Ohio House passes bill legalizing sports betting Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com · May 28, 2020 at 3:59 pm COLUMBUS, Ohio — Betting on sports is one step closer to becoming legal in Ohio, after the Ohio House of Representatives on Thursday approved a gambling bill that’s been debated in the Statehouse for over a year. House Bill 194 would put the Ohio Lottery Commission in charge of regulating the system, and would tax betting receipts at 10%, sending net proceeds to education and gambling-addiction programs. It would allow mobile betting, and also would permit certain veterans’ and fraternal organizations to offer on-site betting through approved state vendors. House members approved the legislation 83-10, with ‘no’ votes coming from Republicans who are among the chambers more conservative members.
