Ohio Gives Gaming Licensees Oct. 30 Deadline to Cut Prediction-Market Ties
The casino regulator says even technology and integrity services for unlicensed sports contracts could put licences at risk.
The casino regulator says even technology and integrity services for unlicensed sports contracts could put licences at risk.
The state’s one-in-five estimate covers all levels of gambling risk and was measured before legal sports betting began in 2023.
The Ohio regulator joined Michigan and Nevada in withdrawing, while Massachusetts voted unanimously to retain its membership for now.
The state’s gambling regulator is advancing a rule aimed at borrowers who wager money they do not have.
The proposal would ban mobile wagering, cut bets to $100 and bar the sorts of wagers that now dominate the market.
Report shows there were 1,492 calls placed to Ohio’s Problem Gambling Helpline in January, up from 456 calls for assistance one year earlier.
Ohio for Responsible Gambling’s “Pause Before You Play” campaign will educate Ohioans on the dangers of problem gambling. Sports betting starts January 1.