DFS<\/a> might be going away should Coley’s motion gain momentum, other forms of gaming expansion in Ohio could be on the way.<\/p>\nKasich, a former presidential candidate who continues to refuse to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump in critical Ohio, recently commissioned a study on the state’s lottery.<\/p>\n
Kasich’s administration hired Spectrum Gaming Group, a New Jersey-based research firm, at a cost of $601,600, to study the Ohio Lottery. The group concluded that the Ohio Lottery should move from a government operation to a “quasi-public” corporation.<\/p>\n
Spectrum found that the lottery’s operations are inefficient, and slow to react to market conditions. In addition to recommending that the Ohio Lottery become a somewhat public entity, Spectrum also believes Ohio should consider online gambling and allow the state’s seven racino racetracks to install video poker and electronic table games.<\/p>\n
Coley, who opposed the state spending over $600,000 on a study, said he’s in no hurry to overhaul the lottery or land-based casino industry.<\/p>\n
Trump desperately needs to win Ohio to beat Hillary Clinton on November 8. Ohio has correctly selected 28 of the last 30 presidential elections.<\/p>\n
Texas Senator Ted Cruz finally endorsed Trump late last week, leaving Kasich and Jeb Bush as the only former Republican primary contenders refusing to back the GOP candidate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ohio daily fantasy sports (DFS) remains an unregulated online activity that continues to accept wagers from participants on the outcomes of sporting events. Ohio State Senator Bill Coley (R-District 4) wants to change that reality. On September 26, Coley introduced legislation in Columbus that would restrict DFS operators like DraftKings and FanDuel from taking a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":40204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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