All About Ohio Sports Betting Handle And Revenue

By Jim Tomlin

@jdtomlin68

April 1, 2026 10:33am

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

February produced a typical dip for sports betting action in the Buckeye State.

The total sports betting handle (mobile, retail and kiosks combined) for the second month of 2026 was $767,811,186, down 17.6% from January ($931,578,583). February mobile sports betting handle (Type A proprietors) was $757,213,689, a 17.5% drop from $917,625,955 in January, according to a report that the Ohio Casino Control Commission posted in March 31. That is normal for February, a month when the Super Bowl is the only NFL game and March Madness had not yet begun.

In a year-over-year comparison (February 2026 vs. February 2025) the total handle rose 0.8%, up from the $761,606,417 total 12 months earlier.

February’s retail sports betting handle (Type B proprietors) was $10,261,446 and the state’s remaining kiosks (Type C) took $336,051 in wagers.

The total sports betting revenue from Types A and B combined totaled $69,757,932 in February, down 30.0% from $99,628,158 in the previous month. The total revenue also decreased 7.2% from $75,184,892 in February 2025.

Of the February 2026 total, mobile sportsbooks accounted for $69,385,382, down 29.4% from January ($98,331,082).

Ohio taxes sports betting operators at a 20% rate. The state collected $14,555,899 in taxes derived from sports betting for February, down 27% from January’s $19,937,214. 

One notable event for operators is that the FanDuel Sportsbook Ohio is now affiliated with Hollywood Mahoning Valley rather than Belterra. FanDuel was second in handle among operators for February with $234,368,267, trailing only DraftKings (under Hollywood Toledo) at $255,304,663. The other operators in the top five were the Cleveland Guardians (bet365) at $80,420,054, MGM Northfield Park (BetMGM) with $54,591,386 and the Columbus Blue Jackets (Fanatics) at $49,821,061.

Ohio Mobile Sports Betting History