Location: Ohio
Ohio has become the most interesting state in the sportsbook world
The most interesting state in the sportsbook world right now? It has to be Ohio. If it was Gov. Mike DeWine speaking, in the parlance of a... more
Penn Entertainment aims to start building Ohio’s first casino hotel by fall at Hollywood Casino Columbus
Work is scheduled to begin this fall on a 200-room hotel next to Hollywood Casino Columbus on the West Side, fulfilling a long desire for a... more
EDITORIAL: Ohio sports betting tax doubled
Ohio is now less inviting to parasites. Specifically the sports betting companies that have invaded the state since legalized gambling in... more
Alabama baseball gambling scandal: apparent perpetrator made a scene at the sportsbook, cameras captured evidence
On April 28, Bert Eugene Neff Jr. walked into the BetMGM Sportsbook at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati in possession of a large... more
Bet365 cracks Ohio sports betting market’s top three operators
The first major US push by Bet365 helped the sportsbook claim the third-most online market share in Ohio sports betting handle in May. The... more
Ohio’s May casino revenue down 3% from a year ago
Ohio’s casinos and racinos had $196 million in gambling revenue in May, about a 3% drop compared to this month last year. The same 11... more
Ohio doubles sports wagering tax rate, will ban bettors for abusive behavior
The latest Ohio budget contains a big jump in the tax rate for operators of sports betting sites and explicit legal power to ban abusive... more
Ohio to operators: no promo offers during non-sportsbook transactions
Ohio regulators continued their clamp down on gambling advertising Wednesday when they announced that gaming operators would no longer be... more
Analyst blasts New York governor in scathing legislative roundup
B Global founder Brendan Bussmann pulled no punches today when assessing New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul’s latest foray into gaming... more
Six months in, Ohio’s sports betting launch holds lessons for regulators, media
In early January, Derek Longmeier was pretty peeved. “I couldn’t scroll through Facebook and not find an illegal ad that either did not... more
