohio. The new agreement will provide access for Kindred’s brand, Unibet, to pursue licensing in Illinois, through Argosy Casino Alton, and in Ohio, through […]
Kindred Signs with Penn National, Enters Illinois and Ohio