The governor issued a press release on July 31 calling on the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) to remove prop bets from the list of legal bets that can be offered by licensed sportsbooks.
DeWine’s statement directly referenced the MLB investigation into Guardians pitchers Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase, both of whom have been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave amid a sports betting investigation. Multiple reports have suggested that at least one sportsbook flagged suspicious betting activity around Ortiz’s pitches in multiple games in June to monitoring and integrity firm IC360.
The governor noted that it’s not only these recent incidents that have given him concern about prop betting. He also cited harassment and threats that collegiate athletes at the ..
