A maximum of 40 licenses may be granted, and licensees can partner with only one Management Services Provider (MSPs) or sportsbooks. Meanwhile, Type B sports gaming licenses are for brick-and-mortar facilities, which may offer wagering through betting windows and terminals. License holders, which must also hold a Type B license or have an operational place of business in the state, may partner with up to two sportsbook operators, implying a maximum of 50 online operators in the state. They were subsequently filed with the Ohio CSI after the commission meeting ended.Īs per the rules, a maximum of 25 Type A sports gaming licenses -for online sportsbooks through computers and mobile applications- will be issued. The latest set of rules -there will be a total of five rounds- lay out details for type A and type B licenses and license fees. Gearing up for this new market, a neighboring Indiana's Penn National Gaming casino in the metropolitan area of Cincinnati has already expanded sports betting facilities. Market launch is still planned for late 2022, with the state on pace to commence sports gaming before January 1, 2023, as mandated by the approved sports bill. The Ohio Casino Control Commission unanimously approved a second round of sports betting rules on Wednesday.
