Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:1 - Charitable Foundations › Chapter 109:1-3 - Application for Charitable Bingo License › Section 109:1-3-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in Chapters 109:1-3 to 109:1-7
				of the Administrative Code:
(A)
								"Affiliate" means any entity or organization that is
			 affiliated with another entity or organization by direct or indirect common
			 ownership, officers or control, including any parent companies and
			 subsidiaries.
(B)
								"Central Server" means a manufacturer's computer
			 equipment that houses the operating system, supporting hardware, electronic
			 gaming application software, communications network system, and databases
			 required for electronic instant bingo operations, and stores and manages
			 electronic instant bingo data between electronic gaming locations. The central
			 server must be located in Ohio in a secure location accessible to the attorney
			 general.
(C)
								"Director" or "Trustee" means a member of the governing
			 body of a licensed organization, licensed distributor, or licensed
			 manufacturer, but only if the member has any voting rights. Members of advisory
			 boards that do not exercise any governance authority are not considered
			 directors or trustees.
(D)
								"Electronic Instant Bingo Device" means a device
			 approved by the attorney general that electronically displays instant bingo. An
			 electronic instant bingo decide may be a cabinet-style device or a handheld and
			 portable tablet.
(E)
								"Electronic Instant Bingo Operator" means the primary
			 person(s) with access to electronic bingo game machines and anyone handling
			 cash, or with key access or bank account access for electronic instant
			 bingo.
(F)
								"Key Employee" means a person that has the ability to
			 control, or exercise significant influence over, the management, assets, or
			 operating policies of a charitable organization or any manufacturer or
			 distributor. Key employee includes, but is not limited to, officers, directors,
			 trustees, electronic instant bingo operators, primary bingo game operators, and
			 principal persons of charitable organizations, manufacturers, and
			 distributors.
(G)
								"Licensed Distributor" means a person licensed by the
			 attorney general under Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code as a
			 distributor.
(H)
								"Licensed E-Bingo Organization" means a veteran's
			 organization or fraternal organization licensed to conduct electronic instant
			 bingo.
(I)
								"Licensed Manufacturer" means a person licensed by the
			 attorney general under Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code as a
			 manufacturer.
(J)
								"Licensed Organization" means an organization licensed
			 by the attorney general under Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code to conduct type
			 I, type II, and/or type III bingo.
(K)
								"Officer" means a
			 person elected or appointed to manage the daily operations of a licensed
			 organization, licensed distributor, or licensed manufacturer, such as a
			 president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer. The officers of an
			 organization may be determined by reference to its organizing documents,
			 bylaws, or resolutions of its governing body, but in all cases include those
			 officers required by applicable state law.
(L)
								"Primary Bingo
			 Game Operator" means the person(s) who has overall supervision and management
			 authority of bingo conducted at each and every location and will be responsible
			 for holding, operating, and conducting these bingo activities in accordance
			 with the license and the provisions of Chapter 2015. of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter. At least one person must assume these responsibilities for each
			 location.
(M)
								"Principal Person of Charitable Organization" means the
			 person who has overall responsibility of the charitable organization's
			 activities.