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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law legalizing sports betting. He now says he’s opposed to it
Gov. DeWine regrets legalizing sports betting and seeks limits on micro-bets after scandals; MLB capped pitch prop bets at $200 amid $11 billion U.S. market, he said.
- If Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine could turn back time, he would not have signed Ohio's 2021 sports-betting law, which allowed wide wagering options across the state.
- DeWine says his concerns began almost as soon as the law took effect in 2023 after his office received reports that gamblers threatened the University of Dayton basketball team, prompting outreach to NCAA President Charlie Baker and the Ohio Casino Control Commission.
- DeWine recently emerged as a key player in talks that capped single-pitch prop bets at $200 and excluding them from parlays, announced earlier this month after Guardians pitchers Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase were indicted.
- DeWine, who faces term limits next year, says he'd sign a repeal but believes the Ohio Statehouse lacks votes, so he will keep advocating for voluntary buy-in from leagues, players' unions and sportsbooks.
- Records show lobbyists and a PAC tied to casino operators and gaming companies have given about $130,000 to Ohio state legislators in recent years, fueling a massive industry amid a broader national reckoning, DeWine says.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Has Changed His Mind On Sports Betting
Ohio Gov. Mark DeWine wishes his state never legalized sports betting. DeWine told the Associated Press' Julie Carr Smyth that he "absolutely" regrets signing legislation in 2021 that legalized sports gambling in Ohio. The admission comes after major scandals hit…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law legalizing sports betting. He's now opposed to it
In an Associated Press interview, the second-term Republican said he now wishes he hadn't signed the 2021 law that brought the industry's exorbitant advertising spending to his state.
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