Limited-release and specialty bottles of liquor in Ohio are often made harder to buy at market prices by “flippers” who snap them up to re-sell online at dramatically inflated prices., state Sen. Bill DeMora, a Democratic bourbon aficionado from Columbus, has introduced legislation to require specialty liquor bottles to be opened and immediately resealed at the time of purchase – a move that would make those bottles a lot more difficult to re-sell to others.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has fined DraftKings $425,000 for inappropriately allowing customers to bet on individual college athletes’ performances and to deposit money in their accounts by paying cash to local retailers., Ohio banned player-specific wagers in March .
Braden Watkins has been named manager of government affairs and grassroots for McKinley Strategies, a Canton-based lobbying firm. Watkins, a former legislative aide for Republican state Rep. Brett Hillyer of Tuscarawas County, most recently worked for Republican U.S. Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno’s campaign.Taylor Van Kirk, national press secretary for Vice President-elect JD Vance; Ex-state Sen.
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