Ohio Governor Mike DeWine backed MLB’s proposal to restrict or cap some player performance bets in Ohio, according to his reported comments. He described the measure as overdue and urged sportsbooks to support it, after two Ohio professional athletes were suspended in a sports betting investigation.
Restrictions could change which player performance markets sportsbooks may offer in Ohio.
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Major League Baseball is working with other sports leagues towards a nationwide ban on micro prop bets, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said. DeWine said MLB is finalising agreements with most major sportsbook operators to remove the markets, and that Ohio could pursue restrictions if no national standard emerges.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said he would sign a bill repealing the state's legal sports betting framework, but believes lawmakers lack the votes to pass one. He said concerns over gambling advertising and harassment of college athletes contributed to his regret; Ohio's ban on college player prop bets took effect in February 2024.
The NBA instructed its authorised sportsbook partners to stop offering several bet types for the 2026-27 season, including parlays combining multiple statistics for one player. The league said it was weighing integrity concerns against the risk that bettors could turn to illegal operators.
US lawmakers and regulators are increasingly focusing on player prop betting and bettor misconduct. The report said 15 states had banned college prop betting. It also cited a March 2026 NCAA survey in which one in three men’s basketball players reported betting-related abuse.
State lawmakers and regulators in the United States are increasingly focusing on player proposition bets and on misconduct by bettors, as the NCAA warns that harassment of college athletes linked to sports betting has become an urgent problem. Fifteen states have banned college prop betting, according to the report, and some states are passing legislation aimed at bettors who harass athletes.
The MLB Players Association proposed banning bets on individual players’ performances during its collective bargaining talks with Major League Baseball, reportedly. The proposal would cover pre-match and in-play wagers, as well as daily fantasy contests and prediction-market contracts; an MLB spokesperson said the league would respond during negotiations.