Ohio Governor Mike DeWine applauded changes to Ohio sports waging rules that were issued today. These new rules remove collegiate prop bets from the list of legal bets that can be placed under Ohio's contractual rules for operators.

"The Ohio Casino Control Commission took quick action to protect student athletes from unnecessary and potentially harmful threats," said Governor DeWine. "Amending rules to focus bets on the team and away from individual athlete will improve the marketplace in Ohio and properly focus betting attention on the teams and away from individual student athletes."

Governor DeWine spoke out against threats that were made to college athletes shortly after Ohio's sports gambling laws went into effect in January of 2023. Threats against University of Dayton Flyers basketball players emerged and brought focus to this behavior taking place in Ohio.

Under the new changes, bettors in Ohio will no longer be able to place prop bets on individual achievements, including in-game statistics and in-game achievements for collegiate sporting contests. Bettors will still be allowed to place bets on the overall outcomes and final scores of collegiate sports contests, including outright winners, over/under total team points bets, and bets against the spread.

The rule changes do not affect professional sports contests, and bettors in Ohio can still place prop bets on professional sports.

The proposed changes are supported by numerous Ohio universities, collegiate sports coaches, and gambling industry representatives.

Further information on the statutory process for amending sports gambling rules can be obtained from the Ohio Casino Control Commission.