All About Ohio Sports Betting Handle And Revenue
We at BetOhio.com, your home for expertise on all Ohio sports betting topics, put together this guide to explain terms such as handle, revenue and tax collections.
Ohio began its legal sports betting market on Jan. 1, 2023. The Buckeye State offers a variety of operators, and ways to bet, like no other jurisdiction. Ohio has more than two dozen outlets for either online or retail sportsbooks, with the latter being located mostly at casinos or racinos (the term for racetracks with slot machines). Ohio also offers hundreds of sports betting kiosks at businesses around the state.
Many professional sports teams in Ohio have partnerships with national sports betting brands to operate online sportsbooks. For instance, the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets partner with Fanatics and MLB's Cleveland Guardians have a deal with Bet365 Ohio Sportsbook to offer wagering.
As is the case in every state that offers legal, regulated sports betting, the vast majority of wagers are placed by folks using online operators to place bets at of Ohio sportsbook apps, using their smart phones, laptops or desktop computers.
In addition to those pro sports teams and facilities that have joined with online operators, there are retail sports betting outlets for in-person betting. The Cincinnati Reds have a retail BetMGM Sportsbook in Ohio and the Cleveland Cavaliers have a similar partnership with Caesars. The state’s four casinos and seven racinos also each have partnerships for retail sportsbooks.
Ohio Sports Betting, March vs. February
| Total handle | Mobile handle | Revenue |
March | $993.011M | $972.853M | $66.454M |
February | $761.606M | $748.400M | $75.185M |
Change | Up 30.4% | Up 30.3% | Down 11.6% |
March Madness was a big deal for Ohio sports bettors. Data from the Ohio Casino Control Commission, reported on April 30, shows the state’s sports betting apps, retail sportsbooks and kiosks accepted $993,010,710 in wagers for March, the third-largest monthly handle since legal statewide wagering began in January 2023.
The overall handle was up 30.4% from the $761,606,417 reported in February. All three sectors saw significant gains. Mobile betting traffic rose 30.3% ($972,852,637 from $748,399,580). Wagering at kiosks jumped 43.0% ($1,035,101 from $723,692), and the handle at brick-and-mortar sportsbooks improved by 53.2% ($19,122,972 from $12,483,145).
The increase in handle came even as the use of promotional credits fell slightly from $26,795,712 in February to $27,762,514 in March.
Like other states in March, the larger handles did not create higher revenues. In fact, the overall revenue for mobile apps and sportsbooks fell by 11.6% to $66,453,861 compared to February’s $75,184,892.
Ohio’s 20% tax on mobile and brick-and-mortar operators resulted in the state receiving $12,835,549 out of an overall tax haul from sports betting of $13,290,772.
FanDuel was the most popular app in Ohio, as it took $326,548,267 in wagers. DraftKings Ohio Sportsbook, the previous month’s sportsbook apps leader, was a close second with a March handle of $316,739,730. Behind them were bet365 at $89,936,456; BetMGM at $74,454,355 and Fanatics at $49,240,050.
Ohio Mobile Sports Betting History
Ohio Sports Betting Handle and Revenue FAQs
In 2024, the second year for Ohio sports betting (online, at retail outlets and at hundreds of kiosks at various business throughout the state), Ohio bettors wagered nearly $8.9 billion. That was a 15.9% increase over the $7.67 billion wagered in 2023. Revenue hit $898.89 million in 2024, a 4% drop from $936.54 million the year before.
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