Despite a broken air conditioning system and sweltering heat, state lawmakers buckled down for a marathon session on Wednesday to knock items off their to-do list before leaving town for an extended break. Decisions made this week will impact your kids’ schools, what you’ll vote on in November, when you can start betting on sports and how Ohio will spend billions of dollars. Here is a recap from the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau team: Place your bets: sports gambling starts Jan. 1, 2023 Ohioans will be able to place their bets on sports starting Jan. 1, missing much of the college and professional football seasons. The Ohio Casino Control Commission announced Wednesday that Ohio’s sports betting program would have a universal start date of Jan. 1 to allow time for applications and vetting of those that want to offer sports gaming. Missing much of Ohio’s football season will have a cost: an estimated…
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