All About Ohio Sports Betting Handle And Revenue
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, February vs. January
| Total handle | Mobile handle | Revenue |
February | $761.606M | $748.400M | $75.278M |
January | $1012.283M | $992.186M | $80.199M |
Change | Down 24.8% | Down 24.6% | Down 6.1% |
Sports betting handle was down in Ohio for February compared to January, following a pattern all over the country. But the amount wagered in the second month of 2025 rose compared to February 2024.
February’s total sports betting handle (mobile, brick-and-mortar and kiosks combined) hit $761,606,417, a 24.8% drop from January ($1,012,283,327) in a month-over-month comparison. That January figure was the third highest in the Buckeye State since legal wagering launched on Jan. 1, 2023.
In a year-over-year comparison, Ohio’s handle for February was 13.3% higher than in February 2024, when sportsbooks accepted $671,992,052 in wagers statewide.
The mobile sports betting handle (known as Type A proprietors) declined 24.6%, from $992,185,583 in January to $748,399,580 last month, according to figures that the Ohio Casino Control Commission reported on March 31.
The total sports betting revenue (for mobile and retail combined) also declined, but not as sharply, dropping 6.1% from $80,198,591 in the first month of 2025 to $75,277,530 in February. Ohio collected $15,122,203 in taxes derived from sports wagering in February, with $14,988,925 of that from mobile operators.
Hollywood Toledo (which offers DraftKings Ohio Sportsbook) took over the lead among Ohio online operators with $247,900,279 in handle for the month, edging out Belterra Park (FanDuel, $247,466,351) for the first time since September 2024. The remainder of the top five was: Cleveland Guardians (Bet365) $69,778,442, MGM Northfield Park (BetMGM) $59,120,996 and Columbus Blue Jackets (Fanatics) $31,287,813.
Ohio Mobile Sports Betting History
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In 2024, the second year for Ohio sports betting (online, at retail outlets and at hundreds of kiosks at various business throughout the state), Ohio bettors wagered nearly $8.9 billion. That was a 15.9% increase over the $7.67 billion wagered in 2023. Revenue hit $898.89 million in 2024, a 4% drop from $936.54 million the year before.
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