#Hall of Fame Village

Get your party hats on, because it's time to get down. The long wait will finally be over on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. as Ohio sports betting will officially be legal in the Buckeye State. Maybe if you're lucky Ohio State's playoff against Georgia will go to five overtimes and you'll be able to live-bet the Buckeyes early Sunday morning? Ohio will…

Starting Jan. 1, Ohioans will be able to cast legal bets on pro and college sports online or at licensed venues around the state. Starting Sunday morning, sports gambling will be legal in Ohio. House Bill 29, which passed in December 2021, authorized the Casino Control Commission to issue licenses for online sportsbooks, in-person betting at…

With the launch of Ohio sports betting right around the corner on Jan. 1, you're probably wondering if you are allowed to bet on the college football playoff semifinal between the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) and the Georgia Bulldogs (13-0). The game takes place on New Year's Eve - the day before launch day in Ohio - and we're here to tell you if,…

Prior to the Jan. 1, 12:01 a.m. Ohio sports betting launch, the casino control commission is giving all stakeholders a warning to adhere to its marketing and advertising restrictions to not target individual under the age of 21. The Ohio Casino Control Commission has already seen consistent violations from stakeholders that allegedly targeted…

Chris Maggiore talks excitedly about the impact legalized sports betting will have on his Jerzee's sports bars in the Akron-Canton area. Betting kiosks will be available to make wagers on Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Cavaliers games - and also for huge events like the college football playoffs and the Super Bowl. Large high-end television screens…

My first full-time job in journalism was at The Vindicator in Youngstown, a city where I once saw a man at the grocery store buying just two things: a ball of mozzarella cheese and a package of "Just For Men" gel. The Vindicator was an afternoon newspaper when I first started and I would occasionally get phone calls at 5:30 a.m. from a guy who…

Ohio sports betting's launch is less than a month away and its market is largely rounding into shape, as the Ohio Casino Control Commission has conditionally approved the majority of its sports betting license applicants. Sports betting will launch in the Buckeye State at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. The Ohio Casino Control Commission has…

The Ohio Casino Control Commission has granted conditional approval to Betr to serve as an online sports betting management provider for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village. Touted as the first direct-to-consumer micro-betting sports betting platform in the world, Betr will launch its online sports betting service in the Buckeye State on Jan. 1,…

The latest approvals mean Ohio regulators have now approved 16 operators of online sportsbooks to date, including FanDuel and DraftKings. Legal sports betting will start in the Buckeye State on January 1. Regulators have approved the latest batch of licenses for online sports wagering in Ohio, including a permit for the micro-betting firm…

Sports betting is coming to Ohio on New Year's Day with a rollout that will rank among the biggest in the United States. Buckeye State bettors will have a bevy of options as to where they'll make wagers as the Ohio Casino Control Commission has spent the past two months awarding licenses to several different service providers. Here's who is coming…

The Jake Paul-led operator, which is focused on the micro-betting sector of the iGaming industry, now has two markets targeted for when it launches its real-money app - but when exactly that will be is to be determined. Micro-betting is coming to the Hoosier State... eventually. Betr announced a partnership yesterday with Caesars Southern Indiana…

The latest approvals mean the Ohio Casino Control Commission has approved 12 operators of online sportsbooks so far, and even more are expected to get the go-ahead in the weeks to come. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Ohio sports betting regulators have now given the green light to a dozen mobile operators that could launch in the Buckeye State early…

The Ohio Casino Control Commission approved its next batch of sports betting license and Ohio online sports betting operators ahead of the rapidly approaching Jan. 1 universal launch. The casino control commission approved Type A (online sports betting) and Type B (retail sports betting) licenses for the Hall of Fame Village Newco, LLC, the Hard…

Indications are that beginning on New Year's Day, Ohio sports betting fans won't just be able to watch their favorite teams play in their home stadiums or arenas-they'll be able to legally bet on them there, too. The most recent update offered by the Ohio Casino Control Commission on Wednesday conveyed conditional approval status upon 18 applicants…

Mike Crawford's vision for the Hall of Fame Village surrounding the pro football shrine in Canton, Ohio entails more than gold jackets and busts of NFL legends. There's the "destination-based assets" of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, where the ceremonial first NFL preseason game is played, and the expanding…