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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration has put forward a draft rule this week that would prevent residents from using credit cards to place sports bets.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission posted the draft on Monday and opened public comment through May 15. The regulator must then hold a public hearing and send the proposal to a state legislative panel for review, with the changes potentially taking effect later in the summer.
If adopted, Ohio would join at least nine other states that already barred credit cards for sports wagers.
The practical effect could be limited, as operators DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars Entertainment, BetMGM, and Bet365 had already stopped accepting credit-card deposits over the past year.
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