Location: Ohio

Ohio considers 48-hour promotion pause for bettors who set gambling limits

21 October 2026 at 7:28am UTC-4
Ohio could bar sportsbooks from sending promotions to bettors who have just tightened their own gambling limits, under an amendment being considered by the Ohio Casino Control ...

Ohio gambling regulator sends 10 cease-and-desists to prediction markets

7 October 2026 at 9:14am UTC-4
Ohio’s gambling regulator, the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC), has issued 10 cease-and-desist letters to prediction markets on 2 October, following a Sixth Circuit ruling ...
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US Appeals court rejects Kalshi’s bid to block state regulation of prediction markets

28 September 2026 at 6:48am UTC-4
The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Ohio and Tennessee can enforce their gambling laws against prediction market platform Kalshi. According to The Hill, the ...

Ohio igaming proposal would restrict promotions and licenses to land-based casinos: reports

22 September 2026 at 7:11am UTC-4
Ohio lawmakers are considering an online casino framework that would restrict how operators use promotional incentives and limit igaming licenses to the state’s existing land ...
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Scientific Games lauds success of scratch lottery ticket/mobile game Scratch Connect

4 September 2026 at 6:46am UTC-4
Lottery operator Scientific Games is seeing strong feedback from its Scratch Connect product, which moves players from a scratch-off lottery ticket to a mobile digital game ...

Credit card sports betting deposits to be banned in Ohio

8 July 2026 at 7:46am UTC-4
Ohio residents may soon be banned from using credit cards to wager, after the state’s gambling regulator, the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC), has moved to block credit ...

Ohio lawmakers introduce bill to repeal online sports betting

3 July 2026 at 7:10am UTC-4
A group of Ohio lawmakers has formally introduced a bill to ban online sports betting, while allowing in-person sports betting to continue. House Bill 971, also known as the ...

CFTC liaising with Major Sports Leagues to prevent prediction market insider trading

13 May 2026 at 7:50am UTC-4
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig has said the regulator is in talks with every major US professional sports league to strengthen oversight of sports ...

Ohio gaming regulator seeks to ban credit cards from sports wagering

7 May 2026 at 5:46am UTC-4
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's administration has put forward a draft rule this week that would prevent residents from using credit cards to place sports bets. The Ohio Casino Control ...

DraftKings launches horse racing feature in nine US states

28 April 2026 at 7:52am UTC-4
DraftKings is expanding its horse racing offering by adding a feature that will enable wagering directly in its main sportsbook app. The sportsbook will launch the feature in ...

Ohio proposes licensing rules for prediction market operators

28 April 2026 at 7:37am UTC-4
Ohio legislators have introduced a bill that would require prediction market platforms offering sports event contracts to obtain a state license and pay taxes in line with ...

Ohio fines Kalshi US$5 million for unlicensed sports betting

16 April 2026 at 6:18am UTC-4
Ohio gambling regulators have handed down a US$5 million fine to prediction market Kalshi, accusing the company of running an unlicensed sports betting platform in the state ...

Ohio bill proposes fees on sports bets to fund stadiums and schools

16 April 2026 at 5:50am UTC-4
Ohio Republican State Sen. Louis Blessing III has introduced legislation that would impose a 2% fee on sports wagers, directing revenue toward public sports stadiums and K-12 ...

Ohio lawmakers propose online sports betting ban

9 April 2026 at 7:47am UTC-4
Republican lawmakers in Ohio have introduced legislation that would tighten regulations on sports betting across the state. The proposal, backed by several Republican ...

Ohio Judge rules state can enforce gambling laws against Kalshi

11 March 2026 at 7:46am UTC-4
A federal judge in Ohio has ruled that the state can enforce its gambling laws against companies offering sports event contracts, rejecting an attempt by prediction market Kalshi ...