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How Does Gaming Actually Go Live? A Look at the Ohio State Process with 25 Mobile Sportsbook Licenses

How Does Gaming Actually Go Live? A Look at the Ohio State Process with 25 Mobile Sportsbook Licenses

by John Wellendorf

Deputy Managing Director, IC360 Advisory North America

Oct 6, 2022

The excitement around Ohio sports betting keeps building as the state progresses towards its New Years Day launch. There are still quite a few regulatory hurdles to clear before the end of the year though. Odds on Compliance Director of Regulatory Affairs John Wellendorf takes a deep dive into how the state’s regulatory body is mobilizing one of the largest sports betting launches in US history.

The Ohio Casino Control Commission has been tasked with overseeing the largest single-day expansion of gaming in recent memory. On Jan. 1, 2023, both retail and mobile sports wagering will be authorized in Ohio less than six full months after applications were due for companies interested in, and with access to, the regulated market. Since that time, the Ohio Casino Control Commission has innovated the “go live” process developed by states who have launched sports wagering previously. Let’s take a look at the challenge Ohio is tasked with, the way the Ohio Casino Control Commission has taken on the monumental challenge, and how success of the launch process will be measured by the industry. To read complete news click on the link below:

https://sbcamericas.com/2022/10/06/ohio-casino-control-commission-op-ed/