All About Ohio Sports Betting Handle And Revenue

By Christopher Boan

@cgboan

December 31, 2025 03:57pm

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, November vs. October

The penultimate month of the year delivered historic returns for Ohio’s sports betting market, according to data that the Ohio Casino Control Commission reported on Dec. 31, 

The Buckeye State set records for handle (the amount wagered, both total and mobile), and for total and mobile taxes collected in November.

Overall, November’s total sports betting handle (mobile, retail and kiosks) was $1,153,750,911, up 1.6% from October ($1,135,493,631) to set a record, breaking the mark set in October. And the mobile sports betting handle (from Type A proprietors) hit $1,135,756,654 in November, also a 1.6% increase and also breaking the month-old record of $1,117,866,796.

November’s retail sports betting handle (Type B proprietors) finished up at $17,320,585, up 1.3% from October ($17,093,174), while kiosk sports betting handle (Type C proprietors) was $673,672, a 26.2% spike from $533,661 in October.

The Buckeye State’s total sports betting revenue (Types A and B combined) rose 35.5% in a month-over-month comparison, from $98,200,770 in October to $133,037,797 last month. Mobile sports betting revenue hit $131,213,852 in November, a 36.0% increase from $96,469,958 in the previous month.

The state collected a record $26,712,446 in total taxes, which are derived from 20% of taxable revenue. That beat the old mark of $23,408,925, from November 2024, and was up 35.6% from October ($19,699,990). Mobile taxes rose 36%, from $19,353,827 to $26,322,038, and reset the state best, which had been $22,846,383 from November 2024.

The top Ohio mobile sports betting operators by handle were Belterra Park (FanDuel) at $378,145,880, Hollywood Toledo (DraftKings) with $377,114,872, the Cleveland Guardians (Bet365) at $90,799,707, MGM Northfield Park (BetMGM) with $80,435,996 and the Columbus Blue Jackets (Fanatics) at $66,169,687.

Ohio Mobile Sports Betting History