All About Ohio Sports Betting Handle And Revenue

By Christopher Boan

@cgboan

July 31, 2025 02:02pm

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, June vs. May

The first full month of summer delivered its typical dropoffs in total sports betting handle and revenue in Ohio. But there was an interesting month-over-month increase in retail wagering during June, according to numbers that the Ohio Casino Control Commission reported on July 31.

Overall, Ohio’s total sports betting handle was $586,873,383 in June, down 20.9% from May ($742,224,139), while the Buckeye State’s mobile sports betting operators (Type A proprietors) combined for $567,430,173 in handle, a 22.0% decline from May ($727,136,035).

Those totals followed national trends for the sixth month of 2025, though Ohio’s retail sports betting handle (Type B proprietors) told a different tale. Those outlets combined for $18,890,813 in wagers accepted, a 33.6% increase from May ($14,135,166) in a month-over-month comparison (thanks mostly to a spike to more than $8 million in handle at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati). The retail handle was the only category of Ohio sports betting to gain ground last month, as kiosk sports betting handle (Type C proprietors) was $552,397, down 42.0% from May ($952,938).

All told, Ohio’s June total sports betting revenue (Types A and B combined) was $74,954,479, down 15.6% from May ($88,808,435), while the state’s mobile sports betting revenue fell 13.9%, from $87,073,568 the previous month to $74,943,288 in June.

In total, Ohio’s gaming credits (mobile only, not deductible from total gross receipts) were $17,175,410 in June, compared to $20,700,741 in May.

The total tax bill (20% of taxable revenue) was $15,315,938 in June and mobile taxes (20% of taxable mobile revenue) added up to $15,085,486.

Ohio’s top five mobile sports betting operators by handle were Belterra Park (FanDuel) with $196,771,688, Hollywood Toledo (DraftKings) at $173,955,934, Cleveland Guardians (Bet365) with $57,678,280, MGM Northfield Park (BetMGM) at $40,150,341 and the Columbus Blue Jackets (Fanatics), reporting $29,725,576.

Ohio Mobile Sports Betting History