Ohio Legislature Names Conferees To Finalize Sports Betting Legislation
The Ohio legislature named conferees to negotiate sports betting legislation Friday, and the committee could move quickly in October.
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.
The Ohio legislature named conferees to negotiate sports betting legislation Friday, and the committee could move quickly in October.
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