Ohio two-year state budget suggests doubling of sports betting tax rate

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 […]

Ollie Ring  •  13 Feb 2023
Former QB Bernie Kosar removed from Ohio radio show after betting breach

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 […]

Ollie Ring  •  12 Jan 2023
Ohio sports betting starts with a boom

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 […]

Ollie Ring  •  27 Sep 2023