All About Ohio Sports Betting Handle And Revenue

By Jim Tomlin

@jdtomlin68

June 30, 2025 02:31pm

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, May vs. April

Ohio sports betting outlets reported a typical pattern for May: A decline in handle (or amount wagered) but an increase in revenue and taxes.

May’s statewide sports betting handle – from a combination of online operators, brick-and-mortar locations and hundreds of kiosks in stores – totaled $742,224,139 last month. That was a drop of 8.2% from April, when Ohio collected $808,201,654 in sports bets.

According to an Ohio Casino Control Commission report posted on June 30, the state’s Type A proprietors – better known as mobile sportsbooks – had $727,136,035 in handle for the fifth month of the year. That was down 8.5% from April ($794,762,303). Retail sports betting (Type B proprietors) was the one sector showing a month-over-month increase, with handle rising 13.4% from $12,459,900 in April to $14,135,166 in May. Kiosks represent a small fraction of handle, with the Ohio Lottery reporting $952,938 in handle from 703 Type C proprietors in May, a 2.7% drop from $979,451 in April.

Sports betting revenue (Types A and B combined) rose 20.5% from the previous month, with $88,808,435 recorded in May, the highest total of 2025. Revenue hit $73,685,606 in April. As a result, the state collected $17,762,882 in taxes for May from sports betting. Of that, $17,414,714 came via mobile outlets.

Belterra Park (FanDuel Ohio Sportsbook) led the state with $251,282,529 in mobile sportsbook handle for May. The rest of the top five were Hollywood Toledo (DraftKings) at $225,226,054, the Cleveland Guardians (Bet365) with $68,787,632, MGM Northfield Park (BetMGM) at $47,991,652 and the Columbus Blue Jackets (Fanatics) with $41,411,508 in wagers accepted.

Ohio Mobile Sports Betting History