#Jessica Franks

The strong start to legal two weeks ago should get an immediate boost Sunday as the home-state Cincinnati Bengals begin their quest for a second straight Super Bowl appearance. On Sunday, the Bengals (12-4) host the Baltimore Ravens (10-7) at Paycor Stadium in an AFC wild card game. The opening kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. At Caesars…

CLEVELAND - Ohio recorded more betting transactions than any other state in the first 24 hours after sports betting become legal Jan. 1, according to GeoComply.com, a geolocation and anti-fraud company for the gaming industry. The company reported 11.3 million transactions between midnight Jan. 1 and 11:59 p.m. Jan. 2. The most bets occurred in the…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Gambling apps were heavily used when legal sports betting launched on Sunday, but the amount of money bet in Ohio is still a mystery - and will be for some time because of a lag in official reporting. Still, cellphone data says people in Ohio were likely busy making bets when gambling launched. According to one company's data,…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) - Some companies that started offering legal sports betting at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day are already getting off to a rough start, and could be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. The Ohio Casino Control Commission said the parent companies for Caesars, DraftKings and Bet…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Sports gambling in Ohio has been legal for just four days and Gov. Mike DeWine is already sounding some alarms. "The companies that are doing the massive advertising need to be aware that they're being looked at very closely by the governor and the casino control commission," DeWine said. The Casino Control Commission said…

If you've turned on the TV or scrolled through social media in the past few months, there's a high likelihood you've encountered a seemingly countless amount of ads promoting sports betting services. Starting Jan. 1, sports wagering will become legal in Ohio. In the new year, companies that have spent the past year trying to grab the public's…

CINCINNATI - Coin flips, cornhole and Call of Duty. Can you guess which of these makes for a legal bet in Ohio? The answer can be found in the Event and Wager Catalogue, which defines bets allowed and prohibited when Ohio launches its sports betting industry on January 1. The catalogue, published by the Ohio Casino Control Commission in…

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day both have some extra juice added to them for Ohio residents this year. Not only does Ohio State take on Georgia in the College Football Playoff on December 31, but sports betting comes to Ohio on January 1. This leads us to the question likely on every prospective sports bettor in the state of Ohio. Will residents…

Starting Jan. 1, Ohio residents will be permitted to place bets on professional, college and esports, following in the footsteps of 32 other states which have already legalized such gambling. On Dec. 31, Ohio State football will face Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia. With the game kicking off…

Sports betting becomes legal in Ohio on New Year's Day, and dozens of Mahoning Valley bars will be ready with wagering kiosks that can be operated by patrons. So far, the state casino control commission has approved kiosks for 46 bars and restaurants in Mahoning County, 22 in Trumbull and eight in Columbiana. The kiosks are similar in size and…

The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) fined Barstool Sports for illegally marketing its Barstool Sportsbook during a November 15 campus event at the University of Toledo. violated two gambling regulations regarding to whom and where it can advertise According to the commission, Barstool violated two gambling regulations regarding to whom and…

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…

Jake Paul, the Cleveland-born social media star turned professional boxer, is betting that millennial men like him are ready to plunge into legal online sports gaming. But not with traditional bets - like whether the Browns are going to beat the Steelers, or by how much. Paul this year co-founded an online betting app that lets users bet in real…

Ohio regulators have laid out the list of acceptable wagering options for when legal sports betting begins in the state on January 1, and there's a lot to work with. The Buckeye State will have a lot of wagering options when sports betting in Ohio officially launches in the New Year. But betting markets that are popular around major events like the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Aside from Christmas trees now out at Scioto Downs, new counters for its soon-to-be physical sportsbook were installed Monday, and signs advertising it now decorate the horse racing track and casino on South High Street. It's a signal that as 2022 comes to a close, casinos in the state and national digital sportsbook apps…

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…

Ohio sports betting might be short a few mobile and retail sportsbooks when the Buckeye State goes live on Jan. 1. Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) Director of Communications Jessica Franks told Gaming Today in a phone call Tuesday that companies hoping to launch on the state's Jan. 1 universal start date are required to turn in documentation…

The casino control commission voted in favor of the establishments -- along with hundreds of others from across the state -- at their two most recent meetings. More local businesses that have applied are likely to be approved for sports gambling in the coming weeks and months. One of the local establishments that received approval was Company 7 BBQ…