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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3769 | Horse Racing › Section 3769.131 | Consolidating Permits.

Effective:
April 11, 1991
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 405 - 118th General Assembly
Notwithstanding sections 3769.07 and 3769.13 of the Revised Code, any person operating or conducting a horse-racing meeting at any race track, place, or enclosure in 1990 under a permit issued by the state racing commission, or the successor in interest to such person, may, with the approval of the commission, consolidate and hold in one entity all permits issued by the commission for horse racing at the same race track, place, or enclosure, as were held in 1990. Any such consolidation of permits shall have no effect on the number of racing days authorized to the holder of the permits by this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3769 | Horse Racing › Section 3769.14 | Submission of Question of Prohibiting Horse Racing - Duties of Board of Elections.

Effective:
August 22, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly
If there is presented to the board of elections of any county a petition, sworn to in the manner provided by section 3513.27 of the Revised Code and signed by thirty-five per cent of the qualified and registered electors, where such qualified electors are required to be registered to enjoy the privilege of suffrage, as shown by the most recent general election, but in no event shall such petition contain less than thirty-five hundred signatures of qualified electors, requesting that there be submitted at a general election or at a special election, at the discretion of the board, the issue, "Shall licensed horse racing be prohibited throughout this county for a period of __________ (not to exceed five) years?", the board shall submit such issue to the electors of said county in the manner provided by section 3505.06 of the Revised Code. If a majority of the electors voting on said issue vote "yes" thereon, the state racing commission shall have no jurisdiction thereafter to license meetings in said county for the number of years, not exceeding five, specified in said petition. If a majority of the electors voting on said issue or question vote "no" thereon, such issue or question shall not again be submitted to a vote until the expiration of the time set forth in the petition on which the question or issue was submitted.
When the board of any county has received such petition and accepted it as valid, it shall notify the commission of said petition, and the commission shall not issue a permit for racing in said county between the time of filing said petition and the general or special election.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3769 | Horse Racing › Section 3769.17 | Change of Name for Purpose of Entry.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The name of a horse, mare, gelding, colt, or filly for entry for competition in a contest of speed shall not be changed after having contested for a prize, purse, premium, stake, or sweepstake, except as provided by the printed rules of the society or association under which such contest is advertised to be conducted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3769 | Horse Racing › Section 3769.18 | Determination of Class for Purpose of Entry.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The class to which a horse belongs for an entry in a contest of speed shall be determined by its public performance in former contests or trials of speed, as provided by the printed rules of the society or association under which such contest is advertised to be conducted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3769 | Horse Racing › Section 3769.201 | Cleanup, Repair or Improvement Related to 1997 Ohio River Flood Tax Reduction.

Effective:
September 29, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 283 - 123rd General Assembly
The holder of a permit issued under section 3769.06 of the Revised Code may apply to the state racing commission for the tax reduction available under section 3769.20 of the Revised Code for the cost to the permit holder of any cleanup, repair, or improvement required as a result of damage caused by the 1997 Ohio river flood to the place, track, or enclosure for which the permit is issued. As part of the application, the permit holder shall submit evidence of payment of the cost of the cleanup, repair, or improvement. The commission shall approve the tax reduction in the amount of the cost to the permit holder, net of any insurance proceeds, of any cleanup, repair, or improvement the commission determines was required as a result of damage caused by the flood. The permit holder need not have followed unrestricted competitive bidding procedures as required under section 3769.20 of the Revised Code to qualify for the reduction under this section.
The permit holder shall claim the tax reduction under this section in the same manner as if it were a tax reduction for a major capital improvement project under section 3769.20 of the Revised Code. The percentage of the reduction that may be taken each racing day shall equal the percentage allowed for a reduction under section 3769.20 of the Revised Code. A reduction under this section shall be in addition to, and shall be taken after completion of, a reduction approved under section 3769.20 or division (J) of section 3769.08 of the Revised Code. A permit holder shall not take a reduction under this section for a repair or improvement for which a reduction is taken under section 3769.20 or division (J) of section 3769.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3769 | Horse Racing › Section 3769.25 | Satellite Facility Definitions.

Effective:
September 19, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 561 - 121st General Assembly
As used in sections 3769.25 to 3769.27 of the Revised Code, unless the context requires otherwise:
(A) "Simulcast" means the telecast, for wagering purposes, of audio and visual signals of live horse races conducted at facilities either inside or outside this state.
(B) "Track" means any place, track, or enclosure where a permit holder conducts live horse racing for profit at a race meeting.
(C) "Permit holder" means a corporation, trust, partnership, limited partnership, association, person, or group of persons issued a permit under this chapter to conduct a racing meeting, other than the holder of a permit issued for a racing meeting at a county fair or an independent fair.
(D) "Simulcast host" has the same meaning as in section 3769.089 of the Revised Code.
(E) "Satellite facility" means any facility that is approved by the state racing commission and at which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted under section 3769.26 of the Revised Code. "Satellite facility" does not include a track.
(F) "Collection and settlement agent" has the same meaning as in section 3769.0810 of the Revised Code.
(G) "Approval of the appropriate local legislative authority" means the enactment of an ordinance or resolution by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation where a satellite facility is proposed to be located or, if a satellite facility is proposed to be located in an unincorporated area, by the board of township trustees of the township where the satellite facility is proposed to be located, that approves the location of the satellite facility in the municipal corporation or the unincorporated area. "Approval of the appropriate local legislative authority" also means the failure of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or the board of township trustees of a township to take a vote to enact an ordinance or resolution described in this division within sixty days after the ordinance or resolution is first introduced before the legislative authority or board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3769 | Horse Racing › Section 3769.27 | Local Option Election.

Effective:
July 2, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
(A) If a petition is presented, not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of a general or primary election, to the board of elections of any county, signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least ten per cent of the total number of votes cast in the county for the office of governor at the preceding general election for that office, but signed by at least five hundred electors, requesting that there be submitted the question "shall satellite facilities that receive simulcasts of live horse races and that conduct wagering on those simulcasts be prohibited throughout this county for a period of _______ (not to exceed five) years?", the board of elections shall submit this question to the electors of the county on the day of the next general or primary election, whichever occurs first, in the manner provided by law for the submission of questions and issues. The board of elections shall notify the state racing commission of the results of the election on the question.
(B) If a majority of the electors voting on the question set forth in division (A) of this section vote "yes," the state racing commission shall have no jurisdiction thereafter to approve satellite facilities in that county for the number of years, not exceeding five, specified in the petition. If a majority of the electors voting on the question set forth in division (A) of this section vote "no," this question shall not again be submitted to a vote in the county until the expiration of the time set forth in the petition. When the board of elections of any county has received a petition and accepted it as valid, it shall so notify the commission and the commission shall not approve a satellite facility in that county between this notification and the day of the general or primary election.
(C) Once a proposed satellite facility receives the approval of the appropriate local legislative authority, a petition seeking an election under this section in the county where the proposed satellite facility will be located is invalid unless the date of signing of each signature on the petition that is counted by the board of elections to meet the number of signatures required by division (A) of this section is a date within ninety days after the date of the approval of the appropriate local legislative authority for the proposed satellite facility.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3769 | Horse Racing › Section 3769.28 | Collecting Additional Tax for Benefit of Local Subdivisions.

Effective:
October 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
Within ten days after the close of a horse-racing meeting, each permit holder who conducts a pari-mutuel system of wagering where the wagering is less than five million dollars shall remit, in the manner prescribed under section 3769.103 of the Revised Code, a sum of money equal to one-tenth of one per cent of the total amount wagered and where the wagering is five million dollars or more a sum of money equal to fifteen hundredths of one per cent of the total amount wagered during any horse-racing meeting for the purpose of providing operating revenue for the political subdivisions wherein such meetings are held. Within ten days after the close of a meeting, the permit holder shall also prepare and transmit, in the manner prescribed under section 3769.103 of the Revised Code, to the tax commissioner a final report showing the total amount wagered during the horse-racing meeting and any other information required by the commissioner relative to the tax levied by this section.
This section shall not apply to any agricultural society which holds a horse-racing permit.
The amount collected under this section from any one permit holder shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars from any one horse-racing meeting in any calendar year.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.021 | Employment by Commission - Prohibitions - Internal Rules.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall be employed by or continue employment with the state lottery commission who has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony, or of a misdemeanor of the first, second, or third degree, involving gambling, fraud or misrepresentation, theft, or any crime of moral turpitude, as long as the record of the conviction has not been sealed or expunged pursuant to Chapter 2953. of the Revised Code or pursuant to a statute of another jurisdiction that governs the sealing or expungement of criminal records. The director of the commission may adopt internal management rules designating vehicular offenses, conviction of which will disqualify persons from employment with the commission; specifying time periods after which persons who have been convicted of the offenses described in this section may be employed by the commission; and establishing requirements for an applicant or employee to seek a court order to have the records sealed or expunged in accordance with law relating to the sealing or expungement of criminal records.
Last updated March 8, 2023 at 12:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.04 | Commission May Hold Public Hearings.

Effective:
August 1, 1980
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 113th General Assembly
For the purpose of conducting any study or investigation, the state lottery commission may direct that public hearings be held at a time and place, prescribed by the commission, in accordance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code. Hearings shall be held in Columbus, except that if the commission determines that another location is more convenient for those concerned, it may move the hearing to another location within the state. The commission shall give notice of all public hearings in such manner as will give actual or constructive notice to all interested parties.
In the discharge of any duties imposed by this chapter, the state lottery commission may require that testimony be given under oath and administer such oath, issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of any papers, books, and accounts, and cause the deposition of any witness residing within the state. In the event of the refusal of any person to comply with the terms of a subpoena issued by the commission or refusal to testify on matters about which he may lawfully be questioned, the prosecutor of the county in which such person resides, upon the petition of the commission, shall bring a proceeding for contempt against such person in the court of common pleas of that county.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.051 | Disqualification From Contracting With Commission.

Effective:
September 26, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 211 - 121st General Assembly
(A) The director of the state lottery commission may refuse to enter into any contracts or agreements with vendors whose activities on behalf of the commission could potentially affect the integrity of the state lottery's on-line gaming system or instant ticket gaming system, if any principal of the vendor has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or an offense involving illegal gambling or has been found guilty of fraud or misrepresentation in any manner.
(B) The director shall request the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, the department of public safety, or any other state, local, or federal agency to supply the director with the criminal records of any vendor with whom the commission is considering entering into a contract or agreement, and may periodically request such records of any vendor with whom the commission has entered into a contract or agreement. At or prior to the time of making such a request, the director shall require a vendor to obtain fingerprint cards prescribed by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation at a qualified law enforcement agency and the director shall cause these fingerprint cards to be forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The commission shall assume the cost of obtaining the fingerprint cards. The director shall pay to each agency supplying such records for each investigation a reasonable fee, as determined by the agency. The commission may adopt uniform rules specifying time periods after which the director may enter into contracts or agreements with vendors described in division (A) of this section and establishing requirements for a vendor to seek a court order to have records sealed in accordance with law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.071 | Deducting Child Support or Spousal Support Arrearage From Award.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
If the amount of the prize money or the cost of goods or services awarded as a lottery prize award meets or exceeds the reportable winnings amounts set by 26 U.S.C. 6041, or a subsequent analogous section of the Internal Revenue Code, the director of the state lottery commission or the director's designee shall consult the data match program established under section 3123.89 of the Revised Code to determine whether the person is subject to a final and enforceable determination of default made under sections 3123.01 to 3123.07 of the Revised Code. If so, the director or the director's designee shall withhold an amount from the prize award in accordance with section 3123.89 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 19, 2023 at 10:23 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.073 | Satisfying Debts to State From Lottery Prize Awards.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) If a person is entitled to a lottery prize award and is indebted to the state for the payment of any tax, workers' compensation premium, unemployment contribution, payment in lieu of unemployment contribution, certified claim under section 131.02 or 131.021 of the Revised Code, or is indebted to a political subdivision that has a certified claim under section 131.02 of the Revised Code, lottery sales receipts held in trust on behalf of the state lottery commission as described in division (H)(4) of section 3770.05 of the Revised Code, or charge, penalty, or interest arising from these debts and if the amount of the prize money or the cost of goods or services awarded as a lottery prize award meets or exceeds the reportable winnings amount set by 26 U.S.C. 6041, the director of the state lottery commission, or the director's designee, shall do either of the following:
(1) If the prize award will be paid in a lump sum, deduct from the prize award and pay to the attorney general an amount in satisfaction of the debt and pay any remainder to that person. If the amount of the prize award is less than the amount of the debt, the entire amount of the prize award shall be deducted and paid in partial satisfaction of the debt.
(2) If the prize award will be paid in annual installments, on the date the initial installment payment is due, deduct from that installment and pay to the attorney general an amount in satisfaction of the debt and, if necessary to collect the full amount of the debt, do the same for any subsequent annual installments, at the time the installments become due and owing to the person, until the debt is fully satisfied.
(B) If a person entitled to a lottery prize award owes more than one debt, any debt owed to the state shall be satisfied first, subject to both section 5739.33 and division (G) of section 5747.07 of the Revised Code having first priority, and subject to division (C) of this section.
(C) Any debt owed under section 3770.071 of the Revised Code shall be satisfied with first priority over debts owed under this section.
(D) Except as provided in section 131.021 of the Revised Code, this section applies only to debts that have become final.
Last updated September 7, 2021 at 12:15 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.08 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
September 26, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 211 - 121st General Assembly
(A) No person shall sell a lottery ticket at a price greater than that fixed by rule of the state lottery commission.
(B) No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets, but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets to another as a gift. A transfer of lottery tickets by any person which is made in connection with a marketing, promotional, or advertising program shall be deemed to be a gift for the purposes of this chapter.
(C) No person shall sell a lottery ticket to any person under eighteen years of age, and no person under eighteen years of age shall attempt to purchase a lottery ticket.
(D) No person, directly or indirectly, on behalf of self, or another, nor any organization, shall invite, solicit, demand, offer, or accept any payment, contribution, favor, or other consideration to influence the award, renewal, or retention of a lottery sales agent license.
(E) Except as otherwise provided in this division, no person shall sell lottery tickets on any fairgrounds during any annual exhibition conducted in accordance with Chapter 991. or 1711. of the Revised Code. "Fairgrounds" includes any land or property under the control or management of any agricultural society or of the Ohio expositions commission. This division does not apply to the sale of lottery tickets by the commission at the state fairground during the state fair.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.11 | Transferee to Provide Prize Winner With Disclosure Statement.

Effective:
September 17, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 226 - 124th General Assembly
Prior to the date on which a prize winner becomes obligated under a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the prize winner a disclosure statement, in boldface type of the minimum size of fourteen points, setting forth all of the following:
(A) The amounts and due dates of the lottery prize award payments that would be transferred under the transfer agreement;
(B) The aggregate amount of the lottery prize award payments described in division (A) of this section;
(C) The discounted present value of the lottery prize award payments described in division (A) of this section, calculated as of the date the disclosure statement is provided to the prize winner, and the amount of the applicable federal rate used in determining the discounted present value;
(D) The gross amount payable to the prize winner in exchange for or as consideration for the transfer of the lottery prize award payments described in division (A) of this section, including the annual rate of discount to present value used to determine the gross amount payable to the prize winner, assuming daily compounding and funding on the date of the transfer agreement;
(E) An itemized listing of all brokers' commissions, service charges, application fees, processing fees, closing costs, filing fees, administrative fees, legal fees, notary fees, and other commissions, fees, costs, expenses, and charges payable by the prize winner or deductible from the gross amount otherwise payable to the prize winner as described in division (D) of this section;
(F) The net amount payable to the prize winner after deduction from the gross amount payable to the prize winner as described in division (D) of this section of all commissions, fees, costs, expenses, and charges described in division (E) of this section;
(G)(1) The quotient, expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing the net amount payable to the prize winner as described in division (F) of this section by the discounted present value of the payments described in division (C) of this section.
(2) Solely for purposes of division (G)(1) of this section, "net amount payable" does not include taxes required to be withheld under division (C)(1) of section 3770.072 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.121 | Transfer of Prize Award Paid in Installments.

Effective:
March 31, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 362 - 125th General Assembly
Any state lottery commission rules allowing lottery prize awards to be paid in installments also shall allow a prize winner who is being paid a prize award in that manner to transfer all or a portion of the remainder of the prize award, subject to each of the following conditions:
(A) If each transfer is for less than one hundred per cent of the remainder of the prize award, the remainder of the prize award for each transfer must be five hundred thousand dollars or greater at the time of the transfer. If the lottery prize award is a lifetime prize, for each transfer the remainder of the minimum guaranteed prize to which the prize winner is entitled must be five hundred thousand dollars or greater at the time of the transfer.
(B) Payments of the prize award transferred shall be subject to the withholding or deduction of any amounts that are required to be withheld or deducted under section 3119.80, 3119.81, 3121.02, 3121.03, 3123.06, 3770.071, or 5747.062 of the Revised Code.
(C) The maximum number of transfers under this section with respect to any single prize award shall not exceed three unless a greater number has been specified by the commission in the rules.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.13 | Application for Approval in Advance of Transfer.

Effective:
September 17, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 226 - 124th General Assembly
(A) A transferee shall file an application under sections 3770.10 to 3770.14 of the Revised Code for the approval in advance of a transfer of a lottery prize award in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(B) The following procedures shall apply to an application for the approval in advance by a court of a transfer of a lottery prize award under division (A) of this section:
(1) Upon the filing of the application, the court shall set a date, time, and place for a hearing on the application and shall notify the transferee and transferor of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
(2) Not less than thirty days prior to the date set by the court for the hearing on an application filed pursuant to this section, the transferee shall file with the court and shall serve on the state lottery commission, in the manner prescribed in the Rules of Civil Procedure for the service of process, a notice of the proposed transfer and the application for its approval in advance. The notice shall include all of the following:
(a) A copy of the application;
(b) A copy of the transfer agreement or, if the transferor is not a prize winner, a redacted copy of the transfer agreement that discloses sufficient information to allow the commission and the court to determine the validity of the transfer agreement;
(c) If the transferor is a prize winner, a copy of the disclosure statement provided by the transferee pursuant to section 3770.11 of the Revised Code and signed by the prize winner pursuant to division (A) of section 3770.12 of the Revised Code;
(d) The amounts and due dates of the lottery prize award payments that will be transferred under the transfer agreement;
(e) Notification of the date, time, and place of the hearing on the application;
(f) The complete name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the transferee.
(3) The commission shall not be required to appear in or be named as a party to a hearing on the application, but may intervene as of right in the proceeding.
(4) At the conclusion of the hearing on an application under this section, the court may grant or deny the approval of the transfer. The court shall enter its order accordingly. If the court grants the approval of the transfer, it shall include in its order all of the express findings specified in section 3770.12 of the Revised Code. If the court denies the approval of the transfer, it shall include in its order the reasons for the denial.
(5) An order of the court made under division (B)(4) of this section is a final and appealable order.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.14 | Payments to Transferee - Processing Fee.

Effective:
September 17, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 226 - 124th General Assembly
(A) Upon receipt of a court order issued under section 3770.13 of the Revised Code, the transferee shall provide a certified copy of the court order to the director of the state lottery commission. Not later than ten days after receipt of the certified copy of the court order, the director shall acknowledge to the transferee in writing the commission's intent to comply with the court order in making future payments.
(B) The director shall make payments of the lottery prize award to the transferee designated in the certified copy of the court order and in accordance with the prize payment schedule established when the prize was claimed. The director may charge a processing fee, in an amount determined by the commission by rule pursuant to section 3770.03 of the Revised Code, to cover any direct or indirect costs associated with making the prize award payments in accordance with that prize payment schedule.
(C) Upon payment of the lottery prize award pursuant to this section, the director and the commission are discharged from all further liability therefor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.23 | Lottery Sports Gaming Definitions.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 3770.23 to 3770.25 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Sports gaming," "type C sports gaming proprietor," and "type C sports gaming host" have the same meanings as in section 3775.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Lottery sports gaming" means sports gaming conducted by a type C sports gaming proprietor on behalf of the state lottery commission and offered through lottery sales agents that are licensed as type C sports gaming hosts.
Last updated February 14, 2022 at 3:42 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.24 | Administration of Lottery Sports Gaming.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state lottery commission shall operate lottery sports gaming as part of the statewide lottery in accordance with this section and with Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code. The state lottery commission may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, in consultation with the Ohio casino control commission, to implement sections 3770.23 to 3770.25 of the Revised Code, so long as those rules are not in conflict with the rules of the Ohio casino control commission.
(B)(1) Each type C sports gaming proprietor shall contract with the state lottery commission to operate lottery sports gaming on behalf of the state lottery commission in exchange for a portion of the state's proceeds from lottery sports gaming.
(2) All provisions of Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code that apply to type C sports gaming proprietors and type C sports gaming hosts apply to those persons when they operate or offer lottery sports gaming.
(3) A type C sports gaming proprietor may adapt any existing self-service or clerk-operated lottery terminals owned or operated by the sports gaming proprietor or the state lottery commission also to serve as lottery sports gaming terminals, subject to the rules of the Ohio casino control commission and the state lottery commission.
Last updated February 14, 2022 at 3:42 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.25 | Conduct of Lottery Sports Gaming.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state lottery commission shall offer lottery sports gaming only at type C sports gaming hosts' facilities on self-service or clerk-operated terminals, and only to individuals who are at least twenty-one years of age and who are physically present on the premises of the facility.
(B) All of the following apply concerning lottery sports gaming:
(1) If a type C sports gaming proprietor intends to install more than two terminals in any type C sports gaming host's facility, the type C sports gaming proprietor shall notify the Ohio casino control commission of that fact not later than seven days before installing the additional terminals. The commission may disallow the installation of more than two terminals in the facility, in accordance with the commission's rules.
(2) The self-service terminal or the clerk, as applicable, shall verify that the lottery sports gaming participant is at least twenty-one years of age.
(3) A type C sports gaming proprietor may offer only the following types of wagers on sporting events, as approved by the Ohio casino control commission:
(a) Spread wagers;
(b) Over-under wagers;
(c) Moneyline wagers;
(d) Parlay wagers that are based on not more than four component wagers.
(4) A self-service terminal or clerk shall accept wagers only by cash, credit card, debit card, or electronic payment account. As used in this section, "electronic payment account" means an account maintained with a third party for purposes of making electronic payments, such as paypal, google pay, or apple pay, that is intended for general use and not only for sports gaming purposes.
(5) A self-service terminal or clerk shall not accept wagers aggregating more than seven hundred dollars in a calendar week from any one participant.
(6) The rules of the Ohio casino control commission and the state lottery commission concerning lottery sports gaming shall apply identically in all applicable respects to lottery sports gaming offered on a self-service terminal and to lottery sports gaming offered on a clerk-operated terminal.
(C)(1) A participant whose winnings from lottery sports gaming are of an amount that is not subject to withholding under section 718.031, 3770.071, 3770.072, or 3770.073 of the Revised Code may receive the participant's winnings by any of the following methods:
(a) As a credit to the participant's credit card, debit card, or electronic payment account.
(b) In cash from any type C sports gaming host;
(c) By any additional method permitted by the state lottery commission by rule.
(2) A participant whose winnings from lottery sports gaming are of an amount that is subject to withholding under section 718.031, 3770.071, 3770.072, or 3770.073 of the Revised Code may receive the participant's winnings in the same manner as any other lottery prize award of an amount that is subject to withholding under those sections.
Last updated February 14, 2022 at 3:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3770 | State Lottery › Section 3770.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Whoever is prohibited from claiming a lottery prize award under division (E) of section 3770.07 of the Revised Code and attempts to claim or is paid a lottery prize award is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, and shall provide restitution to the state lottery commission of any moneys erroneously paid as a lottery prize award to that person.
(B) Whoever violates section 3770.08 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Last updated September 7, 2023 at 3:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming › Section 3772.033 | Powers of Commission.

Effective:
September 10, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly
In carrying out the responsibilities vested in the commission by this chapter, the commission may do all the following and may designate any such responsibilities to the executive director, to the commission's employees, or to the gaming agents:
(A) Inspect and examine all premises where casino gaming is conducted or gaming supplies, devices, or equipment are manufactured, sold, or distributed;
(B) Inspect all gaming supplies, devices, and equipment in or about a casino facility;
(C) Summarily impound and seize and remove from the casino facility premises gaming supplies, devices, and equipment for the purpose of examination and inspection;
(D) Determine any facts, or any conditions, practices, or other matters, as the commission considers necessary or proper to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or of a rule adopted thereunder;
(E) Audit gaming operations, including those that have ceased operation;
(F) Investigate, for the purpose of prosecution, any suspected violation of this chapter or rules adopted thereunder;
(G) Investigate as appropriate to aid the commission and to seek the executive director's advice in adopting rules;
(H) Secure information as is necessary to provide a basis for recommending legislation for the improvement of this chapter;
(I) Make, execute, and otherwise effectuate all contracts and other agreements, including contracts for necessary purchases of goods and services. Except for any contract entered into with independent testing laboratories under section 3772.31 of the Revised Code, the commission shall ensure use of Ohio products or services in compliance with sections 125.09 and 125.11 of the Revised Code and all rules adopted thereunder.
(J) Employ the services of persons the commission considers necessary for the purposes of consultation or investigation, and fix the salaries of, or contract for the services of, legal, accounting, technical, operational, and other personnel and consultants;
(K) Secure, by agreement, information and services as the commission considers necessary from any state agency or other unit of state government;
(L) Acquire furnishings, equipment, supplies, stationery, books, and all other things the commission considers necessary or desirable to successfully and efficiently carry out the commission's duties and functions; and
(M) Perform all other things the commission considers necessary to effectuate the intents and purposes of this chapter. This section shall not prohibit the commission from imposing administrative discipline, including fines and suspension or revocation of licenses, on licensees under this chapter if the licensee is found to be in violation of the commission's rules.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming › Section 3772.034 | Immunity From Liability.

Effective:
September 10, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly
Absent gross negligence, a casino operator, management company, holding company, gaming-related vendor, the state, and employees of those entities are entitled to immunity from any type of civil liability if a person participating in the voluntary exclusion program enters a casino facility.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming › Section 3772.05 | Access to Records; Examination of Officers, Agents or Employees.

Effective:
September 10, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly
To carry out the provisions of this chapter and other enforcement provisions provided for under the laws of this state, under their established duties and authority, the tax commissioner, the Ohio ethics commission, the inspector general, and the commission, and their respective employees, may demand access to and inspect, examine, photocopy, and audit all books, accounts, records, and memoranda of any person that is not protected by privilege and that is subject to the provisions of this chapter, and may examine under oath any officer, agent, or employee of that person.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming › Section 3772.051 | Audits of Ceased Gaming Operation.

Effective:
September 10, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly
Upon cessation of gaming operations, a former licensee shall furnish, upon the demand of the commission, books, papers, and other records as necessary for the commission to audit the ceased gaming operation. A former licensee shall maintain all books, papers, and other records for a period of three years after the cessation of gaming operations. However, if a civil action or criminal proceeding relating to the former licensee is pending, or if an administrative adjudication or judicial review of an administrative adjudication relating to the former licensee is pending, the former licensee shall maintain all books, papers, and other records until the matter has been finally determined.
If a person disobeys a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, or refuses to testify as directed by a subpoena, the commission shall request the prosecutor of the county in which the person resides to apply to the court of common pleas for an order compelling the person to attend or to produce tangible evidence, or to testify, as directed by the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum. The court shall treat the application as if it were disobedience to comply with a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by the court or a refusal to testify in the court.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming › Section 3772.061 | Internal Auditing Department.

Effective:
September 10, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly
The executive director of the commission shall appoint the number of professional, technical, and clerical employees that is necessary, in the executive director's reasonable opinion, for conducting internal audits, as an internal auditing department, of the commission. The professional and technical employees so appointed shall be qualified by education, licensing (if relevant), and experience to perform the internal audit function successfully and efficiently. These employees, together with clerical employees necessary for their support, shall be assigned only to the internal audit function and not to any other function of the commission.
The internal auditing department, at reasonable intervals and as necessary, shall conduct internal audits of the commission. The internal audits shall audit the accounts and transactions of the commission, ascertain the condition of funds used by the commission, and make an inventory of the funds and of the assets under the control of the commission. The report of an internal audit shall be signed by the employee who was principally responsible for conducting the internal audit. A copy of the signed report shall be forwarded to the commission and to the auditor of state. The report is not a public record that is open to public inspection and copying until it has been forwarded as required by the preceding sentence.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming › Section 3772.062 | Gambling and Addiction Services; Toll-Free Telephone Numbers.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) The executive director of the commission shall enter into an agreement with the department of mental health and addiction services under which the department provides a program of gambling and addiction services, including services to alleviate problem sports gaming, on behalf of the commission.
(2) The commission shall use the moneys in the problem sports gaming fund established under section 5753.031 of the Revised Code for the purpose of paying the costs of program services to alleviate problem sports gaming in this state.
(B) The executive director of the commission, in conjunction with the department of mental health and addiction services and the state lottery commission, shall establish, operate, and publicize an in-state, toll-free telephone number Ohio residents may call to obtain basic information about problem gambling, the gambling addiction services available to problem gamblers, and how a problem gambler may obtain help. The telephone number shall be staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week, to respond to inquiries and provide that information. The costs of establishing, operating, and publicizing the telephone number shall be paid for with money in the problem casino gambling and addictions fund.
Last updated January 24, 2022 at 11:03 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming › Section 3772.08 | Licensed Operators; Permitted Activities.

Effective:
September 10, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly
(A) Casino gaming shall be conducted only by licensed casino operators of the four casino facilities or by a licensed management company retained by a licensed casino operator.
(B) A licensed casino operator, licensed management company, or another person may provide nongaming amenities within the casino facility.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming › Section 3772.09 | License; Required Documentation.

Effective:
September 10, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 519 - 128th General Assembly
(A) No casino operator, management company, holding company, gaming-related vendor, key employee, or casino gaming employee shall conduct or participate in conducting casino gaming without first obtaining a license from the commission.
(B) Before a licensed casino operator may conduct casino gaming at a casino facility, a licensed casino operator shall engage a third-party engineering or accounting firm to certify expenses of its initial investment, as required by section 3772.27 of the Revised Code, and provide documentation to the commission. The third-party engineering or accounting firm shall be approved by the commission and shall certify expenses in accordance with rules adopted by the commission under section 3772.03 of the Revised Code. The commission may request the department of administrative services to assist the commission in carrying out its duties under this section.