Add Ohio Sports Betting Handle Dips, Revenue Rises without Buckeyes Football in January

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+<br>Ohio State's lack of football in January might’ve been a factor in the Buckeye State’s 8% year-over-year handle decrease.<br>
+<br>- Operators [generated](https://aslanyol.com.tr/index.php?route=journal3/blog/post&journal_blog_post_id=12) a second [consecutive handle](http://server.ayaojies.com.cn3000/francescochild) under $1 billion.<br>
+<br>- Ohio State’s season ended on the last day of 2025.<br>
+<br>- With the Buckeyes’ early playoff dismissal, [year-over-year revenue](https://buu.lat/everetteocasio) spiked 24%.<br>
+<br>The Ohio Casino Control [Commission](https://ohsosweetcandytrees.co.uk/blog/shopping/journal-blog-is-here) recently reported that online and retail sportsbooks generated $931.1 million in wagers for the first month of 2026. The previous January, when Ohio State won the national title, saw over $1 billion in bets.<br>
+<br>The latest January handle was nearly on par with December 2025’s amount wagered, but that’s now two [consecutive](https://johnnylist.org/The-Betnaija-promo-code-2026-is-YOHAIG_331210.html) months below $1 billion after November and October [eclipsed](https://www.trueposter.com/jeniferhardie5) that mark.<br>
+<br>Ohio State’s season ended on New Year’s Eve with a College Football Playoff loss to Miami in the Cotton Bowl, leading to no carryover in January.<br>
+<br>Profits up<br>
+<br>Without the Buckeyes’ winning championship run, gross revenue in Ohio improved by 24% compared to the same month in 2025. The $99.6 million in monthly profits was the first under $100 million since September, though.<br>
+<br>Still, the 10.7% hold towered over the previous January’s 7.9%, and it was the third consecutive double-digit win rate produced in Ohio. Online sportsbooks won back $98.3 million on a $917.6-million handle.<br>
+<br>The Buckeye State’s 13 retail sports betting operators generated $1.3 million in gross revenue from over $13.5 million in wagers. Total [taxable revenue](https://url.jobx.me/kathaleenq9117) of $99.7 million put nearly $20 million into Ohio’s [coffers](http://oznobkina.o-bash.ru/2018/08/15/kompleks-3/).<br>
+<br>[DraftKings](http://wrgitlab.org/milliebuckland) takes gold<br>
+<br>DraftKings took home the top handle in Ohio sports betting for January, generating $301 million in wagers that [matched](https://nextek.ru/index.php?route=journal3/blog/post&journal_blog_post_id=7) December’s bets for the online operator. However, FanDuel used a 13.2% hold on a $295.3[-million handle](https://englishlearning.ketnooi.com/@shawnweatherly?page=about) to produce $39.1 million, nearly $7 million more than DraftKings, which still had an impressive 10.8% win rate.<br>
+<br>January was also good to bet365, which won back 11.5% on a $78-million handle to finish in third place for both wagers and revenue. BetMGM wasn’t so fortunate, finishing the month with a 4.9% hold on a $68.9[-million handle](https://saga.iao.ru3043/salvatoreyancy).<br>
+<br>Fanatics reached a double-digit win rate on a $52.8-million handle, while Caesars stayed in single digits on $31.6 million in wagers.<br>
+<br>Other online books<br>
+<br>After winning over $4 million in its first month as theScore Bet, PENN Entertainment’s online platform produced a little under $2.5 million in January. Despite the month-over-month profit dip, theScore Bet generated a 5.9% handle increase from December, finishing close to Caesars with $29.97 million in wagers.<br>
+<br>That [easily beat](https://dev-sites.bc.edu/uncommonsense/2022/04/06/the-ferocious-violent-image-of-a-black-man/) out Hard Rock Bet’s $23.6-million handle, but the Seminole Tribe-owned operator had a better hold with 9.6% compared to theScore Bet’s 8.3% win rate. Prime Sportsbook produced the lowest hold of all operators in January,  to reach 3% on an $18.4-million handle.<br>