Missing disparity study could delay Ohio sports betting

Missing disparity study could delay Ohio sports betting

Article brief provided by PlayOhio
  • Steve Friess, PlayOhio
July 27, 2022 10:30 PM
  • Steve Friess, PlayOhio

Despite a clear directive in the 2021 law that legalizes sports betting in Ohio, the state has not commissioned a required disparity study of the industry that some lawmakers say was intended to take place before licenses could be issued.

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The Ohio Casino Control Commission set a January 1, 2023 date for the launch of sports betting in Ohio. That means the OCCC must issue licenses in the next five months, a process that is underway. But the state’s Department of Administrative Services, which is charged in the law with conducting the study, has no such study underway and, according to its spokeswoman, also no timeline for when it will take place.