Category: Ohio
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has fined DraftKings and PENN Entertainment (Barstool) a total of $750,000 for breaches of its advertising regulations within days of the official state launch. DraftKings settled two violations for a total fine of $500,000 and PENN one violation for $250,000. The settlements saw both companies waive their rights to a […]
Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine is eyeing a rise in the Ohio sports betting tax despite it having been legal for just over a month. His two-year $87 billion state budget has headlines of ‘no income tax cuts’, but a ‘tax hike buried’, according to local news outlet State News. Where will the Ohio tax revenue […]
Ohio based Bernie Kosar has been removed from the Browns’ pregame radio show after breaching NFL rules by betting on the Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers game. The Cleveland Browns fan-favorite, has reportedly been released from his work duties as a member of the Browns’ pregame radio show. Kosar had revealed on social media that […]
Ohio officially launched legal sports betting on January 1, with numerous tier one operators going live at midnight. Geolocation security and compliance company GeoComply’s published data suggests the launch was a large success, with 11.3m geolocation transactions recorded over the course of the New Year’s weekend. The Ohio online sports betting launch saw Ohio usurp […]
The Ohio Casino Control Commission released an update on prospective applicants for the launch of mobile sports betting, revealing a further three applications. In total, there are 24 mobile operators that hope to be live for the first day of sports betting January 1st 2023. The three new names in the update fall under the […]
Following the Cincinnati Bengals applying for a sports betting licence in Ohio, the Ohio-based NFL franchise has entered a partnership with Betfred USA which will see the operator become the team’s official sports betting partner. Betfred USA has plans to launch a mobile sports betting application in the state of Ohio, pending regulatory approval from […]
The Cincinnati Bengals has become the first professional sporting outfit to apply for a sports betting license in Ohio. The NFL franchise has applied for both a type-A license as well as a type-B. The 2021 Super Bowl LVI runners-up became the fourth business to apply for approval as a type-A sports gaming proprietor, joining […]
