In this week's episode of SnowLogaster, Ohio's Politics Podcast from WOSU hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the possibility that legal sports Satta King will lead to a big win in the Buckeye state. State Senator Neeraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) joined the show.
Vax Shot Jackpot
On Wednesday evening, Ohio announced the first winners of the Ohio Wax-A-Million Drawings.
Mike DeWine of the Ohio government said the idea of a lottery exceeded his expectations. The USA Today Ohio Network did an analysis and found that vaccinations among people 16 and older increased by 40% in the week following the lottery announcement.
People felt that Divine is crazy about this lottery idea, but states across the country are leading them.
Covering The Spread
Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize sports [gambling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling#:~:text=Gambling (also known as betting,winning money or material goods.) in the state. The basic idea of the bill is to ask the state government to issue dozens of licenses to wager the establishments. Some will visit online sites.
The license would cost $ 1 million for three years. Ohio will levy a Satta King tax at 10% and the system will be run by the Ohio Casino Control Commission.
Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana already have legal sports betting and some lawmakers feel the state is declining in revenue.
The bill would ban Satta King Result on sports involving young athletes in K-12 schools.
Snollygoster Of The Week
Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder lost his leadership position last year on a federal indictment related to the energy plant bailout, but he is still a state legislator.
This week, some House Democrats reported that they were working on a resolution to expel the Householder, and now - suddenly - Republicans are also there.
House Speaker Bob Kuip (R-Lima) has still not asked for a vote on the issue and largely avoided the question when asked by journalists. He issued a statement saying, "I have consistently said that Larry Householder should resign from the Ohio House of Representatives. The motions filed will receive due process in accordance with the rules of the House."
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