> Calls to the help line about sports betting, including daily fantasy sports, have jumped 314 percent since Ohio legalized the practice in 2023, becoming one of the 39 states to do so after a federal ban was struck down in 2018. Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, has said that he regrets signing the legislation that allowed sports gambling to be legal in his state, a position he reaffirmed in a recent interview. Mr. DeWine vowed that he would “absolutely” sign a law repealing sports gambling, if there were enough votes in the legislature to make that happen.
> The number of people telling Ohio operators that they’re considering taking their own life has more than doubled since 2022, corresponding with the legalization of sports betting.
> Calls to the help line about sports betting, including daily fantasy sports, have jumped 314 percent since Ohio legalized the practice in 2023, becoming one of the 39 states to do so after a federal ban was struck down in 2018. Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, has said that he regrets signing the legislation that allowed sports gambling to be legal in his state, a position he reaffirmed in a recent interview. Mr. DeWine vowed that he would “absolutely” sign a law repealing sports gambling, if there were enough votes in the legislature to make that happen.
> The number of people telling Ohio operators that they’re considering taking their own life has more than doubled since 2022, corresponding with the legalization of sports betting.
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