Map of Ohio Casinos
Ohio has four full commercial casinos, one each in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo, plus seven racinos at horse tracks, eleven gaming venues in all. This map of Ohio casinos groups every floor by metro, and it draws the line that matters in the state: the four commercial casinos carry table games and slots, while the seven racinos run electronic machines only. The minimum age to gamble is 21 everywhere.
- Casinos
- 114 commercial · 7 racino
- Minimum age
- 21every casino and racino
- Sports betting
- Legalretail & online, 21+, since 2023
- Regulators
- OCCCcasinos · Lottery for racinos
Illustration An illustrated overview, not to scale. See the interactive map below for exact locations.
How casinos are spread across Ohio
Ohio puts its gaming where the people are, one venue or more near every major city. The four commercial casinos sit downtown in the four largest metros, a deliberate result of the 2009 vote that created them: JACK Cleveland, Hard Rock Cincinnati, Hollywood Columbus, and Hollywood Toledo. These are the floors with table games, and each anchors its city’s gaming.
Around and between those cities sit the seven racinos, built at horse tracks and limited to electronic machines. Greater Cleveland carries the heaviest concentration, where the downtown JACK casino is joined by JACK Thistledown at North Randall, MGM Northfield Park between Cleveland and Akron, and Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley over by Youngstown. The northeast corner alone holds four of the eleven venues.
The southwest is the other busy quarter. Cincinnati has the Hard Rock casino downtown and Belterra Park on the riverfront, with Miami Valley Gaming up the road in Warren County and Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway serving Dayton. Columbus fills the middle of the state with Hollywood Casino on its west side and Scioto Downs to the south, and Toledo holds the northwest on its own. Ohio has no tribal casinos and no riverboats, so this commercial and racino mix is the whole of the state’s gaming.
The Ohio casinos map
Pins Verified locations. The greater Cleveland venues sit close together and group into a cluster until you zoom in.
Four commercial casinos with table games plus seven racinos with electronic machines. Counts and rosters drift with license changes; dated May 2026.
§ Casinos by region
The hub’s routing job. Ohio breaks into four working areas around its metros, each linking down to its city and casino pages as they come online.
Cleveland and northeast Ohio Lake Erie · Akron · Youngstown
The densest corner of the state. JACK Cleveland Casino sits downtown with table games, and three racinos ring the area: JACK Thistledown at North Randall, MGM Northfield Park on the harness track between Cleveland and Akron, and Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley over near Youngstown. Together they make the northeast the busiest gaming region in Ohio.
Columbus and central Ohio the state capital
Central Ohio pairs a casino with a racino. Hollywood Casino Columbus on the city’s west side is the largest floor in the region, with full table games, and Eldorado Scioto Downs to the south adds a harness track racino with video lottery terminals. Both serve the fast growing Columbus metro.
Cincinnati, Dayton, and southwest Ohio the Ohio River · Interstate 75
The southwest holds four venues. Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati anchors downtown with table games after its rebrand from the former JACK and Horseshoe casino, and Belterra Park sits on the riverfront east of the city. Up the Interstate 75 corridor, Miami Valley Gaming serves Warren County between the two cities and Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway covers Dayton.
Toledo and northwest Ohio the Maumee River · near Lake Erie
Hollywood Casino Toledo stands alone in the northwest, on the Maumee River near Lake Erie. It is the full commercial casino for the Toledo area and the closest Ohio floor to the Michigan line, drawing from both sides of the border.
Casino laws and minimum age in Ohio
Ohio’s casinos are young by Midwest standards. Voters approved the four commercial casinos in a 2009 constitutional amendment, fixing them to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo, and the first opened in 2012. The racinos followed soon after, authorized at existing horse tracks and run under the Ohio Lottery Commission rather than the Ohio Casino Control Commission that oversees the casinos. The split is not just paperwork: the commercial casinos may offer table games and slots, while the racinos are limited to video lottery terminals and have no live table games. Ohio has neither tribal casinos nor riverboats, so these two kinds of venue are the entire market.
The minimum age to gamble is 21 at every Ohio casino and racino. The state lottery and charity bingo are open at 18, but the casino and racino floors are 21 and over. Sports betting launched on January 1, 2023, both at retail sportsbooks and online, and it carries the same 21 and over minimum. Hours vary by property, so check the official site before planning around them, and confirm the current age and rules at the specific venue, since policies can change.
Dated fact Minimum age 21 at every Ohio casino and racino, per the Ohio Casino Control Commission and Ohio Lottery Commission. Verified May 2026. This is the kind of figure to recheck before relying on it.
How Ohio’s casinos and racinos differ
The most useful thing to know before a trip is which kind of venue you are heading to. The four commercial casinos, one each in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo, run both table games and slot machines and answer to the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The seven racinos sit at horse tracks, answer to the Ohio Lottery Commission, and their floors are video lottery terminals only, so there is no live blackjack, roulette, or craps. If you want table games, you want one of the four casinos. If you are after slots, a sportsbook, or a day at the track with gaming attached, a racino works just as well and there are more of them, spread closer to where people live.
A young, all land based market
Ohio came late to casinos and built the market in one piece. There were no legal casinos in the state until the 2009 ballot measure, and the four opened across 2012 and 2013, followed quickly by the racinos as the tracks added video lottery terminals. Because the whole system was created at once and tied to specific cities and tracks, Ohio has none of the riverboat history of Indiana and Illinois or the tribal casinos of Michigan. Every floor is a modern, land based building, and the roster has stayed stable since the racinos filled in, with the main recent change being the rebrand of the Cincinnati casino to Hard Rock.
Sports betting in Ohio
Sports betting is legal and well established in Ohio, both as retail sportsbooks and as online mobile betting. The state launched it on January 1, 2023, and the casinos and racinos host retail books while the mobile apps run statewide under the Ohio Casino Control Commission. The minimum age is 21, the same as the gaming floor. For a visitor that means you can place a bet at a casino or racino sportsbook or on your phone once you are within the state.
Ohio casino questions
Q. How many casinos are in Ohio?
Four full commercial casinos, in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo, plus seven racinos at horse tracks, so eleven gaming venues in all as of 2026. The commercial casinos offer table games and slots, while the racinos are limited to electronic video lottery terminals.
Q. What is the minimum gambling age in Ohio?
It is 21 at every Ohio casino and racino, and 21 for sports betting. The state lottery and charity bingo are open at 18. Confirm at the venue, since policies can change.
Q. What is the difference between a casino and a racino in Ohio?
The four commercial casinos are regulated by the Ohio Casino Control Commission and offer both table games and slot machines. The seven racinos sit at racetracks, are regulated by the Ohio Lottery Commission, and run video lottery terminals only, with no live table games. Both now carry sportsbooks.
Q. Where are most of Ohio's casinos?
They follow the big metros. Greater Cleveland in the northeast has the most, with the JACK casino downtown plus three area racinos, and the southwest around Cincinnati and Dayton has four. Columbus has two and Toledo has one. There is a casino or racino within reach of every major Ohio city.
Q. Is sports betting legal in Ohio?
Yes, both retail sportsbooks and online mobile betting. Ohio launched sports betting on January 1, 2023, regulated by the Ohio Casino Control Commission, for bettors 21 and over.
Q. Does Ohio have tribal or riverboat casinos?
No. Every casino in Ohio is a land based commercial casino or a racino. The state has no tribal casinos and no riverboat casinos, which sets it apart from neighbors like Michigan and Indiana.
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Editorial note
Reviewed by the CasinosMap editorial desk. The four commercial casinos, the seven racinos, the two regulators, the operating companies, the minimum age, and the sports betting status were checked against current authoritative sources, not prior knowledge. The casino and racino split is treated carefully because the two carry different games and oversight, and counts are dated and treated as a snapshot.
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Sources
- Ohio Casino Control Commission the four commercial casinos, regulation, minimum age, sports wagering
- Ohio Lottery Commission the seven racinos and video lottery terminals
- American Gaming Association Ohio state gaming overview and minimum age
- Operator and local coverage Hard Rock Cincinnati rebrand, racino operators, sports betting launch