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Ohio representatives introduce bill to restrict online sports betting

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Ohio representatives Johnathan Newman and Beth Lear filed House Bill 971 on 1 July, proposing to end online and mobile sports betting and limit wagering to in-person casino betting. The proposal would also prohibit live betting, parlays, college sports betting and player prop bets, among other restrictions; it has not yet been assigned to a committee.

Ohio operators should track the bill, which proposes ending online and mobile sports betting but has not reached a committee.

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Ohio seeks Supreme Court review of US sports prediction market jurisdiction

Ohio has asked the US Supreme Court to hear a dispute over authority to regulate sports prediction markets. A bipartisan coalition of 39 states supports the request. Ohio argues states should oversee these products, while operators including Kalshi and Polymarket say they offer swaps under Commodity Futures Trading Commission supervision.

Ohio has asked the US Supreme Court to hear a dispute over whether sports-related prediction markets fall under state gambling law or federal oversight of swaps, according to a filing by the state. Ohio is leading a bipartisan coalition of 39 states in the request. The Supreme Court is not required to take the case, and it is not yet known whether the justices will agree to hear it.

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