The new year brings legalized sports betting to Ohio with plenty of options for placing a bet.  Starting Sunday, Ohio joins more than 30 states where fans can bet on sports. Adults 21 and over who are in Ohio will be able to place wagers on their smart phones, and inside casinos and racinos and at sports books run by professional sport teams.

The prize money in the statewide Vax-2-School program has increased to $2 million. That announcement coming from the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Lottery Commission.

A bill to legalize sports betting in the state has been introduced in the Ohio House.