Ohio Online Casinos – Legal Casinos For Ohio

The gambling laws of Ohio permits a variety of legal bets for its citizens living in the seventh most populated state in the U.S. The Buckeye State consists of several smaller towns, many farming areas and three urban cities.

It is one of the newest states to join other American states with legal casino gaming. In fact, in Ohio, the legalisation of casinos happened only a few years ago, yet the state is now home to a major casino industry, and numerous major projects are under construction.

Several casino venues were at first restricted from offering electronic gambling machines but kept their hopes high that the legislature would consider changes in the next session.

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In 2018 the Ohio population is 11.69 million, with a growth rate of 0.31% on an area of 44,826 miles. Estimated that the population would increase to 12 million by 2020 should it continues to enjoy its steady growth; the question is what entertainment is available to the Ohioans. The Ohio gambling laws enforced on a state level, include several states that restrict school raffles and bingo. Other states with larger native American populations only permits casinos or any form of gambling on Indian reservations.

The Ohio gambling laws permit betting on horse races, gambling at Indian owned casinos and a limited number of satellite facilities. Anyone caught corrupting a sports event, or fixing a match is guilty of a first-degree misdemeanour, punishable via a minimum fine of $1,000.

Legality of Casinos in Ohio

Apart from Indian owned casinos, legal casinos allowed by the state is based in major cities such as Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus. What remains strictly illegal in Ohio is sports betting or the procedure of placing bets on contests or any sports event. The Ohio gambling law code section 2915.01 states that gambling includes bookmaking, possession of gambling devices, playing of roulette, craps, or slot machines for money as well as the facilitating of games or schemes of chance, for a profit. While this section of the law does not specify dog racing, it does include that horse racing is allowed with a permit and so is on-track pari-mutual wagering at 14 legalised facilities.

The gambling tax laws in Ohio states that all winnings are fully taxable by the IRS as ordinary income. Casinos legalised in four major cities need to withhold 4% of winnings which goes to the state on a quarterly basis. Winnings are also in addition to IRS taxes subject to local city taxes, in Columbus a 2.5% tax applies to both non-residents and residents. In Cleveland residents pay 2%, residents and non-residents pay 2.1% in Cincinnati, and in Toledo, the taxes are 2.25% for residents and non-residents with an exemption of $2,500 claimable by filing a Toledo City tax return.

Future of Online Casinos in Ohio

With only four legalised land-based casinos situated in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus the state hardly provides citizens with any entertainment when it comes to casino gaming. Ohioans who wish to enjoy casino play need to travel long distances which restricts this form of relaxation to weekends and holidays. Plus, many find the cost adsorbent, and that makes gambling basically inaccessible to most citizens. The only option left to residents of Ohio is online casinos, and there are hundreds waiting for that change to come.

Apart from travelling time, traveling and beverage costs the most important benefit is that casino gaming at online casinos allow players to remain at home with the family while enjoying access to an extended range of casino games including slots, traditional games of skill, bingo, scratchcards and live dealer games while several online operators also offer sportsbetting.

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