In a major step towards the legalization of this activity

Ohio: sports betting bill's sponsors optimist on a deal 

The House overwhelmingly approved legislation in late May to put the Ohio Lottery Commission in charge of sports betting and give much of the tax proceeds to education.
2020-06-15
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They believe the House and Senate can work out a compromise despite differences in who would regulate it. 

The sponsors of legislative proposals to legalize sports wagering in Ohio believe the Senate and the House can work out a compromise as regards the differences of both bills

The House overwhelmingly approved legislation in late May to put the Ohio Lottery Commission in charge of sports betting and give much of the tax proceeds to education.

It would allow wagers on sporting events not only on mobile phones but also at carry-outs, restaurants, bars, bowling alleys, and other small service businesses in Ohio, as well as the more traditional casinos and race tracks.

A Senate bill stuck in committee as the coronavirus pandemic slows legislative work makes the Casino Control Commission the chief regulator with no detailed plan on where tax proceeds would go.

Rep. Dave Greenspan says the state Constitution favors the House version.

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