Penn, Ohio Casinos Wary Online Lottery Could Overstep With Instant Games
As long as it doesn't involve slo-like instant games, Ohio casinos would support a Senate effort to include online lottery in the sports betting bill.
Matthew has covered efforts to legalize and regulate online gambling since 2007. His reporting on the legalization of sports betting began in 2010 with an article for Playboy Magazine on how the NFL was pushing US money overseas by fighting the expansion of regulated sports betting. A USC journalism alum, Matt started his career as a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Daily News and has written on a variety of topics for Playboy, Men’s Journal, Los Angeles magazine, LA Weekly and ESPN.com.
As long as it doesn't involve slo-like instant games, Ohio casinos would support a Senate effort to include online lottery in the sports betting bill.
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An Ohio Senator wants to include authorization of internet lottery in the Ohio sports betting bill, and many, but not all are on board.