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Ohio gambling law

Online casinos in Ohio: is it legal?

Ohio licenses online and retail sports gaming; online casino gaming is not legal.

Online casinos
not legal
Sports betting
online
Online poker
not legal
Sweepstakes casinos
allowed
Regulator
Ohio Casino Control Commission source ↗
Minimum age
21+

Licensed online sportsbooks (13)

dam.assets.ohio.gov ↗ · 2026-09-24
betJACK
under JACK Cleveland Casino, LLC
theScore Bet
under Central Ohio Gaming Ventures, LLC (Hollywood Casino Columbus) — mobile management services provider: Penn Sports Interactive, LLC
Bally Bet
under Cleveland Browns Football Company, LLC — mobile management services provider: Bally's Interactive, LLC
bet365
under Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC — mobile management services provider: Hillside Ohio, LLC (bet365)
Fanatics
under COLHOC Limited Partnership (Columbus Blue Jackets) — mobile management services provider: FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC (Fanatics)
BetRivers
under Dayton Real Estate Ventures, LLC (Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway) — mobile management services provider: RSI Ohio, LLC (BetRivers)
Prime Sportsbook
under Geneva Sports, LLC (SPIRE Institute) — mobile management services provider: Plannatech (OH) Corporation (Prime Sportsbook)
Hard Rock Bet
under Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati, LLC — mobile management services provider: Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC
Ember
under Miami Valley Gaming and Racing, LLC — mobile management services provider: Gamewise, Inc. (Ember)
BetMGM
under Northfield Park Associates, LLC — mobile management services provider: BetMGM, LLC
Caesars Sportsbook
under Scioto Downs, Inc. — mobile management services provider: American Wagering, Inc. (Caesars Sportsbook)
DraftKings
under Toledo Gaming Ventures, LLC (Hollywood Casino Toledo) — mobile management services provider: Crown Ohio Gaming, LLC (DraftKings)
FanDuel
under Youngstown Real Estate Ventures, LLC (Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley) — mobile management services provider: Betfair Interactive US, LLC (FanDuel)

Ohio Casino Control Commission 'Sports Gaming Proprietors and Services Providers' list, Last Updated 9/8/2026. Only Type-A (online/mobile) proprietors with License Status 'Active' AND Currently Operating 'Yes' are included. Active Type-A proprietors not currently operating are excluded: Cavaliers Operating Company LLC, Cincinnati Bengals Inc., Crew SC Stadium Company LLC, FC Cincinnati Holdings LLC, JACK Thistledown Racino LLC, MVGC Subsidiary Inc. (Muirfield Village Golf Club), PNK (Ohio) Inc. (Belterra Park), The Cincinnati Reds LLC (Underdog Sports Wagering, LLC); HOF Village Newco LLC is Inactive and Robert L. Stark Enterprises is Withdrawn. The OCCC list gives trade names in parentheses for most mobile management services providers but not for Penn Sports Interactive, LLC, Bally's Interactive, LLC or Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC; the consumer brands for those three (theScore Bet, Bally Bet, Hard Rock Bet) are taken from another regulator's published d/b/a list, the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council at https://www.tn.gov/swac/licensees-registrants.html. Type-B (retail) and Type-C (lottery) proprietors are excluded.

How it works here

Ohio Casino Control Commission 'Sports Gaming Proprietors and Services Providers' list, Last Updated 9/8/2026. Only Type-A (online/mobile) proprietors with License Status 'Active' AND Currently Operating 'Yes' are included. Active Type-A proprietors not currently operating are excluded: Cavaliers Operating Company LLC, Cincinnati Bengals Inc., Crew SC Stadium Company LLC, FC Cincinnati Holdings LLC, JACK Thistledown Racino LLC, MVGC Subsidiary Inc. (Muirfield Village Golf Club), PNK (Ohio) Inc. (Belterra Park), The Cincinnati Reds LLC (Underdog Sports Wagering, LLC); HOF Village Newco LLC is Inactive and Robert L. Stark Enterprises is Withdrawn. The OCCC list gives trade names in parentheses for most mobile management services providers but not for Penn Sports Interactive, LLC, Bally's Interactive, LLC or Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC; the consumer brands for those three (theScore Bet, Bally Bet, Hard Rock Bet) are taken from another regulator's published d/b/a list, the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council at https://www.tn.gov/swac/licensees-registrants.html. Type-B (retail) and Type-C (lottery) proprietors are excluded.

What the legislature is doing

Bills that would change what is legal online in Ohio — loosening or tightening — with the status each legislature publishes. A bill that died still tells you something about the direction of travel.

SB 197online casino
In Senate Committee — Referred to committee, Senate Select Committee on Gaming
Filed
HB 298online casino
In House Committee — Referred to committee, House Finance Committee
Filed

Sweepstakes casinos in Ohio

Based on each casino's own restricted-states list.

Stake.usAvailableShuffle.usAvailableAmerican LuckAvailableChumba CasinoAvailableCrown Coins CasinoAvailableDara CasinoAvailableFortune WinsAvailableFunrizeAvailableGlobal PokerAvailableHello MillionsAvailableHigh 5 CasinoAvailableLegendzAvailableLonestarAvailableLuckyLand CasinoAvailableMcLuckAvailableModoAvailableMoonspinAvailableNoLimitCoinsAvailablePulszAvailablePuntAvailableRealPrizeAvailableRollaAvailableSportzinoAvailableSpreeAvailableWOW VegasAvailableZula CasinoAvailableThrillzzNot available
Sources

This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.

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