Ohio

Ohio Regulators Working Against The Clock To Launch Sports Betting

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The leadup to legal sports betting in Ohio is a bit different than in most other states getting ready to launch for the first time. Look at Massachusetts and Maryland, as examples. The MA sports betting bill was signed August 1 but there is no hard timeline laid out in the […] Read More

Which Sportsbook Partners Received Ohio Sports Betting Licenses To Start Jan. 1?

The Ohio Casino Control Commission approved 10 Ohio sports betting proprietor licenses at its Thursday meeting. There are still plenty of approvals to go before Ohio sportsbooks can launch at midnight on Jan. 1. Executive Director Matt Schuler made it clear those approvals for a day-one launch depend on hitting multiple deadlines. As of two […] Read More

Will Ohio Sports Betting Applicants Missing Paperwork Launch Day 1?

A third of the companies applying to offer sports betting in Ohio have a new deadline to submit necessary paperwork or miss the Jan. 1, 2023 launch. Those unspecified applicants are missing information on holding companies and key employees that need to be cleared by the Ohio Casino Control Commission before licensure, Executive Director Matt […] Read More

Three More Operators Apply For Ohio Sports Betting Opening Day

There are two dozen mobile operators that hope to be live for the first day of sports betting in Ohio. Betway, MaximBet and Prophet Exchange applied for second-skin licenses by Monday’s deadline, according to Wednesday’s update. That ensures they will be ready to launch with the other Ohio sportsbooks at midnight Jan. 1, 2023, pending […] Read More

Midnight Madness: Ohio Sports Betting Starts Promptly Jan. 1, 2023

Sports betting in Ohio will start at midnight on Jan. 1, 2023, according to Casino Control Commission Executive Director Matt Schuler. Ohio sportsbooks can take their first bets “once the ball drops in Times Square,” Schuler said at Wednesday’s commission meeting. There should be plenty of operators ready to go based on applications received so […] Read More

Applications Due Friday To Launch Ohio Sports Betting On Day One

The application deadline to be on the starting line of the Ohio sports betting market is coming up Friday. So far, there is not much competition. That likely will change, according to an Ohio Casino Control Commission spokesperson Monday: “While I do not have a crystal ball, our team has been speaking with individuals/entities daily […] Read More