Three Ohio House Republicans view legalizing online casino and online lottery as a “net benefit” to the state.

Reps. Jay Edwards, Jeff LaRe and Cindy Abrams submitted a joint letter encouraging the state to consider allowing Ohioans who can already place online sports bets to participate in iGaming and iLottery.

“While the state should proceed with caution and care with any expansion of this magnitude, with
the right regulatory framework, these types of gaming can thrive with nominal impact to our
current system.”

The letter is part of a study commission report issued Friday on the future of gaming in Ohio. The study commission met four times, including one session on online casino in February.

Members of the study commission provided individual letters detailing their takeaways, points of view and recommendations moving forward. Written testimony provided during the hearings makes up most of the 354-page report.

The letter from House Republicans could foretell filing the first Ohio online casino legislation next year.