Ohio Administrative Code › Title 109:1 - Charitable Foundations › Chapter 109:1-4 - Charitable Organization Bingo › Section 109:1-4-04 - General grounds for refusal to issue a license, denial of a license application or renewal, or revocation of a license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The attorney
			 general may refuse to issue a license, deny a license renewal application, or
			 revoke a license for any license authorized under Chapter 2915. of the Revised
			 Code or this chapter on any grounds deemed reasonable by the attorney general.
			 Without limiting the foregoing, the attorney general may deny the application
			 on any of the following grounds:
(1)
									Any reason set forth in division (C) of section
			 2915.081
			 or
			 2915.082
			 of the Revised Code.
(2)
									Evidence of an applicant, key employee of an applicant,
			 or person owning five per cent or more of a direct or indirect financial
			 interest in the applicant and its affiliates, submitting an untrue or
			 misleading statement of material fact, or willful omission of any material
			 fact, in any application, statement, or notice filed with the attorney general,
			 made in connection with any investigation, including the background
			 investigation, or otherwise made to the attorney general or its
			 staff;
(3)
									Evidence of an applicant engaging in business
			 operations, whether through direct participation, or via an "arms-length" sales
			 relationship wherein the applicant's product, device, service or commodity
			 being sold or provided has been determined to be illegal gambling in the State
			 or other jurisdiction where it was utilized.
(4)
									Evidence that an
			 applicant has received direct or indirect financial benefit derived from the
			 operation of illegal gambling in any jurisdiction. Financial benefit includes
			 all sources of funding including loans, securities, and includes all
			 investments into applicant of capital, equipment or software.
(5)
									Conviction of any
			 disqualifying offense as determined in accordance with section
			 9.79
			 of the Revised Code in any jurisdiction by an applicant, key employee of an
			 applicant, or person owning five per cent or more of a direct or indirect
			 financial interest in the applicant and its affiliates, which may affect the
			 applicant's ability to properly perform his or her duties or reflect
			 unfavorably on the integrity of charity gaming in Ohio;
(6)
									Conviction of any
			 gambling offense or pleading guilty to any gambling offense in any jurisdiction
			 by a key employee of the applicant, the applicant, or by any affiliate of the
			 applicant;
(7)
									Entry of any civil or administrative judgment against
			 the applicant, a key employee of the applicant, or any affiliate of the
			 applicant that is based, in whole or in part, on conduct that allegedly
			 constituted a felony crime, or involvement in illegal gambling in the state or
			 other jurisdiction in which the conduct occurred that may affect the
			 applicant's ability to properly perform his or her or its duties or reflect
			 unfavorably on the integrity of charity gaming in Ohio;
(8)
									Failure to
			 satisfy any requirement for application or to timely respond to any request by
			 the attorney general for additional information; and
(9)
									Approval of the
			 application would otherwise be contrary to Ohio law or public
			 policy.