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By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine could turn back time, he would not have signed the law that legalized sports betting in his state.

FILE – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, right, waits to hand out reading certificates to children before a Cleveland Guardians baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Cleveland, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

With two Cleveland Guardians pitchers and an Ohio-born guard for the Miami Heat snared in separate betting-related criminal probes, the second-term Republican says he now “absolutely” regrets unleashing this unbridled new industry on Ohioans with his 2021 signature .

“Look, we’ve always had gambling, we’re always going to have gamblin

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