The state Legislative Service Commission estimates that sports betting will eventually become a $3.35 billion industry in Ohio. “It’s consistent with all of our other gaming laws in Kentucky,” said Rep. Michael Meredith, R-Brownsville, sponsor of the sports betting bill. “You can bet at a horse track in Kentucky when you’re 18. You can go to an HHR facility at 18 by statute. Now, several of our HHR facilities have self-regulated to 21 but the statute says 18. And then, you can buy lottery tickets in Kentucky at 18 too. So, it’s consistent with all of our other wagering laws.” You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Franks said the commission's No. 1 goal is compliance with the law, which is why it issued blanket guidance twice to sports betting outfits in December when it saw frequent violations. But the commission can't ignore continual flouting of the law, either.
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