COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio state lawmakers moved boldly Tuesday against storefront sweepstakes parlors they have come to view as illegal gambling operations, advancing separate bills effectively banning the operations statewide and blocking startups until the ban takes hold.

The Senate State Government Oversight committee overwhelmingly approved the ban over the objections of a room crowded with employees and owners of so-called Internet cafes, who said a statewide crackdown would leave them jobless and unable to feed their families.