All About Ohio Sports Betting Handle And Revenue

By Christopher Boan

@cgboan

August 29, 2025 02:25pm

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, July vs. June

The seventh month of the calendar year delivered typically dreary results for sports betting operators and regulators in the Buckeye State, as July followed a nationwide pattern of sportsbook numbers falling during the summer.

Overall, Ohio’s total sports betting handle (mobile, retail and kiosks combined) in July was $532,588,622, down 9.2% from June ($586,873,383). Mobile operators in the state (classified as Type A proprietors) reported $522,306,738 in amount wagered, an 8.0% decrease from June’s $567,430,173, according to figures that the Ohio Casino Control Commission reported on Aug. 29.

The retail sports betting handle (called Type B proprietors) was $9,994,994 last month, a 47.1% decline in a month-over-month comparison with June’s $18,890,813. Kiosks – Type C proprietors available in hundreds of stores statewide – accepted $286,890 in sports bets for July, 48.1% lower than $552,397 in the previous month.

As for sports betting revenue (Types A and B combined), Ohio sportsbooks finished July at $60,238,900, down 19.6% from June ($74,954,479). Mobile sportsbooks accounted for $58,833,932 in July revenue, down 21.5% from $74,943,288 the previous month.

The state’s promotional gaming credits (mobile only, not deductible from total gross receipts) were $13,685,773 in July, compared with $17,175,410 in June. The total taxes (20% of taxable revenue) amounted to $12,047,780, with mobile taxes of $11,766,786.

In July, the top Ohio mobile sports betting operator by handle was Belterra Park (FanDuel), which took $175,397,278 in sports bets. Hollywood Toledo (DraftKings) was next in handle at $161,376,545, followed by Cleveland Guardians (Bet365) at $51,831,498, MGM Northfield Park (BetMGM) with $37,438,048 and the Columbus Blue Jackets (Fanatics) at $28,314,982 to round out the top five in the Buckeye State.

Ohio Mobile Sports Betting History