Ohio lawmakers continue to push back against the state’s sports betting laws, and the latest attempt came Wednesday morning when House Republicans announced the “Save Ohio Sports Act.” The promised package of proposals would eliminate online sports betting, which was legalized in December 2021 and launched on New Year’s Day 2023.
Reps. Gary Click, Johnathan Newman, and Riordan McClain held a press conference and outlined a bill that would ban sports betting online but continue to allow it in person. The package would also make prop bets, parlays, and in-game betting illegal and prohibit any betting on college sports. In addition, the proposal would limit how much and how often those in the state can wager, ban credit card funding of accounts and promotions, and tighten up advertising rules.
