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What you need to know before placing your first sports bet in Ohio
CLEVELAND - After years of sorting out how it will all work, sports betting is about to become legal in the state of Ohio.
It all goes live beginning on News Year's Day, and whether it's on your phone, a passing billboard or while watching TV, the ads for Ohio's new world of legalized sports betting are everywhere.
Companies are dishing out dollars…