Pause Before You Play
Also: Get Set Before You Bet · Before You Bet
“Sports are fast. Betting shouldn't be.”
Ohio for Responsible Gambling's adult prevention campaign, run as 'Get Set Before You Bet' from at least 2017 and relaunched for Ohio's January 2023 sports betting launch (renamed Pause Before You Play in August 2023), telling Ohioans to take a moment before betting, set limits and check for red flags, with the Problem Gambling Helpline.
- Years
- 2017
- Country
- United States
- Budget
- Funded from Ohio gaming taxes (Marietta Times, 2023); amount not stated.
- Topic
- Gambling
- Asks people to
- RecognizeSeek helpStop
- Strategy
- Self screeningService linkSimple instruction
- Channel
- Social (organic)Social (paid)TVWebsite
- Audience
- AdultsYoung adultsOhio adults who gamble, with a sports bettor focus from 2023 and a college student strand.
Evidence
Self-reportedUnknown
Ohio's 2022 gambling survey summary says ORG campaigns reach 'many millions' of Ohioans a year (sponsor claim). No outcome evaluation found.
Sponsor (who paid)
Credits (who made it)
- Prevention Action Alliance Strategy, 2017-2023 source
Related campaigns
- Change the Game Ohio 2019
Sources
Research notes
Drafted by Claude (Claude Code) on 2026-10-28 for #130 from the sources listed; unreviewed, including the cardSummary. Start year 2017 is the earliest dated post on the campaign blog seen in search results (not opened); the campaign may be older. Prevention Action Alliance is reported as the campaign's creator by trade press (casino.org, not opened); Origo Branding made Ohio's sister youth campaign. The 2023 sports betting video used the line 'Sports are fast' / 'Betting shouldn't be' (Covers). Survey reach claim from the Ohio Casino Control Commission's 2022 survey highlights (search result only).
Record cases/oh-pause-before-you-play.json, updated 2026-10-28· Link to this campaign