{"id":210817,"date":"2022-04-26T09:41:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T16:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=210817"},"modified":"2022-04-26T14:58:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T21:58:26","slug":"ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Bally\u2019s, Cleveland Browns Team Up Ahead of Ohio Sports Betting Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sports betting isn\u2019t live in Ohio. But Bally\u2019s and the NFL\u2019s Cleveland Browns are preparing for that debut, announcing a wide-ranging partnership.<\/p>\n

\"Bally's
FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Cleveland Browns, seen above. The NFL team is partnering with Bally’s. (Image: Cleveland Browns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The gaming company\u2019s Bally\u2019s Interactive unit will become the official sports betting partner of the NFL franchise. Financial terms of the agreement weren\u2019t disclosed, but the two sides describe it as \u201clong-term.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pending appropriate licensing and regulatory approvals, the collaboration will be highlighted by a branded lounge at FirstEnergy Stadium, the launch of the mobile Bally Bet Sportsbook app in Ohio and free-to-play gaming opportunities for fans in the state,\u201d according to a statement issued by the casino operator and the team.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) signed the state\u2019s sports wagering legislation into law last December<\/a>, making it the 33rd<\/sup> state to join the legal sports betting lineup.<\/p>\n

Ohio Sports Betting Update<\/h2>\n

The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) is in the midst of developing guidelines and rules that must be finalized before the launch of live betting. It\u2019s expected the OCCC process could take up to six months.<\/p>\n

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The state has a hard deadline of Jan. 1, 2023, to get sports betting up and running. To date, there is no indication that the deadline won\u2019t successfully be met. Gaming companies are preparing for launch. In addition to the Bally\u2019s deal with the Browns, JACK Entertainment, which runs two casinos in Ohio, launched a free-to-play<\/a> sports betting app earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That company is also planning to open retail sportsbooks at the JACK Cleveland Casino and JACK Thistledown Racino. As for Bally\u2019s, it will be a major player on the Ohio sports betting scene in its own right.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the team\u2019s designated sports betting operator, pending appropriate licensing and regulatory approvals, Bally\u2019s will launch a mobile sports betting app for fans to place wagers on sporting events anywhere in the stadium and throughout Ohio,\u201d according to the statement.<\/p>\n

Bally\u2019s Could Benefit From Browns<\/h2>\n

Pending completion of acquisitions and new construction, Rhode Island-based Bally\u2019s will operate casinos in 13 states. But Ohio isn\u2019t part of that group.<\/p>\n

That makes the operator\u2019s partnership with the Browns all the more meaningful because the team is one of the most popular in the state, and sports wagering competition there is likely to be fierce.<\/p>\n

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There are 11 casinos and racinos in the state<\/a>, and each could have up to three sports wagering skins, with as many as 14 already spoken for, according to Eilers & Krejcik. Well-known operators of land-based casinos in the state include Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, and Penn National Gaming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bally\u2019s Interactive has market access in 18 states by way of the Browns deal. That part of the gaming company includes the Bally Bet online sportsbook, an internet casino, daily fantasy sports app Monkey Knife Fight, and free-to-play game provider SportCaller, among other holdings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports betting isn\u2019t live in Ohio. But Bally\u2019s and the NFL\u2019s Cleveland Browns are preparing for that debut, announcing a wide-ranging partnership. The gaming company\u2019s Bally\u2019s Interactive unit will become the official sports betting partner of the NFL franchise. Financial terms of the agreement weren\u2019t disclosed, but the two sides describe it as \u201clong-term.\u201d Pending […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":210820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBally's, Cleveland Browns Partner Before Ohio Sports Betting Debut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bally's and the NFL's Cleveland Browns are partnering in anticipation of Ohio sports betting launch.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bally's, Cleveland Browns Partner Before Ohio Sports Betting Debut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bally's and the NFL's Cleveland Browns are partnering in anticipation of Ohio sports betting launch.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-04-26T16:41:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-26T21:58:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FE.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Todd Shriber\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@etfgodfather\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Todd Shriber\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/\",\"name\":\"Bally's, Cleveland Browns Partner Before Ohio Sports Betting Debut\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FE.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-26T16:41:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-26T21:58:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/f4cecf70a5032bc4e60eb73fc86d4a85\"},\"description\":\"Bally's and the NFL's Cleveland Browns are partnering in anticipation of Ohio sports betting launch.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-cleveland-browns-partner-before-ohio-sports-betting-debut\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FE.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FE.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Cleveland Browns. 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