Ohio’s casinos generated $94.9 million in revenue in March, up 0.5% year on year, according to figures published by the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Slots produced $69.6 million, while table games generated $25.3 million; three of the four casinos reported annual revenue increases.
The figures give operators and investors a regulator-published measure of Ohio casino performance for March.
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Ohio Sen. Bill DeMora filed legislation to bring sports prediction markets under state sports-gambling rules and prohibit election-related event contracts. He said a federal appeals court ruling could help advance the proposals, though the bills would need to be reintroduced in 2027.
Ohio's Casino Control Commission has told licensed online sportsbooks to cease providing services to prediction markets trading on sports events, according to a letter dated 20 October. Interim executive director Andromeda Morrison said licensees that support such platforms risk having their suitability reopened, which could lead to suspension or revocation. The OCCC issued cease-and-desist notices to 10 prediction market platforms in early October.
Ohio's Casino Control Commission has told online sportsbooks licensed in the state to stop providing services to prediction markets that trade on sports events, according to a letter dated 20 October from interim executive director Andromeda Morrison. The commission said licensees that do not stop such activity immediately risk having their suitability reopened, and a finding of unsuitability could lead to a licence being suspended or revoked.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has told sports betting and fantasy contest licensees and applicants that providing services to prediction market operators may affect their suitability. Interim executive director Andromeda Morrison said licensees must confirm compliance with the notice by 30 October. The commission issued cease-and-desist letters to 10 prediction market companies after a Sixth Circuit ruling allowed Ohio to enforce its gaming laws against Kalshi.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has sent a notice to sports betting and fantasy contest licensees and applicants in the state warning that providing services to prediction market operators may affect their suitability. Andromeda Morrison, the commission's interim executive director, told the seven-member Commission on Wednesday that licensees and applicants must confirm compliance with the notice by 30 October. The notice was first reported by The Event Horizon newsletter.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has widened its prediction markets enforcement beyond the platforms themselves, warning its own sports betting licensees to sever ties with such operators. The regulator's notice targets licensed sportsbooks in the state.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said the state will pursue further enforcement against prediction market operators offering sports-related contracts, arguing they breach state gambling law. The Ohio Casino Control Commission has issued cease-and-desist notices to Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood. A federal court recently ruled Kalshi must comply with state law; Kalshi has challenged the decision.
Governor Mike DeWine has announced that Ohio intends to step up enforcement against prediction market operators that sell sports-related contracts, on the grounds that such products break state gambling law. Cease-and-desist notices have already gone out from the Ohio Casino Control Commission to firms such as Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood.