Just after sports bettors in Ohio gained one additional retail sportsbook in Cleveland, they are losing another in Cincinnati. The latter’s impact, however, should be minor.
SuperBook Sports has announced shutdown effective at 10 p.m. this Thursday of its small betting operation at the Taft's Ale House in Cincinnati, though bets won't be taken Tuesday through Thursday. The location has been operating on a Friday-through-Monday basis since opening Jan. 1, so it was taking its last bets at a ticket window and five self-service kiosks on Monday.
The shutdown comes just after Fanatics Sportbook in partnership with the Cleveland Guardians opened a retail sportsbook Friday just outside Progressive Field, so the state will still have 14 legal venues for in-person betting.
A 15th can be expected soon, with Fanatics previously having announced preparations for a sportsbook adjacent to Nationwide Arena in Columbus to open this summer.