Ohio legislators propose new sports gambling ‘guardrails’

Three Ohio Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation to place “guardrails” on the state’s sports betting system, including stopping online/phone gambling, limits on wagers, banning the use of credit for betting and limiting advertisements (Source: “Ohio Republican lawmakers proposed major new sports betting restrictions,” Ohio Capital Journal, April 9).
 
Ohio state Reps. Riordan McClain (R-Upper Sandusky), Gary Click (R-Vickery), and Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) acknowledge that sports betting is here to stay. But they want to place restrictions on what, how and where Ohioans can wager. The language for the bill has not been finalized.
 
A recent U.K. study found that people diagnosed with a gambling disorder are significantly more likely to die by suicide.