All About Ohio Sports Betting Handle And Revenue

By Jim Tomlin

@jdtomlin68

January 30, 2026 03:56pm

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, December vs. November

Ohio joined an exclusive sports betting club in December.

The Buckeye State has become only the fourth state to surpass $10 billion for handle in one year and the fourth to clear more than $1 billion in revenue in a year. Those landmarks were confirmed when the Ohio Casino Control Commission reported its December sports betting data on Jan. 30.

For 2025, Ohio’s total sports betting handle was $10,311,402,754, up 15.9% from 2024 ($8,893,870,660) in a year-over-year comparison. And statewide revenue hit $1,039,268,633 in 2025, a 15.6% increase from $898,890,369 the year before.

The only other states with 11-digit handle figures for any year are New York, New Jersey and Illinois. The same three states also have reported more than $1 billion revenue derived from legal, regulated sports betting in any year, a list that Ohio has now joined.

As for monthly reporting, total taxes (which are 20% of taxable revenue) from sportsbooks totaled a record $27,655,070 for December in Ohio. That’s 3.5% higher than the $26,712,446 figure in November, which had been the record. The mobile taxes also broke the month-old mark, increasing 2.8% from $26,322,038 in November to $27,047,702 for the final month of 2025.

The total sports betting handle (from mobile operators, retail outlets and kiosks combined) was $954,792,260 in December, down 17.2% from November’s record $1,153,750,911 for wagers accepted. The mobile sports betting handle (Type A proprietors) was $932,195,585, down 17.9% from November ($1,135,756,654).

The total sports betting revenue (from Types A and B combined) rose 3.6% in a month-over-month comparison, from November’s $133,037,797 to $137,897,226 in December. That’s the second-highest total for Ohio, surpassed only by the record $209,037,382 in January 2023, the month that the state’s market launched.

The top mobile operators by handle for December were: Belterra Park (FanDuel) $316,118,498, Hollywood Toledo (DraftKings) $301,024,437, Cleveland Guardians (Bet365) $75,501,738, MGM Northfield Park (BetMGM) $63,200,818 and Columbus Blue Jackets (Fanatics) $53,540,167.

Ohio Mobile Sports Betting History