DraftKings Sportsbook Ohio: Everything You Need To Know

If you’ve never registered for DraftKings before, you’re eligible to claim a “bonus” offer of $150 in site credit.

To get the bonus:

• Register with DraftKings Sportsbook.
• After registering, deposit at least $5 in your account.
• Place your first real-money wager of at least $5 on the DraftKings platform.
• Win or lose, receive $150 in the form of six $25 bonus bets.
• Bonus bets are valid for seven days.
• No promo code is required.
• Offer valid through 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 5, 2025.

This offer can only be redeemed once and is only available to new users who have never signed up for DraftKings before.

Bonus bets can not be withdrawn early and can only be used at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Category	Description
Offer	Bet $5+, get $150 in bonus bets if first bet wins
Promo Code	N/A
Requirements	New users only, 21+ and in eligible state
Eligible Bet Types	All bet types
Availability	AZ, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NY, NH, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, VT, WY, WV
Offer Expires	Jan. 5, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Apple Store Score	4.8/5
Google Play Store Score	4.5/5
Date Verified	Nov. 26, 2024
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DraftKings’ physical presence in Ohio is located at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo.

The sportsbook, which has been there since sports betting became legal in Ohio in January 2023, opens at 11 a.m. ET seven days a week. It stays open until 11 p.m. ET Sunday through Thursday and until 1 a.m. ET on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The sportsbook has more than 20 TVs, and patrons can reserve tables ahead of time to secure a spot ahead of big events like the Super Bowl and March Madness.

The casino has more than 125,000 square feet of gaming space along with 2,022 slot machines, 60 table games and 20 poker tables. It opened in 2012.

There are DraftKings Sportsbook locations in three of Ohio’s border states.

In Michigan, there’s a standalone DraftKings Sportsbook at the DraftKings Sports & Social bar in Troy, as well as the Bay Mills Resort and Casino in Brimley.

There’s also a DraftKings Sportsbook located at the Hollywood Casino in Washington, Pennsylvania and a standalone sportsbook at The Mint Gaming Hall in Williamsburg, Kentucky.

New users can fund their DraftKings account using any of the following methods:

• Electronic checking or direct deposit
• Debit/credit cards
• Online/wire transfer
• PayPal/Venmo
• In-person deposit at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo

As mentioned above, DraftKings Sportsbook is one of the biggest names in U.S. sports betting. Luckily for bettors, it has an excellent mobile sports betting app and website.

DraftKings has a distinctive interface with a plethora of profit boosts and no-sweat bets. That, coupled with their Parlay Builder tool, gives users the chance to earn a big payday from a small wager.

To use DraftKings in Ohio, simply enter a few personal details to create an account. Once that’s approved, you’ll be able to wager on the app using real money.

Yes, DraftKings is legal in Ohio.

Ohio’s legislation officially legalized sports betting in December 2021 when Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 29. From there, the Ohio Casino Control Commission worked out the basic legal parameters and set a start date of Jan. 1, 2023.

DraftKings was one of the first sportsbooks to apply for a sports betting license in Ohio and launched in the state on New Year’s Day in 2023. It was the 22nd state that DraftKings launched in.

Yes, visitors to Ohio can bet on DraftKings.

You don’t have to be an Ohio resident to bet on DraftKings; you just have to be located inside the state and over the age of 21. As of May 2024, sports betting is legal in 38 states plus Washington, D.C.

DraftKings, like all major sportsbooks, uses state-of-the-art geolocation technology to determine your location when you open the app. This prevents you from wagering in states where sports betting isn’t legal.

If you sign up for DraftKings in Ohio, you can use your account in other states as long as sports betting is legal there and DraftKings is operational there.

DraftKings is one of the best sportsbooks available for Ohio bettors, but the idea of it being “the best” comes down to personal preference.

FanDuel Sportsbook, another one of the biggest names in U.S. sports betting, is also available in Ohio. FanDuel has a cutting-edge platform that offers a wide array of betting markets and prop bets with an easy-to-use interface that’s rivaled only by DraftKings.

Some other notable sportsbooks in Ohio are Caesars Sportsbook, BetMGM and Bet365, all of which rank among the best sportsbooks on the market. Caesars has a bevy of promotions and odds boosts, BetMGM allows bettors to link their accounts with BetMGM Rewards, and Bet365 is building its presence in the U.S. after establishing its brand abroad.

Every sportsbook has different odds, promotions, interfaces and rewards. You can sign up for as many as you want and then pick which ones you like the most.

You can place a variety of different bets with DraftKings. Here’s a look at some of the most popular ones.

• Moneyline: Betting on who wins the game or event outright.
• Spread: Betting on the margin of victory for a game or event. You can bet on the favorite to win by a certain number of points or for the underdog to lose by a certain number of points or win the game outright.
• Totals: Also known as Over/Under, this is a wager on the total number of points scored in the contest.
• Props: With prop bets, you have game or single-player bets. Some popular examples include the Gatorade color at the end of a Super Bowl, a quarterback’s total passing yards or an MLB player’s total hits in a game. In Ohio, these kinds of bets can only be made on professional sports; betting on college props is illegal in Ohio.
• Parlay: A parlay combines multiple wagers (known as “legs”) into a single bet, and every leg must win for the bet to win. Because of the added risk, parlay odds and payouts are higher than straight bets. At DraftKings, you can also wager on same-game parlays and progressive parlays.
• Futures: Wagers on future events, like which team will win the Super Bowl or which player will win the MVP award.

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