CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio’s sports betting companies say gamblers placed $549 million of bets in August, a big uptick compared to last year.

The U.K.-based company is focusing on growing brand awareness within the U.S. and will seek to hire nearly 1,000 employees, according to a news release.

A British online sports betting company recently announced it picked Denver, Colorado, as the site for its American headquarters after making a deal to get $14 million in state tax credits. The company bet365 opened its American headquarters at One Platte,

United Kingdom-based bet365 expects to onboard more than 300 employees in its first year of operations in Denver, with 50 employed by the time of opening. The company will offer positions across customer service,

We are thrilled to welcome bet365 and nearly 1,000 jobs to Colorado and congratulate them on the grand opening of their new U.S. headquarters here,” Governor Polis said. “b