Ohio House Sends Sports Betting Bill to Senate After 83-10 Vote
Ohio House Sends Sports Betting Bill to Senate After 83-10 Vote The Ohio Legislature moved toward legitimizing sports wagering in the Buckeye State Thursday when the state House of Representatives casted a ballot predominantly to pass a bill that would let the state lottery direct it. House Bill 194 passed by a 83-10 edge in the chamber, which made a move one day after the House Finance Committee casted a ballot predominantly in support of its. There was no floor banter on the issue. Just the bill's two essential patrons talked during the 13-minute range from when the bill was reported to when the roll call vote occurred. State Rep. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati), who, alongside state Rep. Dave Greenspan (R-Westlake), support the bill, let her partners know that a board in midtown Cincinnati advances a sportsbook found only 20 minutes away in Indiana. In this way, Ohioans who need to wager either should cross state lines or call "their person," she said. She talked about how...