Newly legalized sports betting has been the hot topic in Ohio since its launch in January. But slot machines are the more popular way to gamble in the Buckeye State in terms of the amount being wagered, spin after spin.
While Ohioans have bet $3.8 billion on sports in six months, they’ve made $12.4 billion worth of bets on slot machines at Ohio’s 11 casinos and racinos, according to reports from Ohio’s Casino Control and Lottery commissions.
Slot machines haven’t seen a slow down, as betting at the machines is up 4.8% year-over-year.
Now that Ohio is more than halfway through its first year of sports gambling, after more than a decade of casino and racinos, cleveland.com took a look to see how sports betting stacks up against its more traditional counterparts.
