Sports bettors in Ohio will continue to use 'ol reliable sites like BetOnline to place their wagers as the state announced its own apps will not be available until at least January 2023 with some 3,000 license applications anticipated.
That sounds like a crazy number.
"We’re going to need to do all of those investigations to issue those licenses and then make sure they’re in compliance with all of the rules and regulations," spokeswoman Jessica Franks said. "We’re going to need all of that time right up until January.”
Last week, reports surfaced that sports betting could be launched as early as October of this year. That's not happening, according to Franks.
Ohio bettors will not be able to bet on NFL and College Football games this upcoming season. Well, at least not with any state regulated apps.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are a perennial favorite to win the Championship while the Cincinnagi Bengals played in the most recent Super Bowl. The Bengals and Browns were each listed at between 18-1 and 20-1 to win the 2023 Super Bowl.
It's been reported that Ohio has the potential to take in a billion dollars in handle per year, and that number growing more than three times over the next decade.
- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com
