Plenty Of Reasons Ohio Needs To Get Sports Betting Done In 2020
With two key legislative supporters terming out and one in a tight race for reelection, there's added importance for Ohio sports betting to pass in 2020.
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.
With two key legislative supporters terming out and one in a tight race for reelection, there's added importance for Ohio sports betting to pass in 2020.
Ohio's Senate Select Committee on Gaming has only heard two witnesses in two weeks, but the obstacles to legalizing sports betting are clear.
Despite limited time to pass sports betting before the end of the year, a brief Ohio Senate committee hearing provided little progress.
Sponsors for Ohio sports betting worked out the differences between their bills, making it likely that Ohio legalizes sports wagering this year.
After eight committee hearings, the Ohio Senate dropped a sports betting bill with 20 mobile licenses, 20 retail licenses and limited lottery.
The months of Ohio gaming committee hearings are soon to come to an end. The committee plans to vote out a bill Tuesday and have it passed by the Senate on Wednesday.