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Mike DeWine: “It's not a tax against the gamblers. It's not a tax against…”

Featuring: Mike DeWine, Republican | Governor of Ohio

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Published | Video Starts at 28:31

And so it, you know, it seemed to be a very, very, very good, good trade off. Sports, gaming, again, we wouldn't be the highest state in tax. And It's not a tax against the gamblers. It's not a tax against the citizens who are legally betting. It is a tax against with these companies. And still we would not be the highest state in the union. (28:31–28:38)

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