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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-5 - Technology Providers › Section 3770:2-5-08 - Technology providers licenses; renewal

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Form of
			 application. All applications to renew a technology provider license must be
			 filed on a form approved by the director and shall be subject to review and
			 approval by the director in accordance with the Lottery Act, rules,
			 regulations, policies, orders and directives adopted, promulgated or issued by
			 the commission or the director.
(B)
								 License renewal
			 process. Unless otherwise deemed necessary by the director, annually the
			 license renewal process shall consist of a certification by the licensee that
			 there have been no changes to any information provided in connection with the
			 licensee's application, renewal applications or any other supplements thereto.
			 Every five years, a licensee shall be required to resubmit a complete
			 application in the manner and form as required by the director, if not
			 otherwise specified in division 3770:2 of the Administrative Code.
(C)
								
			 Submission date. An application to renew a license must be filed on or before
			 dates established by the director for submission of renewal applications,
			 unless submission of a late renewal application is approved by the
			 director.
(D)
								 Licensing renewal fee. No technology provider license
			 shall be renewed until a renewal licensing fee in the amount set forth in rules
			 promulgated by the commission under division 3770:2-11 of the Administrative
			 Code are submitted.
(E)
								 Penalty. Any renewal license shall be subject to
			 suspension, modification, revocation or fine as required by the Lottery Act,
			 rule, regulation, policy order or directives adopted, promulgated or issued by
			 the commission or the director.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				3/19/2018 and
				11/10/2022
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3770.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3770.03,
				3770.21
Prior
				Effective Dates: 11/10/2012
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-5 - Technology Providers › Section 3770:2-5-09 - Technology providers licenses; records; audits and inspection

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Examination of records. The lottery and the auditor of
			 the state may at any time examine, inspect, test or access for any purposes all
			 records, files, equipment and other documents, including but not limited to
			 electronic, paper and computer records, files and other documents, video
			 lottery terminals, and hardware and software used in connection with video
			 lottery whether kept or maintained by the licensee, its affiliated companies,
			 employees, representatives and/or other entity assisting the video lottery
			 terminal manufacturer, distributor or provider licensee in the operation of
			 video lottery in the state. Video lottery technology provider licensees shall
			 ensure that such equipment, records, files and other document are regularly
			 maintained and up to date.
(B)
								 Inspection of
			 facilities. A technology provider licensee shall allow inspections of the video
			 lottery terminals or facilities at which a video lottery terminal manufacturer,
			 distributor or provider licensee stores video lottery terminals at any time as
			 authorized by the director. The inspection may be made without prior notice to
			 the video lottery terminal manufacturer, distributor or provider
			 licensee.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				2/12/2018 and
				12/29/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3770.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3770.03,
				3770.021
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/29/2011
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-6 - Gaming Operations › Section 3770:2-6-01 - Video lottery operations; hours of operation and number and type of video lottery terminals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Video lottery sales agents shall make
			 their licensed facilities available for video lottery twenty-four hours per
			 day, seven days per week, unless otherwise approved by the director.
(B) A determination regarding the number of
			 video lottery terminals that shall be located at and operational at the
			 licensed facility shall involve discussions between the video lottery sales
			 agent and the director. Unless otherwise approved by the
			 director, no video lottery sales agent shall have more than two thousand five
			 hundred video lottery terminals operational at the licensed facility.
(C) The director may require that
			 video lottery sales agent not acquire from the same video lottery terminal
			 provider more than a certain percentage of video lottery terminals. Any
			 requirement regarding the maximum percentage of video lottery terminals that
			 may be acquired from the same video lottery terminal provider by one video
			 lottery sales agent shall apply equally to all video lottery sales agents, and
			 shall be set forth by the commission in a rule promulgated under division
			 3770:2 of the Administrative Code. All video lottery games offered through a
			 video lottery terminal must be approved by the lottery prior to being offered
			 for sale.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				11/21/2016 and
				10/28/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3770.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3770.02,
				3770.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 8/18/09 (Emer), 10/28/10,
				03/30/12
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-6 - Gaming Operations › Section 3770:2-6-02 - Video lottery operations; maintenance and repair of video lottery terminals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Training.
			 A video lottery terminal may not be placed into operation in the state until
			 the technology provider of the video lottery terminal provides training for the
			 maintenance, repair, and servicing of video lottery terminals.
(B) Level of maintenance, repair and service.
			 The video lottery sales agent shall facilitate and shall be responsible for the
			 costs associated with the maintenance, repair, and service of the video lottery
			 terminals, which includes, but may not be limited
			 to, acquisition costs and paper costs, located at
			 its facility as necessary and as required in order to ensure continued
			 operation of the video lottery terminals.
(1)
			 A maintenance log shall be kept for each video lottery terminal,
			 which shall be used to log each person, including lottery personnel, who gain
			 entry into any internal space of a video lottery terminal.
(2) The log, at a minimum, shall include the
			 gaming license number, date and time of entry, and
			 areas or components of the video lottery terminal accessed. The logs shall be
			 maintained for a minimum of three years unless otherwise determined by the
			 director, and shall be made available to the director upon request.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-6 - Gaming Operations › Section 3770:2-6-04 - Video lottery operations; transportation, relocation, installation, certification, and storage of video lottery terminals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Activity relating to or occurring in connection with video
				lottery terminals shall be performed in accordance with, and in a manner approved by, the director.
(A) Transportation of video lottery
			 terminals. Five days
								
								prior to
			 transportation of a video lottery terminal within  the state, the video lottery sales agent and/or technology
			 providers shall provide  notification
			 to the director. Notification shall be provided in a manner determined by the
			 director to be acceptable. Waiver of the notification
			 requirement may be requested in the case of unexpected or emergency
			 shipments.
(B) Relocation and
			 installation of video lottery terminals within a video lottery sales agent's
			 facility. As required by the director, a video lottery sales agent shall
			 provide the lottery with an updated video lottery terminal floor plan, which sets forth the number of video lottery
			 terminals, the names of the video lottery terminal providers (and the number of
			 video lottery terminals provided by each different video lottery terminal
			 provider), and the location of each video lottery terminal.
(C) Certification. All certifications
			 required by the lottery for video lottery terminals and video lottery games
			 must be provided and must occur in accordance with rule
			 3770:2-5-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
								
								Any
								 required procedures and
			  certifications shall be in
			 place prior to operation by the public of any video lottery terminal.
(D)
								Storage. Any
			 video lottery terminals not in use, must be stored in a secured area approved
			 by the director.
Effective: 12/28/2017
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 9/19/2017 and
				10/28/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3770.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3770.03,
				3770.21
Prior
				Effective Dates: 8/18/09 (Emer), 10/28/10,
				12/29/11
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-6 - Gaming Operations › Section 3770:2-6-05 - Video lottery operations; advertising and promotion

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The director may prohibit video lottery
				sales agents from engaging in certain advertising and promotions deemed by the
				director to be inappropriate. Unless otherwise approved by the director, any
				costs associated with advertising or promotions initiated by the video lottery
				sales agent are the responsibility of the video lottery sales agent. The
				director may initiate advertising and promotional programs and may provide
				video lottery sales agents with such materials as deemed appropriate.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				11/21/2016 and
				10/28/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3770.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3770.01,
				3770.02,
				3770.03,
				3770.06,
				3770.21
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/28/2010
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-7 - Game Requirements › Section 3770:2-7-01 - Video lottery game requirements; video lottery game play

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Video lottery games may be played by and video lottery
			 prize payments may be paid to video lottery participants. In the event that an
			 individual under twenty-one years of age plays a video lottery game, the play
			 of the game is voidable and the individual under twenty-one years of age
			 forfeits all credits.
(B)
								 The following persons may not play video lottery games
			 or claim, redeem or attempt to claim or redeem credit vouchers, video lottery
			 prize winnings and/or video lottery prize payments won from video lottery games
			 played within the state:
(1)
									 An officer or employee of the state lottery
			 commission, any officer or employee of the auditor of the state, if the
			 employee of the auditor of the state is involved in any manner in activities
			 pertaining to lottery, or any blood relative or spouse of such an officer or
			 employee of the commission or auditor of state living as a member of the
			 officer's or employee's household;
(2)
									 Any video
			 lottery principal of a technology provider involved in any manner in video
			 lottery in the state and any employee of a technology provider involved in any
			 manner in video lottery in the state, or any blood relative or spouse of such
			 video lottery principal or employee living as a member of the video lottery
			 principal's or employee's household.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-7 - Game Requirements › Section 3770:2-7-02 - Video lottery game requirements; video lottery prize payments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Within one
			 hundred eighty days of issuance of a credit voucher, a credit voucher must be
			 redeemed for cash, or the monetary equivalent of cash, or other prizes by a
			 video lottery participant at the facility where the credit voucher was issued,
			 or if specified by the director, at the offices of the lottery commission, or
			 other locations as authorized by the director.
(B) In connection with video lottery gaming
			 prize winnings, credit vouchers, and/or video lottery prize payments, video
			 lottery sales agents and video lottery participants winning video lottery prize
			 winnings, redeeming credit vouchers or being paid video lottery prize payments
			 shall comply with all applicable laws regarding withholding of taxes, debts,
			 and obligations and reporting requirements. Compliance with the applicable laws
			 may include, but may not be limited to, submission, by a video lottery
			 participant, of name, address, date of birth and social security number, to the
			 
								director and/or a video lottery sales agent, prior to
			 issuance of a credit voucher or prior to redemption of a credit voucher. A
			 video lottery participant's submission of name, address, date of birth and
			 social security number shall include authorization to the
			 
								director and/or a video lottery sales agent to use
			 said information for verification of debts or obligations owed and/or reporting
			 requirements. By participating in video lottery games and/or by submitting a
			 claim to be paid a video lottery prize payment, a video lottery participant
			 consents, agrees and authorizes access to and use of information submitted in
			 connection with a video lottery prize payment claim for all necessary purposes
			 under the Lottery Act by the director, its authorized representatives and agents,
			 and video lottery sales agents.
(C) After any required withholding, unless
			 otherwise specified by the director, payment and/or redemption of a valid
			 credit voucher shall be made by the video lottery sales agent at the facility
			 where the credit voucher was issued.
(1) A
			 credit voucher shall be deemed to be valid provided that:
(a) It is presented on paper or other media
			 approved by the director;
(b) It contains all information necessary to
			 process payment of the credit voucher and all such information is legible;
(c) It is not mutilated, altered,
			 tampered with, or otherwise illegible;
(d) It has not previously been paid;
(e) It meets all other rules,
			 regulations, policies, and directives adopted, promulgated or issued by the
			 commission or director regarding valid video lottery game play and credit
			 vouchers.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-8 - Responsible Gaming › Section 3770:2-8-01 - Scope and purpose of the Ohio voluntary exclusion program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 purpose of this chapter is to establish a statewide voluntary exclusion
			 program, administered jointly by the Ohio lottery commission and the Ohio
			 casino control commission, to help curtail problem gambling in the state of
			 Ohio. As used in this chapter, the statewide voluntary exclusion program
			 
								will be
			 referred to as the "Ohio voluntary exclusion program" or "Ohio VEP." This
			 chapter is to be read in conjunction with Chapter 3772-12 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) Participants in the Ohio
			 VEP agree to exclude themselves from all casino facilities and all video
			 lottery terminal facilities in the state of Ohio, including the restaurants,
			 gaming and entertainment areas of such facilities. These facilities are
			 collectively referred to in this chapter as "excluded facilities." Except as
			 described in rule
			 3772-12-07
			 of the Administrative Code, a participant in the Ohio VEP will agree to refrain
			 from entering excluded facilities during the term of the program and will not
			 have the option to select one or more facilities or types of
			 
								facilities from which to be excluded.
(C)
								Participants in
			 the Ohio VEP agree to exclude themselves from lottery sports gaming offered by
			 type C sports gaming proprietors. These proprietors are collectively referred
			 to in this chapter as "excluded entities."
(D) Nothing in this
			 chapter 
								will prohibit participants in the Ohio VEP from
			 entering an excluded facility for the purpose of carrying out the duties of
			 their employment.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-8 - Responsible Gaming › Section 3770:2-8-02 - Application to participate in the Ohio voluntary exclusion program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An
			 application to participate in the Ohio VEP is available for completion at all
			 Ohio casino facilities and all video lottery
			 terminal facilities. If an individual is unable to appear in person at any of
			 these facilities to complete an application, the individual may contact staff
			 from the Ohio lottery commission or the Ohio casino control commission during
			 regular business hours to make alternative arrangements to complete the
			 application.
(B) All applications
			 to participate in the Ohio VEP must be completed in the presence of a staff
			 member from the Ohio lottery commission or the Ohio casino control commission
			 on a prescribed form or through the online Ohio VEP portal. Applications that
			 are not completed in this manner will not be accepted.
(C) An individual who applies to participate
			 in the Ohio VEP will refrain from entering all excluded facilities for one of
			 the following time periods:
(1) A minimum of
			 one year;
(2) A minimum of five
			 years; or
(3) Lifetime exclusion
			 subject to paragraph (C) of rule
			 3770:2-8-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-8 - Responsible Gaming › Section 3770:2-8-03 - Responsibilities of voluntarily excluded individuals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Participants
			 in the Ohio VEP agree to abide by all terms of the program, including
			 refraining from entering all excluded facilities or otherwise participating or
			 attempting to participate in any gambling or wagering activity offered at an
			 excluded facility.
(B)
								Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule,
								
								a
			 participant who violates the terms of the Ohio VEP at a video lottery facility
			 on a video lottery terminal, or at a type C sports
			 gaming host facility on a type C sports gaming proprietor system agrees
			 to surrender to the Ohio lottery commission any money or thing of value the
			 individual has converted or attempted to convert into a wagering instrument,
			 and any prize won, claimed, or attempted to be claimed, at the excluded
			 facility. Any money surrendered to the Ohio lottery commission will be used for
			 the benefit of problem gambling programs in Ohio. Participants who violate the terms of the Ohio VEP at a
			 casino or sports gaming facility, or on an online sports pool, are subject to
			 rule
			 3772-12-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
(1)
									Seized assets at a casino facility will be deposited
			 into the state problem gambling and addictions fund.
(2)
									Seized assets at
			 a video lottery terminal facility will be deposited to the Ohio lottery
			 commission for the sole use of problem gambling prevention and
			 treatment.
(3)
									Assets seized from a type C sports gaming proprietor's
			 system will be deposited to the Ohio lottery commission for the sole use of
			 problem gambling prevention and treatment.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-8 - Responsible Gaming › Section 3770:2-8-04 - Responsibilities of excluded facilities and excluded entities under the jurisdiction of the Ohio lottery commission

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) This section 
								applies
			 only to excluded facilities and excluded
			 entities under the jurisdiction of the Ohio lottery commission. Each
			 excluded facility and excluded entity
								
								must
			 maintain a system for indicating whether an individual is in the Ohio VEP and
			 
								must
			 update 
								that system with changes in the enrollment status of
			 these individuals at least once every seven days.
(B) An excluded facility
			 
								must
			 immediately notify 
								an Ohio lottery commission employee if an Ohio
			 VEP participant is found on the premises of the excluded facility. Within seventy-two hours of the
			 incident, the excluded facility
			 
								must
			 provide a written report to the Ohio lottery
			 commission containing the following information:
(1) The individual's name;
(2) The individual's date of birth;
(3) The circumstances of discovery of the
			 individual's presence at the facility;
(4) The individual's gaming activity, if any;
			 and
(5) The amount of any jackpots,
			 VLT credits and/or vouchers in the possession of the individual, or any prize
			 won, claimed, or attempted to be claimed, at an excluded facility.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-8 - Responsible Gaming › Section 3770:2-8-05 - Removal from the Ohio voluntary exclusion program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A participant
			 in the Ohio VEP is not automatically removed from the program at the end of the
			 applicable exclusion period.
(B) An
			 individual may be removed from the one-year or five-year exclusion list by
			 requesting and completing an unaltered application for removal.
(C) An individual may be removed from the
			 lifetime exclusion list, if the individual has:
(1) Remained in the Ohio VEP for at least
			 five years;
(2)
									Completed the Ohio VEP education program on problem
			 gambling awareness; and
(3)
									Requested and completed an unaltered application for
			 removal.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-8 - Responsible Gaming › Section 3770:2-8-06 - Responsible gambling plan

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Each video
			 lottery facility and type C sports gaming proprietor shall comply with the Ohio
			 lottery commission's operating standards and provide a responsible gambling
			 plan, which includes the Ohio VEP procedures subject to approval of the
			 director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-8 - Responsible Gaming › Section 3770:2-8-07 - Prior voluntary exclusions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								This rule applies
			 only to those individuals who submitted their application to join the Ohio VEP
			 between March 1, 2019, and the effective date of this rule, and have not yet
			 sought removal from the applicable program.
(B)
								The individuals
			 who submitted their application to join the Ohio VEP prior to the effective
			 date of this rule may continue their participation and voluntary exclusion from
			 only the four casino facilities and seven video lottery terminal facilities in
			 the state of Ohio.
(C)
								The application for voluntary exclusion signed by the
			 individual at the time of enrollment governs their participation. These
			 individuals may submit an Ohio VEP application, pursuant to rule
			 3770:2-8-02
			 of the Administrative Code. The individual's selected length of exclusion on
			 this application will supersede their previously selected length of exclusion
			 and will expand to all excluded entities and facilities.
(D)
								Notwithstanding
			 any rules to the contrary, or the terms of the applicable application to join
			 the voluntary exclusion program, those individuals who selected the lifetime
			 exclusion are permitted to seek removal from the Ohio VEP if they comply with
			 the requirements set forth in paragraph (C) of rule
			 3770:2-8-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-9 - Severability › Section 3770:2-9-01 - Severability

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The rules and paragraphs of rules set
				forth in division 3770:2 of the Administrative Code shall be deemed severable.
				In the event that a rule or paragraph of a rule set forth in division 3770:2 of
				the Administrative Code is deemed to be invalid in any way, any decision or
				other order or directive determining that a particular rule or paragraph of a
				rule is invalid shall only invalidate that specific rule or paragraph of a rule
				and all other rules and paragraphs of rules shall remain in full force and
				effect.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				06/20/2016 and
				10/28/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3770.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3770.01,
				3770.02,
				3770.03,
				3770.06,
				3770.21
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/28/2019
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-10 - Video Lottery Game Rules › Section 3770:2-10-60 - Game rule number sixty

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Title and term. Ohio lottery commission
			 game rule number sixty, "General video lottery game rule," and the individual
			 video lottery games offered and operated pursuant to the authority of this
			 general video lottery game rule shall be conducted at such times and for such
			 periods as the commission may determine.
(B) General design.
(1) Game rule number sixty is a video lottery
			 game rule under which video lottery games may be offered to video lottery
			 participants as authorized under Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code and division
			 3770:2 of the Administrative Code.
(2) Each video lottery game offered and
			 operated pursuant to the authority of this general video lottery game rule
			 shall only be played on a video lottery terminal certified in accordance with
			 procedures for certification of video lottery terminals promulgated under
			 division 3770:2 of the Administrative Code.
(3) Video lottery games shall provide for
			 announcement of an immediate video lottery prize winnings. However, video
			 lottery games shall generally be known as "online games" rather than "instant
			 games."
(4) Video lottery prize
			 winnings shall be determined by a random number generator certified by the
			 director and operated in a manner approved by the director
(5) Video lottery games may consist of single
			 or multiple screens or levels with randomly generated outcomes and may consist
			 of but may not be limited to number or symbol match styles, spinning reels,
			 cast objects and/or card games and which may include progressive jackpot
			 features.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-11 - Licensing Fees › Section 3770:2-11-01 - Licensing fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Authority. The
			 director shall collect licensing fees for the licenses issued to video lottery
			 sales agents, gaming employees, or technology providers as set forth in these
			 rules.
(B)
								 Video lottery sales agent licensing fee. An entity
			 submitting an initial application for a video lottery sales agent license as
			 described in rule
			 3770:2-3-01
			 of the Administrative Code shall pay the license fee of fifty million dollars
			 according to the following schedule:
(1)
									 Ten million
			 dollars payable with the submission of a completed initial application;
(2)
									
			 Fifteen million dollars payable with the commencement of video lottery terminal
			 sales at a facility;
(3)
									 Twenty-five million dollars payable one year following
			 commencement of video lottery terminal sales;
(4)
									 In the event
			 that an application is rejected or withdrawn, or the state of Ohio suspends or
			 terminates the video lottery terminal program prior to commencement of video
			 lottery terminal sales, the initial licensing fee payment of ten million
			 dollars shall be refunded minus any actual costs expended by the Lottery for
			 investigation and processing of the license application, not to exceed two
			 hundred fifty thousand dollars. Any licensing fees, or portion thereof, may be
			 refunded for any other reason deemed appropriate by the director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:2 - Video Lottery Gaming Terminals › Chapter 3770:2-12 - Facility Requirements › Section 3770:2-12-01 - Facility requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Capital investment plan. A master
			 facility plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the racing
			 commission and the director of the lottery. The plan must propose capital
			 investments totaling a minimum of one hundred fifty million dollars in
			 categories as defined in paragraph (C) of rule
			 3770:2-2-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(1) Up to
			 twenty-five million dollars of the capital investment may be allocated for
			 existing land and facilities.
(2)
			 Capital investments made in a temporary facility which becomes part of the
			 permanent master facility plan may be considered for inclusion in the minimum
			 capital investment requirement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-3 - Lottery Sports Gaming › Section 3770:3-3-01 - Authority and purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The rules set
			 forth in division 3770:3 of the Administrative Code are promulgated under the
			 authority of Chapters 3770. and 3775. of the Revised Code.
(B)
								The purpose of
			 division 3770:3 of the Administrative Code is to set forth rules concerning
			 lottery sports gaming, type C sports gaming hosts, and type C sports gaming
			 proprietors, and all matters related thereto.
(C)
								The lottery has
			 exclusive jurisdiction over all matters within the scope of its authority, and
			 nothing contained in division 3770:3 of the Administrative Code will be
			 construed to limit the authority or the ability of the lottery to act
			 hereunder.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-3 - Lottery Sports Gaming › Section 3770:3-3-02 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The words and
			 terms defined in section
			 3770.24 of the Revised Code are
			 used herein as they are defined in that section, unless otherwise
			 specified.
(B) As used in Chapter
			 3775. of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder, the following words
			 have the following meanings:
(1) "Lottery
			 sports gaming" means sports gaming conducted by a type C sports gaming
			 proprietor on behalf of the Ohio lottery commission.
(2) "Type C sports gaming proprietor" means a
			 sports gaming proprietor licensed by the Ohio casino control commission to
			 offer sports gaming through self-service or clerk-operated sports gaming
			 terminals located at type C sports gaming hosts facilities.
(3) "Type C sports gaming host" means the
			 owner of a facility with a A-1-A, A-1-C, D-1,
			 D-2, or D-5 liquor permit issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, who
			 is licensed by the Ohio casino control commission to offer sports gaming at
			 that facility through a type C sports gaming proprietor.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-3 - Lottery Sports Gaming › Section 3770:3-3-03 - Type C sports gaming host eligibility and application for lottery recommendation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Application for a recommendation for a
			 type C sports gaming host must be submitted in accordance with procedures and
			 terms and conditions set forth by the director and will be made on a form
			 approved by the director. At a minimum, applicants will be in compliance with
			 the licensing requirements for a lottery sales agent under section
			 3770.05 of the Revised Code and
			 an owner of a facility with a A-1-A, A-1-C, D-1,
			 D-2, or D-5 liquor permit issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) Upon receiving a proper
			 and complete request for recommendation, the director will determine if the
			 lottery sales agent meets the requirements for recommendation. The director may
			 issue the recommendation on such terms and conditions as the director deems
			 appropriate, consistent with the Lottery Act, the rules of the Ohio lottery
			 commission and these regulations and any policies, procedures and operating
			 standards related thereto. If the director denies a recommendation, the lottery
			 sales agent will be promptly informed of the decision.
(C) The director will inform the Ohio casino
			 control commission of the status of lottery sales agents and any changes
			 thereto.
(D) Any lottery sales
			 agent may apply to the Ohio casino control commission to offer lottery sports
			 gaming upon receiving a recommendation from the director submitted in a format
			 approved by the director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-3 - Lottery Sports Gaming › Section 3770:3-3-04 - Type C lottery sports gaming host operations; equipment; advertising and promotions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A type C sports
			 gaming host must obtain lottery sports gaming equipment and supplies from a
			 licensed type C sports gaming proprietor, subject to approval by the
			 director.
(B)
								A type C sports gaming host will provide the lottery
			 with locations for placement of lottery sports gaming self-service terminals,
			 subject to approval by the director.
(C)
								Unless otherwise
			 approved by the director, no type C sports gaming host will have more than two
			 self-service terminals operational at the licensed facility.
(D)
								The director may
			 prohibit type C sports gaming hosts from engaging in certain advertising and
			 promotions deemed by the director to be inappropriate.
(E)
								Unless otherwise
			 approved by the director, any costs associated with advertising or promotions
			 initiated by the type C sports gaming host are the responsibility of the type C
			 sports gaming host.
(F)
								The director may initiate advertising and promotional
			 programs related to lottery sports gaming and/or any lottery product and may
			 provide type C sports gaming host with such materials if deemed
			 necessary.
(G)
								Responsible gambling materials provided by the lottery
			 or type C sports gaming proprietor must be prominently
			 displayed.
(H)
								The lottery office of security personnel will have
			 unrestricted access to all areas of type C sports gaming host facility and
			 records. Each type C sports gaming host must timely comply with all requests
			 from the lottery.
(I)
								A type C sports gaming host will only accept wagers
			 from a patron who is over twenty-one years of age and who is physically present
			 on the premises of the facility.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-5 - Type C Sports Gaming Proprietor Duties › Section 3770:3-5-02 - Required procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Type C sports
			 gaming proprietors must have procedures for the applicable processes required
			 by Chapters 3770. and 3775. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted
			 thereunder that must be designed to protect the integrity of sports gaming.
			 These procedures must be documented and maintained by the type C sports gaming
			 proprietor in a form prescribed by the director.
(B)
								The current
			 version of the type C sports gaming proprietors' required procedures must
			 always be on file or otherwise immediately available to the
			 director.
(C)
								A type C sports gaming proprietor must submit its
			 required procedures to the director in a manner and form required by the
			 director and receive approval from the director prior to offering lottery
			 sports gaming.
(D)
								Any proposed changes to the required procedures must be
			 approved by the director prior to implementation. If the type C sports gaming
			 proprietor has not received a response from the director regarding the proposed
			 changes within five business days, the changes will be deemed
			 approved.
(E)
								The director may, at any time, require a change to the
			 required procedures in order to ensure compliance with Chapters 3770. and 3775.
			 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-5 - Type C Sports Gaming Proprietor Duties › Section 3770:3-5-03 - House rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Each type C
			 sports gaming proprietor must have house rules to govern its offerings of
			 sports gaming in accordance with section 3770.25 of the Revised Code. The house
			 rules must be readily available and easily accessible on each sports gaming
			 proprietor's website, mobile application, and at all lottery sports gaming
			 facilities. House rules must address:
(1)
									Types of wagers
			 accepted;
(2)
									Method for calculation and payment of winning sports
			 wagers;
(3)
									Effect of scheduling changes and/or canceled sporting
			 events;
(4)
									Process for handing incorrectly posted sporting events,
			 odds, or results;
(5)
									Method of notifying patrons of odds or proposition
			 changes;
(6)
									Methods of funding a wager or sports gaming
			 account;
(7)
									Methods for redeeming a winning sports
			 wager;
(8)
									Lost or damaged ticket policy;
(9)
									Expiration of any
			 winning ticket one hundred eighty days after the date the ticket outcome is
			 determined;
(10)
									Process for accepting sports wagers at other than
			 posted terms;
(11)
									Process for canceling sports wagers for obvious errors,
			 including notification;
(12)
									Process for contacting the sports gaming proprietor to
			 submit questions and/or complaints;
(13)
									Notification of
			 the patron dispute process;
(14)
									Notification to
			 patrons of the voluntary exclusion program; and
(15)
									Any other house
			 rules required by the director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-6 - Information Technology Requirements for Type C Sports Gaming Proprietors › Section 3770:3-6-01 - Sports gaming systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Type C sports
			 gaming proprietors must use a sports gaming system approved by the director. No
			 wagers may be accepted in the event of a system failure or
			 unavailability.
(B)
								Type C sports gaming proprietors must use a sports
			 gaming system designed to prevent and detect the following:
(1)
									Unauthorized use
			 of an account by someone other than the account holder;
(2)
									Unauthorized
			 withdrawals from patron accounts;
(3)
									Wagering by
			 persons under the age of twenty-one;
(4)
									Wagering by
			 members of the involuntary or voluntary exclusion lists; and
(5)
									Wagering by other
			 prohibited persons.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-6 - Information Technology Requirements for Type C Sports Gaming Proprietors › Section 3770:3-6-02 - Information technology

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Type C sports
			 gaming proprietors must maintain an information technology department that is
			 responsible for the quality, reliability, and accuracy of all electronic
			 systems used in the operation.
(B)
								Type C sports
			 gaming proprietors must ensure that duties in the information technology
			 department are adequately segregated and monitored to detect procedural errors,
			 unauthorized access to financial transactions and assets, and to prevent the
			 concealment of fraud.
(C)
								The information technology environment and
			 infrastructure must be maintained in a secured physical location that is
			 restricted to authorized employees.
(D)
								Type C sports
			 gaming proprietors must adopt procedures for responding to, monitoring,
			 investigating, resolving, documenting, and reporting security incidents
			 associated with information technology systems.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-6 - Information Technology Requirements for Type C Sports Gaming Proprietors › Section 3770:3-6-03 - Lottery sports gaming equipment approval and testing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Type C sports gaming proprietors are not
			 permitted to operate any Ohio lottery commission sports gaming equipment unless
			 such equipment is approved by the director. All Ohio lottery commission sports
			 gaming equipment must be evaluated by a certified independent testing
			 laboratory prior to approval, unless otherwise approved by the
			 director.
(B) When Ohio lottery
			 commission sports gaming equipment is required to be tested by a certified
			 independent testing laboratory, the type C sports gaming proprietor making the
			 submission must adhere to the following:
(1)
			 Submit a written request to a certified independent testing laboratory that, at
			 a minimum, specifically references the scientific testing and technical
			 evaluation necessary to determine compliance with Chapters 3770. and 3775. of
			 the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder, as well as the applicable
			 standards in the appendix to this rule, and identifies the sports gaming
			 equipment at issue;
(2) Submit all
			 necessary items and information to the certified independent testing
			 laboratory;
(3) Pay all costs
			 associated with the scientific testing and technical evaluation performed by
			 the certified independent testing laboratory;
(4) Engage no more than one certified
			 independent testing laboratory to perform scientific testing and technical
			 evaluation of any particular version of sports gaming equipment software,
			 hardware, or other technology without prior written authorization from the
			 director; and
(5) Submit any items
			 or information pertaining to the Ohio lottery commission sports gaming
			 equipment to the director, if requested.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-6 - Information Technology Requirements for Type C Sports Gaming Proprietors › Section 3770:3-6-04 - Type C sports gaming proprietor equipment for hosts

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Sports gaming
			 equipment supplied by a type C sports gaming proprietor to a type C sports
			 gaming host must comply with technical standards as set forth in rule
			 3770:3-6-03 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
								A type C sports
			 gaming proprietor is responsible for all costs associated with the acquisition,
			 maintenance, repair, and service of the sports gaming equipment and sports
			 gaming systems as necessary and as required in order to ensure continued
			 operation of lottery sports gaming.
(C)
								A type C sports
			 gaming proprietor must notify the Ohio lottery commission prior to installation
			 of equipment at a type C sports gaming host location.
(D)
								A type C sports
			 gaming proprietor must operate a technical support program to support type C
			 sports gaming hosts, as approved by the director. This will include the ability
			 for the type C sports gaming host to report machine performance issues,
			 dispatch repairs, request clerk training and any other needed support. A type C
			 sports gaming proprietor may be required to report on the field service program
			 including type C sports gaming host complaints, resolution, and dispatch
			 response times to the Ohio lottery commission.
(E)
								A type C sports
			 gaming proprietor must provide ticket stock, bet sheets, and other consumables
			 to support lottery sports gaming.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-6 - Information Technology Requirements for Type C Sports Gaming Proprietors › Section 3770:3-6-05 - Incident Reporting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Type C sports
			 gaming proprietors must immediately report, in a manner prescribed by the
			 director, any information in the sports gaming proprietors' possession related
			 to any of the following incidents:
(1)
									Any wager in violation of Chapters 3770. and 3775. of
			 the Revised Code or the rules adopted thereunder or of federal
			 law;
(2)
									Any conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of a
			 sporting event for purposes of financial gain;
(3)
									Any IT security
			 breach or other compromising IT risk;
(4)
									Any breaches of
			 confidentiality of a player's personal information;
(5)
									Any physical
			 security breach or other compromising risk to players, employees, or the Ohio
			 lottery commission; and
(6)
									Any other incident type required by the
			 director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3770:3 - Sports Gaming › Chapter 3770:3-7 - Type C Sports Gaming Proprietor Wagering Rules › Section 3770:3-7-01 - Wager rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All Ohio lottery
			 commission sports gaming wagers must only be accepted in accordance with
			 section
			 3770.25
			 of the Revised Code on events as authorized under rule
			 3775-11-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
								Ohio lottery
			 commission sports gaming wagers are limited to moneyline; over-under; spread
			 bet types and parlay wagers that are based on not more than four component
			 wagers.
(C)
								Ohio lottery commission sports gaming wagers may be
			 funded by cash, credit card, debit card, or electronic payment accounts. No
			 single wager may exceed seven hundred dollars.
(D)
								Ohio lottery
			 commission sports gaming wagers may only be accepted from individuals
			 physically present at the sports gaming facility and not known to be included
			 on any exclusion or prohibited lists.
(E)
								An Ohio lottery
			 commission sports gaming wager must not be knowingly accepted from a player who
			 is placing the sports wager for the benefit of another or is placing the sports
			 wager in violation of state or federal law.
(F)
								An Ohio lottery
			 commission sports gaming wager must not be accepted on events for which the
			 outcome has already been determined.
(G)
								A type C sports
			 gaming proprietor may, but need not, cancel an accepted wager for obvious error
			 as defined in the proprietor's house rules. If a wager is canceled for obvious
			 error, the sports gaming proprietor must clearly convey the reason for
			 cancellation to the player.
(H)
								Except for
			 obvious error, the type C sports gaming proprietor must not unilaterally cancel
			 any wager without prior written approval of the director.
(I)
								If a player
			 wishes to void a ticket written prior to the start of an event, and the void
			 request is approved by the type C sports gaming proprietor, the ticket must be
			 verified by the sports wagering system and a refund must be given to the
			 player.