Officials regulating Ohio sports betting say they are undertaking new initiatives designed to address situations in which college athletes feel pressured or are subjected to abuse by bettors.

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The issue of how legal sports betting has impacted student athletes was discussed at Wednesday’s monthly meeting of the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Commission Chairman Thomas Stickrath and Executive Director Matt Schuler said they met recently with Gov. Mike DeWine, whom they referred to as having strong interest in such problems.

The commission officials said DeWine was pleased to hear about plans by the OCCC to make use of an app designed to help college athletes who are facing pressure and to mount a public awareness campaign discouraging harassment of athletes.