Ohio lawmakers have been considering legalizing sports betting ever since . But there are two very different ideas on how to make that happen.
from Reps. Dave Greenspan (R-Westlake) and Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) would have sports betting in casinos, racinos and fraternal and veterans鈥� organizations at first.
But because it would be regulated by the Ohio Lottery, sports gambling could be expanded to bars, stores and other lottery vendors.
Sen. John Eklund (R-Munson Twp.) with Sen. Sean O鈥橞rien (D-Bazetta), which would name the Casino Control Commission as the regulator, and casinos and racinos as the only locations.
鈥淵ou would not see sports betting cards in your 7-11 next to the Keno board," Eklund said.
Eklund said there鈥檚 a big difference between sports gambling and lottery games. And he鈥檚 also concerned about underage players and about wide availability allowing people who don鈥檛 know anything about sports to gamble and lose money.
