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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio SB 430 classifies prediction market event contracts on sports as regulated sports gaming
Last action · May 13, 2026: Referred to Select Committee on GamingSponsor: William P. DeMora
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio Senate Bill 430 explicitly includes the use of s to trade s on sporting events as sports gaming subject to state regulation and oversight by the Ohio Casino Control Commission.
The measure establishes state regulatory authority and consumer protection rules over platforms offering s tied to sporting outcomes, impacting how these platforms operate within the state.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
sports gaming proprietors
Proprietors are subject to updated statutory definitions, regulatory oversight, and compliance standards regarding sports wagering and prediction markets.
Ohio Casino Control Commission
The commission is tasked with overseeing, regulating, and enforcing rules over prediction markets offering event contracts on sporting events.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 13, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Select Committee on Gaming
- Apr 27, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Expansion of Sports Gaming Scope
The legislation formally bridges financial prediction markets and traditional sports gaming by defining event contracts on sports as regulated wagers.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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