You can't legally make a sports bet in Ohio on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl but the industry will be ready for next year.
CLEVELAND — Walk around the Jack Casino in downtown Cleveland and you’ll find sports on the televisions at the various bars on the Monday after the AFC and NFC Championship games but just wait.
"I think it's going to be every bit as exciting you know during March Madness or certainly the Super Bowl that you would see in Vegas,” he said. As for Ohio, he pointed out that it's the first time in the state that any gambling product's been offered on a mobile device or online. “So it's a whole new world and one we're excited to offer.”
But they're about to take it a step further, something they hope to launch relatively soon is a product that will let you be able to bet on sports online right now but without money - you don't wager any - you don't win any. What you get is a feel for how this will work.
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