The wait is finally over. For many sports fans, the gap between the Super Bowl and the start of the following NFL season can feel like forever. However, folks in Ohio are getting double-serving when both in-state teams meet in Week 1.
The Cincinnati Bengals will visit the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in a matchup of two AFC North rivals. This will be the first time there will be legal Ohio sports betting during a full NFL season. As a result, the state’s casinos and retail sportsbooks will be hot spots around kickoff time.
PlayOhio has the details on what football fans can find if they visit some Ohio casinos.
Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati Survivor Contest
The Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati is home to the Hard Rock retail sportsbook. To go along with the kickoff to the NFL season, the casino is hosting the “Hard Rock Survivor Contest.”
For those unfamiliar with survivor contests, contestants pick a team to win their game each week. If your team wins, you move on. If your team loses, you’re eliminated. The winner is the last remaining entrant with a correct selection during the 2023 NFL season. If multiple contestants make it through the season without picking incorrectly, they will chop the prize pool.
However, there is a wrinkle. Entrants may only pick each team once throughout the contest. For example, if you select the Cincinnati Bengals to win during Week 1, you won’t be able to choose them again for the rest of the contest.
There is a $100 entry fee. The Hard Rock guarantees the prize pool will be at least $15,000. The prize pool will be funded with the contest entry fees. All prize payouts will be made in cash or check.
This contest will drive more folks to check out the Hard Rock retail sportsbook and participate in the Ohio sports betting market. Each entrant must make their pick in person every week at the sportsbook retail window.
Jack Casino Cleveland’s betJack sportsbook holding drawings and giveaways
The betJACK Ohio sportsbook is excited to bring back football fans to Jack Casino Cleveland. While Browns games will be a highlight, they will have all the games available for folks to watch and bet on. However, there are a few other things they hope will draw people in to visit the casino.
First, there will be a Football Pick 6 drawing every week. Guests will pick who they think will win six games of their choosing for a chance to win up to a $500 bonus bet.
The casino will also be giving away NFL jerseys. Every in-person parlay wager made on each drawing day of $20 or more gives you one drawing entry. Drawing days will be held every Sunday in September, plus Monday, September 18. If you win the drawing, you will win a pro football jersey of your choice.
Hollywood Casino Columbus “Choose The Champs” promo
Meanwhile, the Hollywood Casino Columbus is drawing folks in with their “Choose The Champs” promotion. Customers can win an up to $1,000 PENN Slot Play each week. This unique promo will help the casino turn sports bettors into slot players and vice versa.
All you have to do is use a PENN Play kiosk at the casino to make your picks for the upcoming week’s NFL games. PENN Play members will get one free entry per week. You can earn 100 tier points to play on your favorite slots and tables for an additional entry. You can earn up to 2 additional entries per week.
Each week, 50 players who selected the most accurate game outcomes will receive prizes. The customer with the most weekly wins over the course of the season will win $5,000 cash.
Hollywood Casino Toledo hopes fans will come check out their sportsbook, regardless of what it will be called
Hollywood Casino Toledo is heading into the NFL season with its Barstool Sports-branded retail sportsbook. However, it remains to be seen if they will call it that throughout the year.
Thanks to PENN Entertainment’s deal with ESPN to change the online Barstool Sportsbook to the ESPNBet Sportsbook. The expectation is that PENN’s retail sportsbook locations will take on the ESPN branding. However, it remains to be seen when that transition will take place.
In the meantime, Hollywood Casino Toledo is still touting the Barstool branding for the time being. They hope to reel customers with their expansive food and drink menu. They are also having a $130,000 Tailgate Truck Giveaway where folks can win a brand new 2023 Ford F-150 Tremor.
These promos could attract more college football fans. It is also important to note that the two Hollywood casinos in Ohio are just two hours apart. The Barstool Sportsbook at Hollywood Casino Columbus will host game-day watch parties. Fans can catch their favorite college or pro teams, dig into their all-new tailgate menu, and drink specials while also placing some bets.
