Ohio sports bettors taking to social media to lash out at an athlete after losing a bet may want to think twice before logging on.
A new provision included in the approved Ohio 2024-2025 fiscal year budget will allow state regulators to permanently ban or place sports bettors on an exclusion list if they re found to be harassing or threatening athletes over a sporting event.
It s the first such provision ever approved in a state with legalized sports betting.
Commission Thanks Assembly for Additional Tools
A spokesperson for the Ohio Casino Control Commission told Sports Betting Dime that existing law already includes penalties for this type of behavior, but the new provision provides additional tools to address this type of behavior.
The language in t…