While sponsors in both chambers and the governor\u2019s office have come to a consensus, Eklund said neither Senate nor House leaders are tipping their hand yet about the bill.<\/p>\n
I don’t necessarily blame them, but I think the fact that, from my perspective, many members are eager to get this done,\u201d Eklund told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cAnd, since I’ve not had a \u2018stop\u2019 sign from leadership in either chamber, suggests to me we’re in as good a position as we can be in.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIf the bill fails to get through the legislature this month, the process will have to start over again, as a new legislature will convene next year. However, of the sponsors of the House and Senate bills, only Kelly will return.<\/p>\n
Eklund could not run for re-election due to term limits. He said he has not heard from any colleagues about picking up the legislation for the next session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sponsors of the competing sports betting bills in the Ohio Legislature tell Casino.org they\u2019ve reached an agreement on legislative language. However, time is running out to get it passed. On Tuesday, the Senate General Government and Agency Review Committee accepted a substitute bill for Senate Bill 111 at the request of state Sen. John Eklund […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":157833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Ohio Sports Betting Sponsors Reach Agreement, But Session Ends Soon<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n