Sports
December 16, 2021
Ohio’s Sports Betting Market to Allow Bets on College Games
Ohio sports betting will include major college-level sports when the state’s market opens. This was the announcement made Wednesday by the head of the state agency that is responsible for overseeing the new industry. Ohio Embraces College Sports Betting Matt Schuler, executive director of the Casino Control Commission (CCC), which will oversee the activity, stated […]
Legal
December 9, 2021
Ohio Legalizes Sports Betting, Licenses to Be Issued in April 2022
Ohio sports betting is officially legal as the state’s General Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday. After three years of massive talks and debates on the topic, both the House and Senate voted to approve House Bill 29. Ohio Senate voted 31-1, and Ohio House voted 72-23, and hence, the bill is now in the […]
Industry
December 9, 2021
Ohio’s Gambling Market Sets a Yearly Record, and the Year’s Not Even Over
Ohio’s casinos, racinos and bingo halls have broken the record for the entire year with $2.11 billion in gambling revenue. This is $120 million more than the 2019 record, according to Tuesday’s report from the Ohio Casino Control and Lottery Commissions. Ohio Gaming Has a Great Year 2020 was a year of shutdowns and curfews. […]
Industry
December 3, 2021
Ohio: Lawmakers Continue to Work on Sports Betting Legalization
Since PASPA was struck down in 2018, more than half of the US states have legalized and launched some form of sports betting. While legalization reduces the share of the black market, it also brings valuable revenue in the form of tax for each state. Ohio Lawmakers Spent Years Trying to Legalize Sports Betting Ohio […]
Legal
December 2, 2021
Used Car Salesman Scammed Car Dealers, Laundered Funds at Cincinnati Casino
According to an FBI affidavit, a man who ran a car sales fraud laundered his ill-gotten profits through a casino. Ismail Shalash, 36, is a Palestinian citizen who is currently on the run in Morocco. Fishy Online Car Sales Shalash’s scheme started with an online “business” selling luxury cars to car dealers. He sometimes went […]
Industry
November 4, 2021
Ohio Sports Betting Deal Is 90% Agreed; Licenses Will Be Issued in 2022
The Ohio House and Senate have been pursuing the goal of legalizing the new form of gambling in the state for the past two years, but the option of having a compromise is still not guaranteed. House and Senate competing measures would allow people in the state to participate in sports betting activities. Since the […]
Sports
November 2, 2021
Ohio Senate President Expects Sports Betting Measure to Start Moving
Ohio’s House and Senate have been going to and fro for over two years now trying to figure out a framework for the sports gambling industry. Two measures have been submitted to state legislators to discuss on Capitol Square this year, and they both seem to offer their own interpretation of what a regulated gambling […]
Casino
November 1, 2021
Hard Rock Reveals $70 Million Plans for Cincinnati Hotel
Florida-headquartered casino and hospitality company Hard Rock International envisions putting in $70 million into adding a hotel to its casino in Cincinnati. The expansion will make the casino more attractive to bettors from further destinations. Hard Rock Details Its Vision Jon Lucas, Hard Rock’s chief operating officer, revealed more about this idea. According to him, […]
Sports
October 29, 2021
BetMGM Launches Horse Racing Betting App in Ohio
BetMGM is branching out from sports betting and iGaming through a new app dedicated to horse racing in Ohio. The app will be gradually rolled out in other markets where horse racing is legal in the US, with BetMGM confident that it can enter a new vertical and continue to exercise market dominance as it has in […]
Casino
October 13, 2021
MGM Northfield Reaches Tax Settlement Deal With Ohio School System
The Nordonia Hills School District in Ohio will receive a $15 million payment from MGM Northfield Park as a tax settlement over the Northfield racino, as announced on Monday. The fiscal office records of Summit County reported that the lots where various harness racing and casino operations are taking place at Summit County’s northern edge […]