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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-02 - Authority and purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								To ensure the
			 integrity of skill-based amusement machine gaming, the commission shall have
			 jurisdiction over all persons conducting or participating in the conduct of
			 skill-based amusement machine gaming authorized by Chapters 2915. and 3772. of
			 the Revised Code, including the authority to complete the functions of
			 licensing, regulating, investigating, and penalizing those persons in a manner
			 that is consistent with the commission's authority to do the same with respect
			 to casino gaming.
(B)
								Pursuant to section
			 3772.03 of the Revised Code, the
			 commission may adopt, amend, or repeal such rules as it deems necessary and
			 proper for the successful and efficient regulation of skill-based amusement
			 machine gaming under Chapters 2915. and 3772. of the Revised
			 Code.
(C)
								This chapter shall be construed in a manner consistent
			 with rule
			 3772-1-05 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D)
								The commission may delegate its authority under any
			 provision of this chapter in a manner consistent with rule
			 3772-2-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
(E)
								To ensure the
			 integrity of skill-based amusement machine gaming, the commission may utilize
			 its subpoena power in accordance with rule
			 3772-2-06 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Effective: 4/23/2018
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 04/23/2023
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3772.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3772.03,
				2915.01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-03 - General licensing requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								No skill-based
			 amusement machine operator, vendor, or location can conduct or participate in
			 conducting skill-based amusement machine gaming without first obtaining a
			 license from the commission, except:
(1)
									A person that conducts or participates in conducting
			 type-A skill-based amusement machine gaming is not required to obtain a license
			 from the commission provided that the person does not conduct or participate in
			 conducting any type-B or type-C skill-based amusement machine
			 gaming.
(2)
									A skill-based amusement machine location that conducts
			 or participates in conducting type-B skill-based amusement machine gaming is
			 not required to obtain a license from the commission provided that the location
			 does not conduct or participate in conducting any type-C skill-based amusement
			 machine gaming.
(3)
									A person licensed as a type-C skill-based amusement
			 machine operator by the commission that conducts or participates in conducting
			 skill-based amusement machine gaming at a location wholly owned or operated by
			 the licensee is not required to be licensed as a type-C skill-based amusement
			 machine location by the commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-04 - Skill-based amusement machine vendor licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								
								A person seeking a skill-based amusement machine
			 vendor license 
								must apply for licensure via the state of Ohio
			 eLicense website at
www.elicense.ohio.gov
, comply with
			 all instructions, and pay a non-refundable 
								five hundred
			  dollar application fee.
(B) An applicant for a skill-based amusement
			 machine vendor license 
								must establish, by clear and convincing evidence,
			 the applicant's suitability for licensure.
(C) In determining whether to grant or
			 maintain the privilege of a skill-based amusement machine vendor license, the
			 commission 
								will evaluate each applicant and licensee in a manner
			 consistent with the commission's authority to do the same with respect to
			 casino gaming, including:
(1) The reputation,
			 experience, and financial integrity of the applicant or licensee and the
			 applicant's or licensee's affiliates or affiliated companies;
(2) The reputation, experience, and financial
			 integrity of any person that directly or indirectly controls or influences the
			 decision-making of the applicant or licensee;
(3) If the applicant or licensee has filed,
			 or had filed against it, a proceeding for bankruptcy or has ever been involved
			 in any formal process to adjust, defer, suspend, or otherwise resolve the
			 payment of any debt;
(4) If the
			 applicant or licensee is or has been a defendant in litigation involving the
			 applicant's or licensee's business practices;
(5) Whether and to what extent the applicant
			 or licensee has associated with members of organized crime and other persons of
			 disreputable character;
(6) The
			 extent to which the applicant or licensee has cooperated with the
			 commission;
(7) Whether the
			 applicant or licensee has provided accurate and complete information as
			 required by the commission or submitted false or misleading information to the
			 commission;
(8) If the applicant or
			 licensee or any person that directly or indirectly controls the applicant or
			 licensee has been 
									convicted
			 of any criminal offense under the laws of any jurisdiction, excluding
			 minor traffic violations;
(9) If
			 the applicant or licensee has been served with a complaint or other notice
			 filed with any public body regarding a payment of any tax, required under
			 federal, state, or local law, that has been delinquent for one or more
			 years;
(10) If the applicant or
			 licensee has shown a disregard of or otherwise failed to comply with the laws
			 and regulations of this state or any other jurisdiction;
(11) If awarding or maintaining a license
			 would undermine the public's confidence in skill-based amusement machine gaming
			 in this state; and
(12) The
			 suitability of any other material person, including
			 owners and key executives, as determined by the commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-06 - Type-B skill- based amusement machine operator licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A person seeking a type-B skill-based
			 amusement machine operator license 
								must apply for licensure via the state of Ohio
			 eLicense website at
www.elicense.ohio.gov
, comply with
			 all instructions, and pay a non-refundable 
								two hundred
			 
								fifty dollar application fee.
(B) An applicant for a type-B skill-based
			 amusement machine operator license 
								must establish, by clear and convincing evidence,
			 the applicant's suitability for licensure.
(C) In determining whether to grant or
			 maintain the privilege of a type-B skill-based amusement machine operator
			 license, the commission 
								will evaluate each applicant and licensee in a
			 manner consistent with the commission's authority to do the same with respect
			 to casino gaming, including:
(1) The
			 reputation, experience, and financial integrity of the applicant or licensee
			 and the applicant's or licensee's affiliates or affiliated companies;
(2) The reputation, experience, and financial
			 integrity of any person that directly or indirectly controls or influences the
			 decision-making of the applicant or licensee;
(3) If the applicant or licensee or any
			 person that directly or indirectly controls the applicant or licensee has been
			  convicted
									of any criminal offense under the laws of any
			 jurisdiction, excluding minor traffic violations;
(4) Whether the applicant or licensee has
			 provided accurate and complete information as required by the commission or
			 submitted false or misleading information to the commission;
(5) The extent to which the applicant or
			 licensee has cooperated with the commission;
(6) If the applicant or licensee has been
			 served with a complaint or other notice filed with any public body regarding a
			 payment of any tax, required under federal, state, or local law, that has been
			 delinquent for one or more years;
(7) If the applicant or licensee has shown a
			 disregard of or otherwise failed to comply with the laws and regulations of
			 this state or any other jurisdiction;
(8) If awarding or maintaining a license
			 would undermine the public's confidence in skill-based amusement machine gaming
			 in this state; and
(9) The
			 suitability of any other material person, including
			 owners and key executives, as determined by the commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-08 - Type-C skill-based amusement machine location licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Except as provided in paragraph (G) of
			 this rule, a person seeking a type-C skill-based amusement machine location
			 license 
								must apply for licensure via the state of Ohio
			 eLicense website at
www.elicense.ohio.gov
, comply with
			 all instructions, and pay a non-refundable 
								fifty
			 dollar application fee.
(B) An
			 applicant for a type-C skill-based amusement machine location license
			 
								must
			 establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the applicant's suitability for
			 licensure.
(C) In determining
			 whether to grant or maintain the privilege of a type-C skill-based amusement
			 machine location license, the commission 
								will evaluate
			 each applicant and licensee in a manner consistent with the commission's
			 authority to do the same with respect to casino gaming, including:
(1) The reputation, experience, and financial
			 integrity of the applicant or licensee and the applicant's or licensee's
			 affiliates or affiliated companies;
(2) The reputation, experience, and financial
			 integrity of any person that directly or indirectly controls or influences the
			 decision-making of the applicant or licensee;
(3) If the applicant or licensee or any
			 person that directly or indirectly controls the applicant or licensee has been
			  convicted
									of any criminal offense under the laws of any
			 jurisdiction, excluding minor traffic violations;
(4) Whether the applicant or licensee has
			 provided accurate and complete information as required by the commission or
			 submitted false or misleading information to the commission;
(5) If the applicant or licensee has been
			 served with a complaint or other notice filed with any public body regarding a
			 payment of any tax, required under federal, state or local law, that has been
			 delinquent for one or more years;
(6) The extent to which the applicant or
			 licensee has cooperated with the commission;
(7) If the applicant or licensee has shown a
			 disregard of or otherwise failed to comply with the laws and regulations of
			 this state or any other jurisdiction;
(8) If awarding or maintaining a license
			 would undermine the public's confidence in skill-based amusement machine gaming
			 in this state; and
(9) The
			 suitability of any other material person, including
			 owners and key executives, as determined by the commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-10 - Waivers and variances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, the commission may
			 specifically waive or vary one or more of the requirements of this chapter that
			 relate solely to skill-based amusement machine gaming upon written request from
			 and good cause shown by, as determined by the commission, a skill-based
			 amusement machine operator, vendor, location, or key employee.
(B) A
			 person may submit a waiver or variance request
			 
								to the commission
			 
								including all of the following:
(1) The requestor's name, mailing address,
			 telephone number, and electronic mail address;
(2) A contact person and that person's
			 mailing address, telephone number, and electronic mail address;
(3) A detailed description of the specific
			 requirement or requirements, excluding any requirement
			 to apply for or obtain a license under this chapter, that the requestor
			 is seeking to have waived or to vary from and the reason or reasons justifying
			 the request;
(4) The requestor's
			 signature or the signature of a duly authorized agent, employee, or
			 representative of the requestor; and
(5) Any other information required by the
			 commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-12 - Filing requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A type-C skill-based amusement machine operator must,
			 not later than the thirty-first day of March of each calendar year, file a
			 report with the commission, available at the commission's website at
www.casinocontrol.ohio.gov/skillgames
, including:
(1)
									A complete list, including mailing address and phone
			 number, of all skill-based amusement machine locations it owns, leases, or
			 manages in this state;
(2)
									A complete list, including mailing address and phone
			 number, of all skill-based amusement machine locations in which it operates one
			 or more type-B or type-C skill-based amusement machines in this
			 state;
(3)
									A complete list of the type-B and type-C skill-based
			 amusement machines in each skill-based amusement machine location described in
			 paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this rule;
(4)
									A complete list,
			 including mailing address and phone number, of all skill-based amusement
			 machine vendors with which the type-C skill-based amusement machine operator
			 conducts or otherwise transacts business for use in this state;
			 and
(5)
									Any other information requested by the
			 commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-13 - Record retention requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each skill-based amusement machine
			 operator, and vendor licensee 
								must retain and maintain accurate, complete,
			 legible, and permanent records, indexed and organized
			 in a manner to permit the commission to efficiently locate and review,
			 whether in electronic or other format, of any books, records, or documents
			 related to the conduct or participation in the conduct of skill-based amusement
			 machine gaming in this state for at least three years after they are created
			 and, upon request, provide the commission with those records.
(B) At a minimum, each skill-based amusement
			 machine vendor 
								must retain and maintain the following records:
(1) The name, address, and phone number for
			 each skill-based amusement machine operator or vendor with which the
			 skill-based amusement machine vendor sold or otherwise provided skill-based
			 amusement machines for use in Ohio;
(2) The manufacturer, game name, model, and
			 serial number of each type-B and type-C skill-based amusement machine sold or
			 otherwise provided for use in Ohio; and
(3) Copies of all documentation from a
			 certified independent skill-based amusement machine testing laboratory
			 regarding skill-based amusement machines sold or otherwise provided to a
			 skill-based amusement machine vendor or operator licensee in Ohio.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-14 - Inspection and audits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 commission 
								must have access to any skill-based amusement machine
			 location and any facility in which skill-based amusement machine supplies,
			 devices, or equipment are manufactured, sold, distributed, tested, or otherwise
			 held or maintained to carry out the requirements of Chapters 2915. and 3772. of
			 the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
(B) The commission may do all of the
			 following:
(1) Inspect and examine all
			 skill-based amusement machine locations licensed by the commission, any
			 location that conducts or participates in conducting skillbased amusement
			 machine gaming and is not licensed by the commission, and any facility in which
			 skill-based amusement machine supplies, devices, or equipment are manufactured,
			 sold, distributed, tested, or otherwise held or maintained;
(a) Inspections 
										will be
			 conducted for the purpose of determining compliance with Chapters 2915. and
			 3772. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
(b) Inspections may be conducted during
			 reasonable business hours or at any other time if it reasonably appears that
			 all or part of the location or facility is in operation.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-15 - Advertising

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Advertising for skill-based amusement machine gaming
			 must be based upon fact and not be false, deceptive, or
			 misleading.
(B)
								An advertisement may not depict or display any
			 skill-based amusement machine orprize prohibited under Chapter 2915. or 3772.
			 of the Revised Code or this chapter.
(C)
								No person may use
			 the seal of the state of Ohio or commission, or any other symbol or indication
			 of endorsement, to state or imply sponsorship, endorsement, or operation of
			 skill-based amusement machines by the commission or any other entity of the
			 state of Ohio.
Replaces: 3772-50-15
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-16 - Prohibited activities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								
								A
			 skill-based amusement machine vendor 
								must not manufacture, sell, or distribute type-B
			 or type-C skill-based amusement machines, to be used in Ohio, to any person not
			 licensed by the commission as a skill-based amusement machine vendor or
			 skill-based amusement machine operator under this chapter.
(1) A skill-based amusement machine vendor,
			 licensed by the commission under this chapter, may purchase or otherwise obtain
			 a type-B or type-C skillbased amusement machine from a skill-based amusement
			 machine vendor not licensed by the commission under this chapter.
(2)
									
									A skill-based amusement machine vendor that
			 obtains a type-B or type-C skillbased amusement machine according to paragraph
			 (A)(1) of this rule 
									must ensure that the skill-based amusement
			 machine complies with Chapters 2915. and 3772. of the Revised Code and this
			 chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-17 - Duties of skill-based amusement machine vendors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to all other requirements
				under this chapter, each skill-based amusement machine vendor has an ongoing
				duty to:
(A)
								Ensure that each skill-based amusement machine sold or
			 otherwise provided in this state meets the minimum technical standards
			 established by the commission and has been approved for use in this state by
			 the commission in accordance with this chapter.
(B)
								Ensure that all
			 electronic or mechanical components, including the motherboard, that can or
			 could be manipulated to affect the outcome of a game, excluding those
			 components that interact with a player, are located in a locked cabinet or
			 console.
(C)
								Comply with all notices or directives from the
			 commission, executive director of the commission, or his or her designee, to
			 draft, edit, or implement policies, procedures, or practices.
Replaces: 3772-50-17
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-18 - Duties of type-B skill-based amusement machine operators

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to all other requirements under this chapter, each
				type-B skill-based amusement machine operator has an ongoing duty to:
(A)
			 Safeguard keys to the locked cabinet of a skill-based amusement machine,
			 required under paragraph (B) of rule
			 3772-50-17 of the Administrative
			 Code. A type-B skillbased amusement machine operator 
								must not
			 provide keys to a location or a location's employees or agents, unless the
			 operator owns, manages, or operates the location.
(B) Maintain a record
			 of changes to the mechanical or electronic components described in paragraph
			 (B) of rule
			 3772-50-17 of the Administrative
			 Code for each skill-based amusement machine it operates. The record shall
			 provide for the time and date of the change, the names of all persons who made
			 the change, and the purpose of the change.
(1)
			 The record shall be kept at the location where skill-based amusement machine
			 gaming is conducted; and
(2) The
			 record shall be retained for a period of at least two years and made available
			 to the commission immediately upon request.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-19 - Duties of type-C skill-based amusement machine operators

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to all other requirements under this chapter, each
				type-C skill-based amusement machine operator has an ongoing duty to:
(A)
			 Safeguard keys to the locked cabinet of a skill-based amusement machine,
			 required under paragraph (B) of rule
			 3772-50-17 of the Administrative
			 Code, and not provide keys to a location or a location's employees or agents
			 unless the operator is a franchisor of the location or the operator owns,
			 manages or operates the location.
(B) Maintain a record
			 of changes to the mechanical or electrical components described in paragraph
			 (B) of rule
			 3772-50-17 of the Administrative
			 Code for each skill-based amusement machine it operates. The record shall
			 provide for the time and date of the change, the names of all persons who made
			 the change, and the purpose of the change.
(1)
			 The record shall be kept at the location where skill-based amusement machine
			 gaming is conducted; and
(2) The
			 record shall be retained for a period of at least two years and made available
			 to the commission upon request.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-20 - Duties of type-C skill-based amusement machine locations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to all other requirements
				under this chapter, each licensed type-C skill-based amusement machine location
				has an ongoing duty to:
(A)
								Enter into a written revenue-sharing agreement with a
			 skill-based amusement machine operator licensed by the commission, if a type-C
			 skill-based amusement machine location does not own and operate its own
			 skill-based amusement machines.
(B)
								Allow a
			 skill-based amusement machine operator to place any signs, brochures, or other
			 material at the type-C skill-based amusement machine location to comply with
			 the requirements of this chapter.
(C)
								Comply with all
			 notices or directives from the commission, executive director of the
			 commission, or his or her designee, to draft, edit, or implement policies,
			 procedures, or practices.
Replaces: 3772-50-20
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-21 - Independent skill-based amusement machine testing labotatory certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An independent skill-based amusement machine testing
			 laboratory must be certified under Chapter 3772-15 of the Administrative Code
			 to be certified to scientifically test and technically evaluate skill-based
			 amusement machines and equipment for compliance with Chapters 2915. and 3772.
			 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
(B)
								An independent
			 testing laboratory certified under Chapter 3772-15 of the Administrative Code
			 may request to be certified by the commission to scientifically test and
			 technically evaluate skill-based amusement machines. The independent testing
			 laboratory must:
(1)
									Conduct a supplemental independent skill-based
			 amusement machine testing laboratory compliance investigation that may include,
			 but is not limited to, a review of the independent testing laboratory's:
(a)
										Staff experience
			 and expertise testing skill-based amusement machines;
(b)
										Skill-based
			 amusment machine test scripts; and
(c)
										Any other
			 information as required by the executive director;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-24 - Skill-based amusement machine standards

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All type-B and type-C skill-based
			 amusement machines must be approved by the commission for use in Ohio and
			 comply with all technical and testing standards adopted by the commission as
			 appendix A to this rule.
(B) A
			 skill-based amusement machine operator must be able to account for the
			 following:
(1) Total played; and
(2) Total won.
For purpose of this paragraph, "total played" and "total won"
				have the same meaning as those terms are defined in appendix A to this
				rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-25 - Approval and testing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, no type-B or type-C
			 skill-based amusement machine or game-related technology
			 
								may be
			 used to conduct or to participate in conducting skill-based amusement machine
			 gaming unless a certified independent skill-based amusement machine testing
			 laboratory concludes that the item at issue complies with Chapters 2915. and
			 3772. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder and the type-B or
			 type-C skill-based amusement machine or game-related technology has been
			 approved by the commission.
(B)
			 Prior to seeking testing of a type-B or type-C skill-based amusement machine or
			 game-related technology in accordance with this rule, a skill-based amusement
			 machine vendor may certify to the commission that the skill-based amusement
			 machine complies with the technical standards adopted by the commission under
			 rule 3772-50-24 of the Administrative
			 Code. The certification shall include, at a minimum:
(1) An identification of the skill-based
			 amusement machine, including version number or issuance date;
(2) An attested statement by a key employee
			 of the skill-based amusement machine vendor confirming the skill-based
			 amusement machine complies with technical standards adopted by the
			 commission;
(3) Documentation
			 detailing the function and operation of the skill-based amusement
			 machine;
(4) Documentation
			 demonstrating compliance with the technical standards adopted by the
			 commission; and
(5) Any other
			 information requested by the commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-26 - Skill-based amusement machine tournaments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The commission,
			 executive director of the commission, or his or her designee, may limit,
			 condition, or restrict a skill-based amusement machine tournament or prohibit a
			 licensee from conducting or participating in conducting a skill-based amusement
			 machine tournament if the conduct of the tournament would violate a provision
			 of Chapter 2915. or 3772. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted thereunder
			 or the conduct of the tournament would impact the integrity of skill-based
			 amusement machine gaming in Ohio.
(B) A skill-based
			 amusement machine tournament 
								must award merchandise prizes or redeemable
			 vouchers for merchandise prizes that are announced, established, and made known
			 to the players at least forty-eight hours in advance of the tournament. The
			 value of prizes may not be determined by the number of players in the
			 tournament or the amount of any fees paid by the players.
(1) The announced prizes may not be
			 changed.
(2) The announced prizes
			 may exceed a wholesale value of ten dollars but may not be for any of the
			 following:
(a) Cash, gift cards, currency,
			 including digital currency, or any equivalent thereof;
(b) Plays on games of chance, state lottery
			 tickets, bingo, or instant bingo;
(c) Firearms, tobacco, or alcoholic
			 beverages;
(d) Gold or silver
			 bullion, coins, rounds, bars, or ingots; or
(e) A redeemable voucher that is redeemable
			 for any of the items listed in paragraphs (C)(2)(a) to (C)(2)(d) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-27 - Hearings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) If
			 the commission concludes that administrative action should be taken against any
			 applicant, licensee, certified independent skill-based amusement machine
			 testing laboratory, or any other person subject to the requirements of this
			 chapter, the commission shall provide notice of the proposed action in the
			 manner prescribed under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and Chapter 3772-21 of
			 the Administrative Code.
(B)
								
								All hearings and hearing procedures
			 shall be conducted in the manner described in Chapter 3772-21 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-50 - Skill-based Amusement Machine › Section 3772-50-28 - Sanctions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The commission may sanction any certified independent
			 skill-based amusement machine testing laboratory, licensee, applicant, or other
			 person subject to the requirements of this chapter for any of the
			 following:
(1)
									Violating or failing to meet any provision or requirement of
			 Chapters 2915. and 3772. of the Revised Code or any rules adopted
			 thereunder;
(2)
									Engaging in any misrepresentation or material
			 omission;
(3)
									Engaging in any fraudulent act;
(4)
									Failing to
			 cooperate with the commission;
(5)
									Failing to comply
			 with all terms and conditions of a settlement agreement or agreed order with
			 the commission, and any subsequent amendments or modifications
			 thereto;
(6)
									Failing to comply with the terms and conditions of a
			 commission order or resolution, and any subsequent amendments or modifications;
			 or
(7)
									Engaging in any conduct that undermines the integrity
			 of skill-based amusement machine gaming or the public's confidence in
			 skill-based amusement machine gaming.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-02 - Authority and purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The rules adopted
			 in Chapter 3772-74 of the Administrative Code are done so pursuant to division
			 (L) of section 3772.03 and Chapter 3774. of the
			 Revised Code.
(B)
								The purpose of Chapter 3772-74 of the Administrative
			 Code is to ensure the integrity of fantasy contests conducted in the state of
			 Ohio.
(C)
								The commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction over
			 all matters within the scope of its authority under fantasy contest
			 law.
(D)
								The commission may, under procedures established in
			 Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, amend, or repeal such rules as it
			 deems necessary and proper for the successful and efficient regulation of
			 fantasy contests under division (L) of section
			 3772.03 and Chapter 3774. of the
			 Revised Code.
(E)
								The commission may, in its discretion and where
			 permitted by law, delegate its authority to perform any of its functions
			 related to the regulation of fantasy contests to the executive director or to
			 other employees of the commission. Such delegations shall be governed by rule
			 3772-2-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
(F)
								All notice to,
			 requests of, or correspondence with the commission related to fantasy contest
			 law shall be made to the executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-03 - Construction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The provisions of Chapter 3772-74 of the Administrative
			 Code shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted principles of
			 statutory construction, including those set forth in agency 3772 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(B)
								In the interpretation of any provisions of Chapter
			 3772-74 of the Administrative Code, any ambiguity shall be resolved in favor of
			 the interpretation that would provide:
(1)
									 The greater
			 assurance of integrity in either the operation or regulation of fantasy
			 contests; or
(2)
									Heightened public confidence in the regulation or
			 regulatory processes relating to fantasy contests.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-04 - Access to records, examinations under oath, and subpoena power

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Consistent with the authority to do the
				same with respect to skill-based amusement machine operations and casino gaming
				and in the discharge of any duties imposed by fantasy contest law, the
				commission may utilize and enforce its authority to access records and conduct
				examinations under oath as well as its subpoena power in accordance with
				section 3772.05 of the Revised Code,
				division (D) of section
				3772.04 of the Revised Code, and
				rule
				3772-2-06 of the
				Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-05 - Waivers and variances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The commission
			 may waive or grant a variance from the provisions of Chapter 3772-74 of the
			 Administrative Code, either on its own or upon a written request, if the
			 commission determines that the waiver or variance is in the best interests of
			 the public.
(B)
								A person required to obtain a license under fantasy
			 contest law shall not seek a waiver from the requirements to apply for, obtain,
			 or maintain a license or to pay a different fee amount than is required by rule
			 3772-74-08
			 or
			 3772-74-09
			 of the Administrative Code.
(C)
								A waiver or
			 variance request submitted under this rule shall be submitted in the manner
			 prescribed by the executive director and shall contain all of the
			 following:
(1)
									The requestor's name, mailing address, telephone number, and
			 electronic mail address;
(2)
									A contact person and that person's mailing address,
			 telephone number, and electronic mail address;
(3)
									A detailed
			 description of the specific provisions that the requestor is seeking to have
			 waived or to vary from and the reason or reasons justifying the
			 request;
(4)
									The requestor's signature or the signature of a duly
			 authorized agent, employee, or representative of the requestor;
			 and
(5)
									Any other information required by the executive
			 director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-07 - Fantasy contest operator licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A person seeking
			 to obtain or renew a fantasy contest operator license shall apply for
			 licensure, designate at least one key employee, comply with all instructions,
			 and pay a non-refundable fee in the applicable amount:
(1)
									Thirty thousand
			 dollars for a fantasy contest operator who has at least fifteen thousand
			 fantasy contest players in the state of Ohio who paid at least one entry fee in
			 the twelve months prior to the current application for
			 licensure;
(2)
									Fifteen-thousand dollars for a fantasy contest operator
			 who has less than fifteen thousand but at least ten thousand fantasy contest
			 players in the state of Ohio who paid at least one entry fee in the twelve
			 months prior to the current application for licensure;
(3)
									 Nine thousand
			 dollars for a fantasy contest operator who has less than ten-thousand but at
			 least five thousand fantasy contest players in the state of Ohio who paid at
			 least one entry fee in the twelve months prior to the current application for
			 licensure; or
(4)
									Three thousand dollars for a fantasy contest operator
			 who has less than five thousand fantasy contest players in the state of Ohio
			 who paid at least one entry fee in the twelve months prior to the current
			 application for licensure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-08 - Management company licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A management
			 company that manages the day-to-day operations of a fantasy contest operator
			 shall apply to obtain or renew a fantasy contest operator license, comply with
			 all instructions, and pay a non-refundable fee equal to one-half of the fee
			 charged to the fantasy contest operator for which it is a management
			 company.
(B)
								All fees in paragraph (A) of this rule may be paid in
			 equal annual installments, if a management company so elects on the
			 application. Failure to timely pay any portion of a fee required by this rule
			 constitutes cause for the executive director to issue an emergency order in the
			 manner prescribed by division (G) of section
			 3772.04 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C)
								If an applicant for a license as a management company
			 is related through a joint venture or controlled by or under common control
			 with another applicant for a license as a fantasy contest operator for the same
			 fantasy contest platform, with the exception of actual costs of the review and
			 investigation of the additional applicant, only one fee shall be required of
			 the applicant for that fantasy contest platform.
(D)
								If the
			 commission, at a meeting held under section
			 3772.02 of the Revised Code,
			 determines that a person is suitable and otherwise eligible for licensure, a
			 management company license may be issued for up to three years. Any license
			 issued for less than three years will have the fees described in paragraph (A)
			 of this rule prorated to reflect the shorter license term.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-09 - Duty to update information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All applicants
			 and licensees shall update the executive director, in writing, with any
			 information sought in the application that has changed from the submission of
			 the application throughout any period of the license that may be or has been
			 granted, unless otherwise directed by the commission at a meeting held under
			 section 3772.02 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B)
								All information required to be submitted under this
			 rule must include the name of the applicant or licensee and license number, if
			 applicable, and be submitted in the manner prescribed by the executive director
			 within ten days after the change or occurrence of the event.
(C)
								This rule does
			 not prohibit the executive director from requiring any further additional
			 information or updates.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-10.1 - Initial internal procedure submissions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Applicants for a
			 fantasy contest license who apply within thirty days of the effective date of
			 this rule need not submit the internal procedures with that application, as
			 required by rule
			 3772-74-10
			 of the Administrative Code, so long as the internal procedures are provided
			 within ninety days of the effective date of this rule.
(B)
								No licensing
			 determination shall be made until the applicant submits internal
			 procedures.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-11 - Prohibited activities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								No person
			 required to obtain a license under fantasy contest law shall directly or
			 indirectly operate or promote to Ohio consumers any fantasy contest without a
			 valid license granted under fantasy contest law.
(B)
								Fantasy contest
			 operators shall not offer or allow any of the following:
(1)
									Auto draft
			 functionality to fantasy contest players, unless otherwise approved by the
			 commission at a meeting held under section
			 3772.02 of the Revised
			 Code;
(2)
									Fantasy contest players to choose from pre-selected
			 rosters of athletes;
(3)
									Any means of athlete selection or assembly that does
			 not involve the input or control of a fantasy contest player;
			 or
(4)
									Proposition selection or fantasy contests that have the
			 effect of mimicking proposition selection.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-12 - Duties of fantasy contest operators

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to all other requirements
				under fantasy contest law, each fantasy contest operator shall:
(A)
								Comply with all
			 internal procedures adopted pursuant to rule
			 3772-74-10
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
								 Publish all
			 rules or terms of each fantasy contest in a manner that enables a fantasy
			 contest player to read the rules and terms before paying an entry fee to that
			 contest.
(C)
								Comply with all rules or terms described in paragraph
			 (B) of this rule for each applicable contest.
(D)
								Provide
			 documentation that fantasy contest player funds are protected as provided for
			 in division (A)(3) of section
			 3774.03 of the Revised Code once
			 every six months, unless otherwise instructed by the commission, at a meeting
			 held under section 3772.02 of the Revised Code, and
			 in the manner prescribed by the executive director.
(E)
								Ensure the
			 retention, maintenance, and prompt production of all records required to be
			 kept pursuant to section
			 3774.04 of the Revised
			 Code.
(F)
								Ensure responses are promptly issued to all inquiries
			 or requests by the commission.
(G)
								Notify the
			 executive director of all violations of fantasy contest law of which the
			 fantasy contest operator has knowledge or should have
			 knowledge.
(H)
								Train fantasy contest operator employees in fantasy
			 contest law and the internal procedures and other requirements thereunder
			 relevant to each employee's individual function, including, if necessary,
			 developing special instructional programs in addition to any on-the-job
			 instruction sufficient to make each employee knowledgeable about the
			 requirements and performance of all duties relating to that employee's
			 functions.
(I)
								Comply with all notices or directives from the
			 executive director to draft, edit, or implement policies, procedures, or
			 practices.
(J)
								If a fantasy contest operator intends to cease doing
			 business in Ohio, notify the executive director in the manner prescribed by the
			 executive director at least ninety days, or as soon as practicable, before the
			 proposed closure that the operator intends to cease doing business and
			 providing information regarding the date of the proposed closure, a description
			 of how the operator will be ensuring fantasy contest player funds will be
			 distributed to their rightful owners, and any other information
			 required.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-13 - Duties of key employees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to all other requirements
				under fantasy contest law, each key employee shall:
(A)
								Serve as a
			 representative of the fantasy contest operator.
(B)
								Ensure all
			 applications, notices, or other filings under fantasy contest law are provided
			 within the timelines required.
(C)
								Ensure responses
			 are promptly issued to all inquiries or requests by the
			 commission.
(D)
								Notify the executive director of all violations of
			 fantasy contest law of which the key employee has knowledge or should have
			 knowledge.
(E)
								Comply with all notices or directives from the
			 executive director to draft, edit, or implement policies, procedures, or
			 practices.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3772 - Casino Control Commission › Chapter 3772-74 - Fantasy Contests › Section 3772-74-14 - Duties of management company applicants or licensees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to all other requirements
				under fantasy contest law, each management company applicant or licensee
				shall:
(A)
								Ensure that the fantasy contest operator for which that
			 person is a management company applicant or licensee is compliant with fantasy
			 contest law.
(B)
								Notify the executive director of all violations of
			 fantasy contest law of which the management company applicant or licensee has
			 knowledge or should have knowledge.
(C)
								Retain, maintain,
			 and promptly produce all records described in section
			 3774.04 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D)
								Ensure responses are promptly issued to all inquiries
			 or requests by the commission.
(E)
								Comply with all
			 notices or directives from the executive director to draft, edit, or implement
			 policies, procedures, or practices.