Sports Gambling

Sports betting is legal in 33 states, and it wasn’t immediately clear whether any other states had issued similar orders.

The new year brings legalized sports betting to Ohio with plenty of options for placing a bet. Starting Sunday, Ohio joins more than 30 states where fans can bet on sports.

The Problem Gambling Addiction Program will begin screening for candidates Oct. 17.

The state will start allowing sports betting on January 1, 2023. People will be able to make bets online, in gambling establishments and in licensed liquor establishments.

The justices of the Ohio Supreme court heard arguments last week in a case challenging Ohio's new state legislative district lines. Lawmakers passed a sports betting bill before their holiday break. We discuss this and more on the Weekly Reporter Roundtable.

Betting on sports could start in Ohio by January 1, 2023.

A committee of Ohio House and Senate members that is considering the legislation has reached a sticking point.

As Ohio lawmakers consider legalizing sports betting, gambling opponents are sounding the alarm that allowing it would hurt minorities.

With the budget bill signed into law, legislators are looking ahead for the next big issues to be tackled after summer break. Among the conversations that'll take place between now and when lawmakers return will be the future of sports betting in Ohio.

As the clock ticks toward the June 30 deadline to pass Ohio's operating budget for the next two years, lawmakers squared off on a number of big issues circulating the Statehouse.