Once upon a time, sports gambling existed in the dark underbelly of society, eliciting images of a cigar-chomping bookie beating a degenerate gambler silly over an unpaid debt.
But today, the practice has gone legit. Sports betting is now legal in more than 30 states, and a recent Pew Research Study estimated that 19% of Americans gamble on some sports contest be it an office pool or placing a bet at a sportsbook. Modest bets of $10 or less keep most of them from having to leverage the house.
And now, the Buckeye State is going all in on the action. At the end of 2021, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill legalizing sports betting in the state starting Jan. 1. Since then, local gaming companies and sports teams have been ramping up in p…
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