Online Gambling in Ohio

August 5, 2008

Some people are wondering why online gambling is legal in Ohio, and yet none of the other states are allowing it. Online gambling has long been a thorn in the side of the United States Government, and you have to assume that they are not pleased by this recent turn of events.

As of today, the state of Ohio is allowing online gambling, and they are excited by the money that they are going to bring in. They say that because it is an online keno lottery game that it isn�t the same thing as online gambling and they don�t think the US is going to have a problem with it.

As many states have been kicking around the idea of doing their own kind of intra state online gambling � most notably California and Nevada � they have to be watching carefully to see what kind of line the state of Ohio is walking with their online gambling foray. It is now legal to participate in online gambling through 1,001 statewide agents.

Customers can play the keno online lottery game in the state and it is expected to bring in somewhere around $70 million a year for the state. They say that without the online gambling, they don�t know how they are going to be able to meet their budget, and that while the economy is the way it is, they need additional help within the state to maintain many of the programs that they would otherwise have had to cut.

The money from the online gambling will go to things like education, and many within the state say that they have no objection to the online lottery. Many don�t feel that it is the same as online gambling � like slots, poker, etc. � as it is only the lottery. And they say that you can go to any store and get that legally now.





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