{"id":111769,"date":"2025-05-29T06:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/releases\/releases-geral\/minimum-deposit-casinos-analyzes-ohios-proposed-online-casino-bill-and-the-rising-push-to-ban-sweepstakes-gambling\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T06:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T09:42:00","slug":"minimum-deposit-casinos-analyzes-ohios-proposed-online-casino-bill-and-the-rising-push-to-ban-sweepstakes-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/releases\/releases-geral\/minimum-deposit-casinos-analyzes-ohios-proposed-online-casino-bill-and-the-rising-push-to-ban-sweepstakes-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum Deposit Casinos Analyzes Ohios Proposed Online Casino Bill and the Rising Push to Ban Sweepstakes Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WATERFORD, Ireland, May  29, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minimumdepositcasinos.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Minimum Deposit Casinos<\/a> (MDC), a global iGaming review hub and division of the OneTwenty Group, has released a new report analyzing the implications of House Bill 298  a proposed piece of legislation that could reshape the online gambling landscape in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, introduced by Rep. Jay Edwards, seeks to legalize online casino gambling in the state but includes strict provisions. Only land-based casinos and racino operators would be eligible to hold licenses. In a bold move, the bill also proposes a complete ban on sweepstakes-style online gaming, a model that has grown rapidly in states where traditional online casinos remain illegal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whats happening in Ohio is part of a much larger national trend,<\/strong>\u00a0said a senior analyst at MDC.\u00a0<strong>Were seeing more states move to eliminate unregulated sweepstakes platforms in favor of licensing structured, taxed, and consumer-protected online casinos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If passed, the bill would place Ohio among the growing list of states  including Montana, Louisiana, and New York  taking aim at dual-currency sweepstakes sites. These sites often operate in legal grey areas, offering virtual currencies that can be exchanged for real cash prizes without formal gambling licenses.<\/p>\n<p>MDCs report outlines the potential market impact, including shifts in affiliate marketing models, player migration to regulated platforms, and increased scrutiny across the U.S. gambling ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About MDC<\/strong><br \/>Minimum Deposit Casinos (MDC), a division of the OneTwenty Group, is a trusted global portal that reviews, rates, and recommends licensed, secure, and low-deposit online casinos for players seeking safe and regulated gambling experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jonathan@onetwentygroup.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">jonathan@onetwentygroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=MTAwMTA5OTU1MiM0MDIxNDk0MDYjMjI2MDYwNQ==\" \/> <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml-eu.globenewswire.com\/media\/M2NkYjY2NGUtNTdjNS00ZWY0LThlNzYtZTgxNjhlMDNlYmVhLTEyNzIxNTUtMjAyNS0wNS0yOS1lbg==\/tiny\/Minimum-Deposit-Casinos.png\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/NewsRoom\/AttachmentNg\/0ff50f3b-3dda-4d22-9371-6e67f352a7f0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml-eu.globenewswire.com\/media\/0ff50f3b-3dda-4d22-9371-6e67f352a7f0\/small\/mdc-logo-purple-png.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Primary Logo\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <b>OESP<\/b> nao e(sao) responsavel(is) por erros, incorrecoes, atrasos ou quaisquer decisoes tomadas por seus clientes com base nos Conteudos ora disponibilizados, bem como tais Conteudos nao representam a opiniao da <b>OESP<\/b> e sao de inteira responsabilidade da <b>GlobeNewswire<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WATERFORD, Ireland, May  29, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Minimum Deposit Casinos (MDC), a global iGaming review hub and division of the OneTwenty Group, has released a new re","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-releases-geral"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluestudio.estadao.com.br\/agencia-de-comunicacao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}