Ohio sports betting handle tops $900 million in October
Ohio’s sports-betting companies saw a record increase in revenue from sports gambling in October.
Combined, the companies took in nearly $901.4 million million of bets, according to data compiled from the Ohio Casino Control and Ohio Lottery commissions. After paying out winnings and voided wagers, the companies generated nearly $106 million in revenue.
This makes October the highest month in 2024 in terms of bets placed and the highest since November 2023, which had $865 million. In total, Ohioans have placed just over $6 billion in bets in 2024.
Ohio’s 19 mobile-betting apps took in most of the action, with a combined $842 million in bets and $102 million in revenue, a massive increase from August’s reporting of $535 million in bets and $47 million in revenue.
The state’s 18 in-person betting lounges took in nearly $21 million in bets and came away with just over $3 million in revenue. Three betting lounges did not report revenue in September.
The Lottery’s betting kiosks, found in bars and restaurants, took in $1.2 million of bets and had $111,000 in revenue.
Betting slowed in the spring and summer, without football, but the reason why cannot be shown by the data. Ohio does not require sports betting companies to report sport-specific data.