Type A and B licenses are good for five years, but Type C licenses must be renewed after three years. Type C licenses would allow up to two gaming machines in kiosks at some lottery sales locations and in bars, restaurants and bowling alleys that hold alcohol licenses. Type B licenses allow it at up to 40 brick-and-mortar locations - generally places where gambling is already established, such as casinos and racinos. Type A licenses allow sports gambling on mobile apps, or “sportsbooks.” Twenty-five such licenses can be issued, with preference given to Ohio’s professional sports teams and existing casinos. The legislation authorizes three types of sports gaming licenses: 9, 2021, the General Assembly approved it, and Gov. Ohio legislators wrangled for years on whether or how to legalize sports betting. But according to the Ohio Casino Control Commission, which sets rules for betting, people can’t bet on the actions of coaches or game officials injuries actions of fans or performers coin tosses game gear prerecorded events or any game in which more than half of players are under age 18. Players can also bet on international contests such as the Olympics. Players can bet on professional sports, college sports and esports, including auto racing and golf but betting on horse races remains confined to established pari-mutuel betting at racetracks. The new Ohio law allows betting on sports by anyone at least 21 years old. Intralot’s own sportsbook program is called Sportsbet Ohio, and is expected to be available at more than 700 clerk-operated terminals statewide, Frizzi-Babb said. That doesn’t necessarily mean other non-Intralot betting software will be unavailable on those kiosks, however. 23 news release from Danielle Frizzi-Babb, Ohio Lottery communications director. Intralot informed the Ohio Lottery, which will manage sports betting at small establishments, that its gaming program for kiosks wouldn’t be ready for launch until mid-January, according to a Dec. Intralot is involved in supplying kiosks and runs one of the betting platforms on the machines. Intralot is a Greek company that supplies gaming equipment and management. Hank’s kiosk is coming from Dayton’s Shaffer Amusement, in partnership with Intralot, he said.

“We are getting the full-service kiosk,” Shay said.

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