SENATORS Spada, Jacobson

To amend sections 109.32, 173.121, 1531.01, 1711.09,

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2915.01, 2915.02, 2915.04, 2915.05, 2915.07 to

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2915.10, 2915.12, 3763.01, 4301.03, and 4303.17 and

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to enact sections 2915.081, 2915.082, 2915.091,

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2915.092, 2915.101, and 2915.13 of the Revised Code

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to define "bingo" to include bingo, instant bingo,

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punch boards, and raffles; to increase the license

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fee to two hundred dollars for a license that

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authorizes charitable organizations to conduct

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bingo, to create a separate license that authorizes

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charitable organizations to conduct instant bingo

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with a license fee based on all money or assets

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received from instant bingo, and to allow the

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Attorney General to set the license fee for new

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licensees; to require the licensing of

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manufacturers and distributors of bingo supplies;

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to regulate the conduct of instant bingo and

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raffles; and to make other changes in the

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Charitable Gambling Law.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That sections 109.32, 173.121, 1531.01, 1711.09,	20
2915.01, 2915.02, 2915.04, 2915.05, 2915.07, 2915.08, 2915.09,	21
2915.10, 2915.12, 3763.01, 4301.03, and 4303.17 be amended and	22
sections 2915.081, 2915.082, 2915.091, 2915.092, 2915.101, and	23
2915.13 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	24

Sec. 109.32.  All annual filing fees obtained by the attorney	25
general pursuant to section 109.31 of the Revised Code, all	26
receipts obtained from the sale of the charitable lawfoundations	27
directory, and all registration fees received by the attorney	28
general, bond forfeitures, awards of costs and attorney's fees,	29
and civil penalties assessed under Chapter 1716. of the Revised	30
Code, and all license fees received by the attorney general under	31
section 2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082 of the Revised Code shall	32
be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the charitable	33
law fund. The charitable law fund shall be used insofar as its	34
moneys are available for the expenses of the charitable law	35
section of the office of the attorney general, except that all	36
annual license fees that are received by the attorney general	37
under section 2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082 of the Revised Code	38
and that are credited to the fund shall be used by the attorney	39
general, or any local law enforcement agency in cooperation with	40
the attorney general, for the purposes specified in division (G)	41
of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code and to administer and	42
enforce Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code. The expenses of the	43
charitable law section in excess of moneys available in the	44
charitable law fund shall be paid out of regular appropriations to	45
the office of the attorney general.	46

Sec. 173.121.  (A) As used in this section, "bingo," "bingo	47
game operator," and "participant" have the same meanings as in	48
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	49

(B) Notwithstanding sections 2915.07 to 2915.122915.13 of	50
the Revised Code, a multipurpose senior center may conduct bingo	51
games described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the	52
Revised Code, but only if it complies with all of the following	53
requirements:	54

(1) All bingo games are conducted only on the premises of	55
the facility;.	56

(2) All participants are sixty years of age or older;.

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(3) All bingo game operators are sixty years of age or older	58
and receive no compensation for serving as operators;.	59

(4) No participant is charged an admission fee, and no	60
participant is charged more than twenty-five cents to purchase a	61
bingo card or a card, sheet, or other device described in division	62
(S)(2)(a) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code;.	63

(5) All proceeds from games are used only for any of the	64
following:	65

(a) To pay winners monetary or nonmonetary prizes;

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(b) To provide refreshments;

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(c) To defray any costs directly related to conducting the	68
games;	69

(d) To defray costs of services the facility provides in	70
accordance with section 173.12 of the Revised Code.	71

Sec. 1531.01.  As used in this chapter and Chapter 1533. of	72
the Revised Code:	73

(A) "Person" means individual, company, partnership,	74
corporation, municipal corporation, association, or any	75
combination of individuals, or any employee, agent, or officer	76
thereof.	77

(B) "Resident" means any individual who has resided in this	78
state for not less than six months next preceding the date of	79
making application for a license.	80

(C) "Nonresident" means any individual who does not qualify	81
as a resident.	82

(D) "Division rule" or "rule" means any rule adopted by the	83
chief of the division of wildlife under section 1531.10 of the	84
Revised Code unless the context indicates otherwise.	85

(E) "Closed season" means that period of time during which	86
the taking of wild animals protected by this chapter and Chapter	87
1533. of the Revised Code is prohibited.	88

(F) "Open season" means that period of time during which the	89
taking of wild animals protected by this chapter and Chapter 1533.	90
of the Revised Code is permitted.	91

(G) "Take or taking" includes pursuing, shooting, hunting,	92
killing, trapping, angling, fishing with a trotline, or netting	93
any clam, mussel, crayfish, aquatic insect, fish, frog, turtle,	94
wild bird, or wild quadruped, and any lesser act, such as	95
wounding, or placing, setting, drawing, or using any other device	96
for killing or capturing any wild animal, whether it results in	97
killing or capturing the animal or not. "Take or taking" includes	98
every attempt to kill or capture and every act of assistance to	99
any other person in killing or capturing or attempting to kill or	100
capture a wild animal.	101

(H) "Possession" means both actual and constructive	102
possession and any control of things referred to.	103

(I) "Bag limit" means the number, measurement, or weight of	104
any kind of crayfish, aquatic insects, fish, frogs, turtles, wild	105
birds, and wild quadrupeds permitted to be taken.	106

(J) "Transport and transportation" means carrying or moving	107
or causing to be carried or moved.	108

(K) "Sell and sale" means barter, exchange, or offer or	109
expose for sale.	110

(L) "Whole to include part" means that every provision	111
relating to any wild animal protected by this chapter and Chapter	112
1533. of the Revised Code applies to any part of the wild animal	113
with the same effect as it applies to the whole.	114

(M) "Angling" means fishing with not more than two hand	115
lines, not more than two units of rod and line, or a combination	116
of not more than one hand line and one rod and line, either in	117
hand or under control at any time while fishing. The hand line or	118
rod and line shall have attached to it not more than three baited	119
hooks, not more than three artificial fly rod lures, or one	120
artificial bait casting lure equipped with not more than three	121
sets of three hooks each.	122

(N) "Trotline" means a device for catching fish that	123
consists of a line having suspended from it, at frequent	124
intervals, vertical lines with hooks attached.	125

(O) "Fish" means a cold-blooded vertebrate having fins.

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(P) "Measurement of fish" means length from the end of the	127
nose to the longest tip or end of the tail.	128

(Q) "Wild birds" includes game birds and nongame birds.

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(R) "Game" includes game birds, game quadrupeds, and	130
fur-bearing animals.	131

(S) "Game birds" includes mourning doves, ringneck	132
pheasants, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse,	133
pinnated grouse, wild turkey, Hungarian partridge, Chukar	134
partridge, woodcocks, black-breasted plover, golden plover,	135
Wilson's snipe or jacksnipe, greater and lesser yellowlegs, rail,	136
coots, gallinules, duck, geese, brant, and crows.	137

(T) "Nongame birds" includes all other wild birds not	138
included and defined as game birds.	139

(U) "Wild quadrupeds" includes game quadrupeds and	140
fur-bearing animals.	141

(V) "Game quadrupeds" includes cottontail rabbits, gray	142
squirrels, black squirrels, fox squirrels, red squirrels, flying	143
squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs or woodchucks, white-tailed deer,	144
wild boar, and black bears.	145

(W) "Fur-bearing animals" includes minks, weasels, raccoons,	146
skunks, opossums, muskrats, fox, beavers, badgers, otters,	147
coyotes, and bobcats.	148

(X) "Wild animals" includes mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic	149
insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, wild birds, wild quadrupeds,	150
and all other wild mammals, but does not include domestic deer.	151

(Y) "Hunting" means pursuing, shooting, killing, following	152
after or on the trail of, lying in wait for, shooting at, or	153
wounding wild birds or wild quadrupeds while employing any device	154
commonly used to kill or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds	155
whether or not the acts result in killing or wounding. "Hunting"	156
includes every attempt to kill or wound and every act of	157
assistance to any other person in killing or wounding or	158
attempting to kill or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds.	159

(Z) "Trapping" means securing or attempting to secure	160
possession of a wild bird or wild quadruped by means of setting,	161
placing, drawing, or using any device that is designed to close	162
upon, hold fast, confine, or otherwise capture a wild bird or wild	163
quadruped whether or not the means results in capture. "Trapping"	164
includes every act of assistance to any other person in capturing	165
wild birds or wild quadrupeds by means of the device whether or	166
not the means results in capture.	167

(AA) "Muskrat spear" means any device used in spearing	168
muskrats.	169

(BB) "Channels and passages" means those narrow bodies of	170
water lying between islands or between an island and the mainland	171
in Lake Erie.	172

(CC) "Island" means a rock or land elevation above the	173
waters of Lake Erie having an area of five or more acres above	174
water.	175

(DD) "Reef" means an elevation of rock, either broken or in	176
place, or gravel shown by the latest United States chart to be	177
above the common level of the surrounding bottom of the lake,	178
other than the rock bottom, or in place forming the base or	179
foundation rock of an island or mainland and sloping from the	180
shore of it. "Reef" also means all elevations shown by that chart	181
to be above the common level of the sloping base or foundation	182
rock of an island or mainland, whether running from the shore of	183
an island or parallel with the contour of the shore of an island	184
or in any other way and whether formed by rock, broken or in	185
place, or from gravel.	186

(EE) "Fur farm" means any area used exclusively for raising	187
fur-bearing animals or in addition thereto used for hunting game,	188
the boundaries of which are plainly marked as such.	189

(FF) "Waters" includes any lake, pond, reservoir, stream,	190
channel, lagoon, or other body of water, or any part thereof,	191
whether natural or artificial.	192

(GG) "Crib" or "car" refers to that particular compartment	193
of the net from which the fish are taken when the net is lifted.	194

(HH) "Commercial fish" means those species of fish permitted	195
to be taken, possessed, bought, or sold unless otherwise	196
restricted by the Revised Code or division rule and are alewife	197
(Alosa pseudoharengus), American eel (Anguilla rostrata), bowfin	198
(Amia calva), burbot (Lota lota), carp (Cyprinus carpio),	199
smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus), bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus	200
cyprinellus), black bullhead (Ictalurus melas), yellow bullhead	201
(Ictalurus natalis), brown bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus), channel	202
catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), flathead catfish (Pylodictis	203
olivaris), whitefish (Coregonus sp.), cisco (Coregonus sp.),	204
freshwater drum or sheepshead (Aplodinotus grunniens), gar	205
(Lepisosteus sp.), gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), goldfish	206
(Carassius auratus), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), mooneye	207
(Hiodon tergisus), quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), smelt	208
(Allosmerus elongatus, Hypomesus sp., Osmerus sp., Spirinchus	209
sp.), sturgeon (Acipenser sp., Scaphirhynchus sp.), sucker other	210
than buffalo and quillback (Carpiodes sp., Catostomus sp.,	211
Hypentelium sp., Minytrema sp., Moxostoma sp.), white bass (Morone	212
chrysops), white perch (Roccus americanus), and yellow perch	213
(Perca flavescens). When the common name of a fish is used in	214
this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code, it refers to	215
the fish designated by the scientific name in this definition.	216

(II) "Fishing" means taking or attempting to take fish by	217
any method, and all other acts such as placing, setting, drawing,	218
or using any device commonly used to take fish whether resulting	219
in a taking or not.	220

(JJ) "Fillet" means the pieces of flesh taken or cut from	221
both sides of a fish, joined to form one piece of flesh.	222

(KK) "Part fillet" means a piece of flesh taken or cut from	223
one side of a fish.	224

(LL) "Round" when used in describing fish means with head	225
and tail intact.	226

(MM) "Migrate" means the transit or movement of fish to or	227
from one place to another as a result of natural forces or	228
instinct and includes, but is not limited to, movement of fish	229
induced or caused by changes in the water flow.	230

(NN) "Spreader bar" means a brail or rigid bar placed across	231
the entire width of the back, at the top and bottom of the cars in	232
all trap, crib, and fyke nets for the purpose of keeping the	233
meshes hanging squarely while the nets are fishing.	234

(OO) "Fishing guide" means any person who, for consideration	235
or hire, operates a boat, rents, leases, or otherwise furnishes	236
angling devices, ice fishing shanties or shelters of any kind, or	237
other fishing equipment, and accompanies, guides, directs, or	238
assists any other person in order for the other person to engage	239
in fishing.	240

(PP) "Net" means fishing devices with meshes composed of	241
twine or synthetic material and includes, but is not limited to,	242
trap nets, fyke nets, crib nets, carp aprons, dip nets, and	243
seines, except minnow seines and minnow dip nets.	244

(QQ) "Commercial fishing gear" means seines, trap nets, fyke	245
nets, dip nets, carp aprons, trotlines, other similar gear, and	246
any boat used in conjunction with that gear, but does not include	247
gill nets.	248

(RR) "Native wildlife" means any species of the animal	249
kingdom indigenous to this state.	250

(SS) "Gill net" means a single section of fabric or netting	251
seamed to a float line at the top and a lead line at the bottom,	252
which is designed to entangle fish in the net openings as they	253
swim into it.	254

(TT) "Tag fishing tournament" means a contest in which a	255
participant pays a fee, or gives other valuable consideration, for	256
a chance to win a prize by virtue of catching a tagged or	257
otherwise specifically marked fish within a limited period of	258
time, but does not include a scheme of chance conducted under	259
division (D)(1) of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.	260

(UU) "Tenant" means an individual who resides on land for	261
which the individual pays rent and whose annual income is	262
primarily derived from agricultural production conducted on that	263
land, as "agricultural production" is defined in section 929.01 of	264
the Revised Code.	265

(VV) "Nonnative wildlife" means any wild animal not	266
indigenous to this state, but does not include domestic deer.	267

(WW) "Reptiles" includes common musk turtle (sternotherus	268
odoratus), common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina	269
serpentina), spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), eastern box turtle	270
(Terrapene carolina carolina), Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea	271
blandingii), common map turtle (Graptemys geographica), ouachita	272
map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis), midland	273
painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata), red-eared slider	274
(Trachemys scripta elegans), eastern spiny softshell turtle	275
(Apalone spinifera spinifera), midland smooth softshell turtle	276
(Apalone mutica mutica), northern fence lizard (Sceloporus	277
undulatus hyacinthinus), ground skink (Scincella lateralis),	278
five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus), broadhead skink (Eumeces	279
laticeps), northern coal skink (Eumeces anthracinus anthracinus),	280
European wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), queen snake (Regina	281
septemvittata), Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), northern	282
water snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), Lake Erie watersnake	283
(Nerodia sipedon insularum), copperbelly water snake (Nerodia	284
erythrogaster neglecta), northern brown snake (Storeria dekayi	285
dekayi), midland brown snake (Storeria dekayi wrightorum),	286
northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata	287
occipitomaculata), eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis	288
sirtalis), eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix radix),	289
Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri), shorthead garter snake	290
(Thamnophis brachystoma), eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis	291
sauritus sauritus), northern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus	292
septentrionalis), eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos),	293
eastern smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae valeriae), northern	294
ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii), midwest worm snake	295
(Carphophis amoenus helenae), eastern worm snake (Carphophis	296
amoenus amoenus), black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor),	297
blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii), rough green snake	298
(opheodrys aestivus), smooth green snake (opheodrys vernalis	299
vernalis), black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta), eastern fox	300
snake (Elaphe vulpina gloydi), black kingsnake (Lampropeltis	301
getula nigra), eastern milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum	302
triangulum), northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen),	303
eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), and timber	304
rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus).	305

(XX) "Amphibians" includes eastern hellbender	306
(Crytpobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis), mudpuppy (Necturus	307
maculosus maculosus), red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens	308
viridescens), Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum),	309
spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), blue-spotted salamander	310
(Ambystoma laterale), smallmouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum),	311
streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri), marbled salamander	312
(Ambystoma opacum), eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum	313
tigrinum), northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus fuscus),	314
mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus), redback	315
salamander (Plethodon cinereus), ravine salamander (Plethodon	316
richmondi), northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus),	317
Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei), four-toed salamander	318
(Hemidactylium scutatum), Kentucky spring salamander (Gyrinophilus	319
porphyriticus duryi), northern spring salamander (Gyrinophilus	320
porphyriticus porphyriticus), mud salamander (Pseudotriton	321
montanus), northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber ruber),	322
green salamander (Aneides aeneus), northern two-lined salamander	323
(Eurycea bislineata), longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda	324
longicauda), cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga), southern	325
two-lined salamander (Eurycea cirrigera), Fowler's toad (Bufo	326
woodhousii fowleri), American toad (Bufo americanus), eastern	327
spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii), Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris	328
crepitans blanchardi), northern spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer	329
crucifer), gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor), Cope's gray treefrog	330
(Hyla chrysoscelis), western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata	331
triseriata), mountain chorus frog (Pseudacris brachyphona),	332
bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), green frog (Rana clamitans melanota),	333
northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), pickerel frog (Rana	334
palustris), southern leopard frog (Rana utricularia), and wood	335
frog (Rana sylvatica).	336

(YY) "Deer" means white-tailed deer (Oddocoileus	337
virginianus).	338

(ZZ) "Domestic deer" means nonnative deer that have been	339
legally acquired or their offspring and that are held in private	340
ownership for primarily agricultural purposes.	341

(AAA) "Migratory game bird" includes waterfowl (Anatidae);	342
doves (Columbidae); cranes (Gruidae); rails, coots, and gallinules	343
(Rallidae); and woodcock and snipe (Scolopacidae).	344

Sec. 1711.09.  Except as otherwise provided in this section,	345
county agricultural societies, independent agricultural societies,	346
and the Ohio expositions commission shall not permit during any	347
fair, or for one week before or three days thereafterafter any	348
fair, any dealing in spirituous liquors, or at any time allow or	349
tolerate immoral shows, lottery devices, games of chance, or	350
gambling of any kind, including pool selling and paddle wheels,	351
anywhere on the fairground; and shall permit no person at any time	352
to operate any side show, amusement, game, or device, or offer for	353
sale any novelty by auction or solicitation, on suchthe	354
fairground who has not first obtained from the director of	355
agriculture sucha license as is provided byunder section 1711.11	356
of the Revised Code. This section does not prohibit the sale of	357
lottery tickets by the state lottery commission pursuant to	358
Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code at the state fairground during	359
the state fair. In addition, a county or independent agricultural	360
society may permit, at any time except during a fair or for one	361
week before or three days thereafterafter a fair, a charitable	362
organization to conduct in accordance with Chapter 2915. of the	363
Revised Code games of chance, schemes of chance, or bingo on the	364
fairground of a county with a population of 500,000five hundred	365
thousand or less. A charitable organization may lease all or part	366
of the fairground from the agricultural society for that purpose.	367

Any sales of intoxicating liquor transacted on the fairground	368
shall be subject to Chapters 4301., 4303., and 4399. of the	369
Revised Code.	370

Any agricultural society that permits the sale of	371
intoxicating liquor on its fairground shall apply any proceeds	372
gained by suchthe society from the permit holder and from	373
activities coincident to the sale of intoxicating liquor first to	374
pay the cost of insurance on all buildings on suchthe fairground,	375
and then for any other purpose authorized by law.	376

Sec. 2915.01.  As used in this chapter:

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(A) "Bookmaking" means the business of receiving or paying	378
off bets.	379

(B) "Bet" means the hazarding of anything of value upon the	380
result of an event, undertaking, or contingency, but does not	381
include a bona fide business risk.	382

(C) "Scheme of chance" means a slot machine, lottery, numbers	383
game, pool, or other scheme in which a participant gives a	384
valuable consideration for a chance to win a prize,but does not	385
include bingo.	386

(D) "Game of chance" means poker, craps, roulette, a slot	387
machine, a punch board, or other game in which a player gives	388
anything of value in the hope of gain, the outcome of which is	389
determined largely or wholly by chance,but does not include	390
bingo.	391

(E) "Scheme or gameGame of chance conducted for profit"	392
means any scheme or game of chance designed to produce income for	393
the person who conducts or operates the scheme or game of chance,	394
but does not include a charitable bingo game.	395

(F) "Gambling device" means any of the following:

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(1) A book, totalizer, or other equipment for recording	397
bets;	398

(2) A ticket, token, or other device representing a chance,	399
share, or interest in a scheme of chance, except a charitable	400
bingo game, or evidencing a bet;	401

(3) A deck of cards, dice, gaming table, roulette wheel,	402
slot machine, punch board, or other apparatus designed for use in	403
connection with a game of chance;	404

(4) Any equipment, device, apparatus, or paraphernalia	405
specially designed for gambling purposes;	406

(5) Bingo supplies sold or otherwise provided, or used, in	407
violation of this chapter.	408

(G) "Gambling offense" means any of the following:

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(1) A violation of section 2915.02, 2915.03, 2915.04,	410
2915.05, 2915.07, 2915.08, 2915.081, 2915.082, 2915.09, 2915.091,	411
2915.092, 2915.10, or 2915.11 of the Revised Code;	412

(2) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance	413
or law of this or any other state or the United States	414
substantially equivalent to any section listed in division (G)(1)	415
of this section or a violation of section 2915.06 of the Revised	416
Code as it existed prior to the effective date of this amendment	417
July 1, 1996;	418

(3) An offense under an existing or former municipal	419
ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States,	420
of which gambling is an element;	421

(4) A conspiracy or attempt to commit, or complicity in	422
committing, any offense under division (G)(1), (2), or (3) of this	423
section.	424

(H) "CharitableExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter,	425
"charitable organization" means any tax exempt religious,	426
educational, veteran's, fraternal, service, nonprofit medical,	427
volunteer rescue service, volunteer fire fighter'sfirefighter's,	428
senior citizen's, youth athletic, amateur athletic, or youth	429
athletic park organization. An organization is tax exempt if the	430
organization is, and has received from the internal revenue	431
service a determination letter that currently is in effect stating	432
that the organization is, exempt from federal income taxation	433
under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3),	434
501(c)(4), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal	435
Revenue Code. To qualify as a charitable organization, an	436
organization, except a volunteer rescue service or volunteer fire	437
fighter's organization, shall have been in continuous existence as	438
such in this state for a period of two years immediately preceding	439
either the making of an application for a bingo license under	440
section 2915.08 of the Revised Code or the conducting of any	441
scheme of chance or game of chance as provided in division (C)of	442
section 2915.02 of the Revised Code. A charitable organization	443
that is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection	444
501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal	445
Revenue Code and that is created by a veteran's organization or a	446
fraternal organization does not have to have been in continuous	447
existence as such in this state for a period of two years	448
immediately preceding either the making of an application for a	449
bingo license under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code or the	450
conducting of any scheme of chance or game of chance as provided	451
in division (D) of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.	452

(I) "Religious organization" means any church, body of	453
communicants, or group that is not organized or operated for	454
profit and that gathers in common membership for regular worship	455
and religious observances.	456

(J) "Educational organization" means any organization within	457
this state that is not organized for profit, the primaryexclusive	458
purpose of which is to educate and develop the capabilities of	459
individuals through instruction, and that operates or contributes	460
to the support of a school, academy, college, or university.	461

(K) "Veteran's organization" means any individual post of a	462
national veteran's association or an auxiliary unit of any	463
individual post of a national veteran's association, which post or	464
auxiliary unit has been incorporated as a nonprofit corporation	465
for at least two years and has received a letter from the state	466
headquarters of the national veteran's association indicating that	467
the individual post or auxiliary unit is in good standing with the	468
national veteran's association. As used in this division,	469
"national veteran's association" means any veteran's association	470
that has been in continuous existence as such for a period of at	471
least tenfive years and either is incorporated by an act of the	472
United States congress or has a national dues-paying membership of	473
at least five thousand persons.	474

(L) "Volunteer fire fighter'sfirefighter's organization"	475
means any organization of volunteer fire fightersfirefighters, as	476
defined in section 146.01 of the Revised Code, that is organized	477
and operated exclusively to provide financial support for a	478
volunteer fire department or a volunteer fire company and that is	479
recognized or ratified by a county, municipal corporation, or	480
township.	481

(M) "Fraternal organization" means any society, order, or	482
association within this state, except a college or high school	483
fraternity, that is not organized for profit, that is a branch,	484
lodge, or chapter of a national or state organization, that exists	485
exclusively for the common business or sodality of its members,	486
and that has been in continuous existence in this state for a	487
period of five years.	488

(N) "Volunteer rescue service organization" means any	489
organization of volunteers organized to function as an emergency	490
medical service organization, as defined in section 4765.01 of the	491
Revised Code.	492

(O) "Service organization" means any organization, not	493
organized for profit, that is organized and operated exclusively	494
to provide, or to contribute to the support of organizations or	495
institutions organized and operated exclusively to provide,	496
medical and therapeutic services for persons who are crippled,	497
born with birth defects, or have any other mental or physical	498
defect or those organized and operated exclusively to protect, or	499
to contribute to the support of organizations or institutions	500
organized and operated exclusively to protect, animals from	501
inhumane treatment.	502

(P) "Nonprofit medical organization" means any organization	503
that has been incorporated as a nonprofit corporation for at least	504
five years and that has continuously operated and will be operated	505
exclusively to provide, or to contribute to the support of	506
organizations or institutions organized and operated exclusively	507
to provide, hospital, medical, research, or therapeutic services	508
for the public.	509

(Q) "Senior citizen's organization" means any private	510
organization, not organized for profit, that is organized and	511
operated exclusively to provide recreational or social services	512
for persons who are fifty-five years of age or older and that is	513
described and qualified under subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal	514
Revenue Code.	515

(R) "Charitable bingo game" means any bingo game described in	516
division (S)(1) or (2) of this section that is conducted by a	517
charitable organization that has obtained a bingo license pursuant	518
to section 2915.08 of the Revised Code and the proceeds of which	519
are used for a charitable purpose.	520

(S) "Bingo" means either of the following:

521

(1) A game with all of the following characteristics:

522

(a) The participants use bingo cards or sheets, including	523
paper formats and electronic representation or image formats, that	524
are divided into twenty-five spaces arranged in five horizontal	525
and five vertical rows of spaces, with each space, except the	526
central space, being designated by a combination of a letter and a	527
number and with the central space being designated as a free	528
space.	529

(b) The participants cover the spaces on the bingo cards or	530
sheets that correspond to combinations of letters and numbers that	531
are announced by a bingo game operator.	532

(c) A bingo game operator announces combinations of letters	533
and numbers that appear on objects that a bingo game operator	534
selects by chance, either manually or mechanically, from a	535
receptacle that contains seventy-five objects at the beginning of	536
each game, each object marked by a different combination of a	537
letter and a number that corresponds to one of the seventy-five	538
possible combinations of a letter and a number that can appear on	539
the bingo cards or sheets.	540

(d) The winner of the bingo game includes any participant	541
who properly announces during the interval between the	542
announcements of letters and numbers as described in division	543
(S)(1)(c) of this section, that a predetermined and preannounced	544
pattern of spaces has been covered on a bingo card or sheet being	545
used by the participant.	546

(2) Any scheme or game other than a game as defined in	547
division (S)(1) of this section with the following	548
characteristics:	549

(a) The participants use cards, sheets, or other devices	550
that are divided into spaces arranged in horizontal, vertical, or	551
diagonal rows of spaces, with each space, except free spaces,	552
being designated by a single letter, number, or symbol; by a	553
combination of letters, numbers, or symbols; by a combination of a	554
letter and a number, a letter and a symbol, or a number and a	555
symbol; or by any combination of letters, numbers, and symbols,	556
with some or none of the spaces being designated as a free,	557
complimentary, or similar space.	558

(b) The participants cover the spaces on the cards, sheets,	559
or devices that correspond to letters, numbers, symbols, or	560
combinations of such that are announced by a bingo game operator	561
or otherwise transmitted to the participants.	562

(c) A bingo game operator announces, or otherwise transmits	563
to the participants, letters, numbers, symbols, or any combination	564
of such as set forth in division (S)(2)(a) of this section that	565
appear on objects that a bingo game operator selects by chance	566
that correspond to one of the possible letters, numbers, symbols,	567
or combinations of such that can appear on the bingo cards,	568
sheets, or devices.	569

(d) The winner of the bingo game is any participant who	570
properly announces that a predetermined and preannounced pattern	571
of spaces has been covered on a card, sheet, or device being used	572
by the participantInstant bingo, punch boards, and raffles.	573

(T) "Conduct" means to back, promote, organize, manage, carry	574
on, sponsor, or prepare for the operation of a schemebingo or a	575
game of chance but does not include any act performed by a bingo	576
game operator.	577

(U) "Bingo game operator" means any person, except security	578
personnel, who performs work or labor at the site of a bingo game,	579
including, but not limited to, collecting money from participants,	580
handing out bingo cards or sheets or objects to cover spaces on	581
the bingo cards or sheets, selecting from a receptacle the objects	582
that contain the combination of letters and numbers that appear on	583
the bingo cards or sheets, calling out the combinations of letters	584
and numbers, distributing prizes to the winner of the bingo game,	585
selling or redeeming instant bingo tickets or cards, supervising	586
the operation of a punch board, selling raffle tickets, selecting	587
raffle tickets from a receptacle and announcing the winning	588
numbers in a raffle, and preparing, selling, and serving food or	589
beverages.	590

(V) "Participant" means any person who plays bingo by	591
covering the spaces on a bingo card that correspond to	592
combinations of letters and numbers that are announced by a bingo	593
game operator.	594

(W) "Bingo session" means a period, notthat includes both of	595
the following:	596

(1) Not to exceed five continuous hours, during which a	597
person conductsfor the conduct of one or more bingo games	598
described in division (S)(1) of this section, instant bingo, and	599
seal cards;	600

(2) A period for the conduct of instant bingo and seal cards	601
for not more than two hours before and not more than two hours	602
after the period described in division (W)(1) of this section.	603

(X) "Gross receipts" means all money or assets, including	604
admission fees, that a person receives from a bingo session that	605
the person conducts without the deduction of any amounts for	606
prizes paid out during the session or for the expenses of	607
conducting the bingo session. "Gross receipts" does not include	608
any money directly taken in from the sale of food or beverages by	609
a charitable organization conducting a bingo session, or by a bona	610
fide auxiliary unit or society of a charitable organization, at a	611
bingo session conducted by the charitable organizationconducting	612
bingo, provided all of the following apply:	613

(1) The auxiliary unit or society has been in existence as a	614
bona fide auxiliary unit or society of the charitable organization	615
for at least two years prior to theconducting bingo session.	616

(2) The person who purchases the food or beverage receives	617
nothing of value except the food or beverage and items customarily	618
received with the purchase of that food or beverage.	619

(3) The food and beverages are sold at customary and	620
reasonable prices.	621

(4) No person preparing, selling, or serving the food or	622
beverages at the site of the bingo game receives directly or	623
indirectly any form of compensation for the preparation, sale, or	624
service of the food or beverages.	625

(Y) "Security personnel" includes any person who either is a	626
sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, township	627
constable, or member of an organized police department of a	628
municipal corporation or has successfully completed a peace	629
officer's training course pursuant to sections 109.71 to 109.79 of	630
the Revised Code and who is hired to provide security for the	631
premises on which a bingo game is conducted.	632

(Z) "To use gross receipts for a charitableCharitable	633
purpose" means that the proceedsnet profit of the bingo game are,	634
other than instant bingo, is used by, or is given, donated, or	635
otherwise transferred to, any of the following:	636

(1) Any organization that is described in subsection	637
509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code	638
and is either a governmental unit or an organization that is tax	639
exempt under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection	640
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; that the proceeds of the	641
bingo game are used by, or given, donated, or otherwise	642
transferred to a	643

(2)A veteran's organization, as defined in division (K) of	644
this section, that is a post, chapter, or organization of war	645
veterans, or an auxiliary unit or society of, or a trust or	646
foundation for, any such post, chapter, or organization organized	647
in the United States or any of its possessions, at least	648
seventy-five per cent of the members of which are war veterans and	649
substantially all of the other members of which are individuals	650
who are veterans (but not war veterans) or are cadets, or are	651
spouses, widows, or widowers of war veterans, or such individuals,	652
provided that no part of the net earnings of such post, chapter,	653
or organization inures to the benefit of any private shareholder	654
or individual, and further provided that the bingo game proceeds	655
arenet profit is used by the post, chapter, or organization for	656
the charitable purposes set forth in division (B)(12) of section	657
5739.02 of the Revised Code, areis used for awarding scholarships	658
to or for attendance at an institution mentioned in division	659
(B)(12) of section 5739.02 of the Revised Code, areis donated to	660
a governmental agency, or areis used for nonprofit youth	661
activities, the purchase of United States or Ohio flags that are	662
donated to schools, youth groups, or other bona fide nonprofit	663
organizations, promotion of patriotism, or disaster relief; that	664
the proceeds of the bingo game are used by, or given, donated, or	665
otherwise transferred to a	666

(3) A fraternal organization that has been in continuous	667
existence in this state for fifteen years for useand that uses	668
the net profit exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific,	669
literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of	670
cruelty to children or animals and, if contributions for such use	671
would qualify as a deductible charitable contribution under	672
subsection 170 of the Internal Revenue Code; or that the proceeds	673
of the bingo game are used by a	674

(4)A volunteer fire fighter'sfirefighter's organization and	675
are used by the organizationthat uses the net profit for the	676
purposes set forth in division (L) of this section.	677

(AA) "Internal Revenue Code" means the "Internal Revenue Code	678
of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as now or hereafter	679
amended.	680

(BB) "Youth athletic organization" means any organization,	681
not organized for profit, that is organized and operated	682
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	683
athletic activities for persons who are twenty-one years of age or	684
younger by means of sponsoring, organizing, operating, or	685
contributing to the support of an athletic team, club, league, or	686
association.	687

(CC) "Youth athletic park organization" means any	688
organization, not organized for profit, that satisfies both of the	689
following:	690

(1) It owns, operates, and maintains playing fields that	691
satisfy both of the following:	692

(a) The playing fields are used at least one hundred days	693
per year for athletic activities by one or more organizations, not	694
organized for profit, each of which is organized and operated	695
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	696
athletic activities for persons who are eighteen years of age or	697
younger by means of sponsoring, organizing, operating, or	698
contributing to the support of an athletic team, club, league, or	699
association.	700

(b) The playing fields are not used for any profit-making	701
activity at any time during the year.	702

(2) It uses the proceeds of the bingo games it conducts	703
exclusively for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of its	704
playing fields of the type described in division (CC)(1) of this	705
section.	706

(DD) "Amateur athletic organization" means any organization,	707
not organized for profit, that is organized and operated	708
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	709
athletic activities for persons who are training for amateur	710
athletic competition that is sanctioned by a national governing	711
body as defined in the "Amateur Sports Act of 1978," 90 Stat.	712
3045, 36 U.S.C.A. 373.	713

(EE) "Bingo supplies" means bingo cards or sheets; instant	714
bingo tickets or cards; electronic bingo aids; raffle tickets;	715
punch boards; seal cards; instant bingo ticket dispensers; and	716
devices for selecting or displaying the combination of bingo	717
letters and numbers or raffle tickets. Items that are "bingo	718
supplies" are not gambling devices if sold or otherwise provided,	719
and used, in accordance with this chapter. For purposes of this	720
chapter, "bingo supplies" are not to be considered equipment used	721
to conduct a bingo game.	722

(FF) "Instant bingo" means a form of bingo that uses folded	723
or banded tickets or paper cards with perforated break-open tabs,	724
a face of which is covered or otherwise hidden from view to	725
conceal a number, letter, or symbol, or set of numbers, letters,	726
or symbols, some of which have been designated in advance as prize	727
winners. "Instant bingo" includes seal cards. "Instant bingo"	728
does not include any device that is activated by the insertion of	729
a coin, currency, token, or an equivalent, and that contains as	730
one of its components a video display monitor that is capable of	731
displaying numbers, letters, symbols, or characters in winning or	732
losing combinations.	733

(GG) "Seal card" means a form of instant bingo that uses	734
instant bingo tickets in conjunction with a board or placard that	735
contains one or more seals that, when removed or opened, reveal	736
predesignated winning numbers, letters, or symbols.	737

(HH) "Raffle" means a form of bingo in which the one or more	738
prizes are won by one or more persons who have purchased a raffle	739
ticket. The one or more winners of the raffle are determined by	740
drawing a ticket stub or other detachable section from a	741
receptacle containing ticket stubs or detachable sections	742
corresponding to all tickets sold for the raffle.	743

(II) "Punch board" means a board containing a number of holes	744
or receptacles of uniform size in which are placed, mechanically	745
and randomly, serially numbered slips of paper that may be punched	746
or drawn from the hole or receptacle when used in conjunction with	747
instant bingo. A player may punch or draw the numbered slips of	748
paper from the holes or receptacles and obtain the prize	749
established for the game if the number drawn corresponds to a	750
winning number or, if the punch board includes the use of a seal	751
card, a potential winning number.	752

(JJ) "Gross profit" means gross receipts minus the amount	753
actually expended for the payment of prize awards.	754

(KK) "Net profit" means gross profit minus expenses.

755

(LL) "Expenses" means the reasonable amount of gross profit	756
actually expended for all of the following:	757

(1) The purchase or lease of bingo supplies;

758

(2) The annual license fee required under section 2915.08 of	759
the Revised Code;	760

(3) Bank fees and service charges for a bingo session or game	761
account described in section 2915.10 of the Revised Code;	762

(4) Audits and accounting services;

763

(5) Safes;

764

(6) Cash registers;

765

(7) Hiring security personnel;

766

(8) Advertising bingo;

767

(9) Renting premises in which to conduct bingo;

768

(10) Tables and chairs;

769

(11) Any other product or service directly related to the	770
conduct of bingo that is authorized in rules adopted by the	771
attorney general under division (B)(1) of section 2915.08 of the	772
Revised Code.	773

(MM) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the	774
Revised Code and includes any firm or any other legal entity,	775
however organized.	776

(NN) "Revoke" means to void permanently all rights and	777
privileges of the holder of a license issued under section	778
2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082 of the Revised Code or a charitable	779
gaming license issued by another jurisdiction.	780

(OO) "Suspend" means to interrupt temporarily all rights and	781
privileges of the holder of a license issued under section	782
2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082 of the Revised Code or a charitable	783
gaming license issued by another jurisdiction.	784

(PP) "Distributor" means any person who purchases or obtains	785
bingo supplies and who sells, offers for sale, or otherwise	786
provides or offers to provide the bingo supplies to another person	787
for use in this state.	788

(QQ) "Manufacturer" means any person who assembles completed	789
bingo supplies from raw materials, other items, or subparts or who	790
modifies, converts, adds to, or removes parts from bingo supplies	791
to further their promotion or sale.	792

(RR) "Gross annual revenues" means the annual gross receipts	793
derived from the conduct of bingo described in division (S)(1) of	794
this section plus the annual net profit derived from the conduct	795
of bingo described in division (S)(2) of this section.	796

(SS) "Instant bingo ticket dispenser" means a mechanical	797
device that dispenses an instant bingo ticket or card as the sole	798
item of value dispensed and that has the following	799
characteristics:	800

(1) It is activated upon the insertion of United States	801
currency.	802

(2) It performs no gaming functions.

803

(3) It does not contain a video display monitor or generate	804
noise.	805

(4) It is not capable of displaying any numbers, letters,	806
symbols, or characters in winning or losing combinations.	807

(5) It does not simulate or display rolling or spinning	808
reels.	809

(6) It is incapable of determining whether a dispensed	810
bingo ticket or card is a winning or nonwinning ticket or card and	811
requires a winning ticket or card to be paid by a bingo game	812
operator.	813

(7) It may provide accounting and security features to aid	814
in accounting for the instant bingo tickets or cards it dispenses.	815

(8) It is not part of an electronic network and is not	816
interactive.	817

(TT)(1) "Electronic bingo aid" means an electronic device	818
used by a participant to monitor bingo cards or sheets purchased	819
at the time and place of a bingo session and that does all of the	820
following:	821

(a) It provides a means for a participant to input numbers	822
and letters announced by a bingo caller.	823

(b) It compares the numbers and letters entered by the	824
participant to the bingo faces previously stored in the memory of	825
the device.	826

(c) It identifies a winning bingo pattern.

827

(2) "Electronic bingo aid" does not include any device into	828
which a coin, currency, token, or an equivalent is inserted to	829
activate play.	830

(UU) "Deal of instant bingo tickets" means a single game of	831
instant bingo tickets all with the same serial number.	832

(VV) "Slot machine means either of the following:

833

(1) Any mechanical, electronic, video, or digital device	834
that is capable of accepting anything of value, directly or	835
indirectly, from or on behalf of a player who gives the thing of	836
value in the hope of gain, the outcome of which is determined	837
largely or wholly by chance;	838

(2) Any mechanical, electronic, video, or digital device	839
that is capable of accepting anything of value, directly or	840
indirectly, from or on behalf of a player to conduct or dispense	841
bingo or a scheme or game of chance.	842

(WW) "Net profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant	843
bingo" means gross profit minus the ordinary, necessary, and	844
reasonable expense expended for the purchase of instant bingo	845
supplies.	846

Sec. 2915.02.  (A) No person shall do any of the following:

847

(1) Engage in bookmaking, or knowingly engage in conduct	848
that facilitates bookmaking;	849

(2) Establish, promote, or operate or knowingly engage in	850
conduct that facilitates any scheme or game of chance conducted	851
for profit or any scheme of chance;	852

(3) Knowingly procure, transmit, exchange, or engage in	853
conduct that facilitates the procurement, transmission, or	854
exchange of information for use in establishing odds or	855
determining winners in connection with bookmaking or with any	856
scheme or game of chance conducted for profit or any scheme of	857
chance;	858

(4) Engage in betting or in playing any scheme or game of	859
chance, except a charitable bingo game, as a substantial source of	860
income or livelihood;	861

(5) With purpose to violate division (A)(1), (2), (3), or	862
(4) of this section, acquire, possess, control, or operate any	863
gambling device.	864

(B) For purposes of division (A)(1) of this section, a	865
person facilitates bookmaking if the person in any way knowingly	866
aids an illegal bookmaking operation, including, without	867
limitation, placing a bet with a person engaged in or facilitating	868
illegal bookmaking. For purposes of division (A)(2) of this	869
section, a person facilitates a scheme or game of chance conducted	870
for profit or a scheme of chance if the person in any way	871
knowingly aids in the conduct or operation of any such scheme or	872
game or scheme, including, without limitation, playing any such	873
scheme or game or scheme.	874

(C) This section does not prohibit conduct in connection	875
with gambling expressly permitted by law.	876

(D) This section does not apply to any of the following:

877

(1) Schemes of chance conducted by a charitable organization	878
that is, and has received from the internal revenue service a	879
determination letter that is currently in effect stating that the	880
organization is, exempt from federal income taxation under	881
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	882
Internal Revenue Code, provided that all of the money or assets	883
received from the scheme of chance after deduction only of prizes	884
paid out during the conduct of the scheme of chance are used by,	885
or given, donated, or otherwise transferred to, any organization	886
that is described in subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3)	887
of the Internal Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or	888
an organization that is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) and	889
described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,	890
and provided that the scheme of chance is not conducted during, or	891
within ten hours of, a bingo game conducted for amusement purposes	892
only pursuant to section 2915.12 of the Revised Code;	893

(2) Games of chance, if all of the following apply:

894

(a) The games of chance are not craps for money,or roulette	895
for money, or slot machines;.	896

(b) The games of chance are conducted by a charitable	897
organization that is, and has received from the internal revenue	898
service a determination letter that is currently in effect,	899
stating that the organization is, exempt from federal income	900
taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection	901
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;.	902

(c) The games of chance are conducted at festivals of the	903
charitable organization that are conducted either for a period of	904
four consecutive days or less and not more than twice a year or	905
for a period of five consecutive days not more than once a year,	906
and are conducted on premises owned by the charitable organization	907
for a period of no less than one year immediately preceding the	908
conducting of the games of chance, on premises leased from a	909
governmental unit, or on premises that are leased from a veteran's	910
or fraternal organization and that have been owned by the lessor	911
veteran's or fraternal organization for a period of no less than	912
one year immediately preceding the conducting of the games of	913
chance.	914

A charitable organization shall not lease premises from a	915
veteran's or fraternal organization to conduct a festival	916
described in division (D)(2)(1)(c) of this section if the	917
veteran's or fraternal organization already has leased the	918
premises four times during the preceding year to charitable	919
organizations for that purpose. If a charitable organization	920
leases premises from a veteran's or fraternal organization to	921
conduct a festival described in division (D)(2)(1)(c) of this	922
section, the charitable organization shall not pay a rental rate	923
for the premises per day of the festival that exceeds the rental	924
rate per bingo session that a charitable organization may pay	925
under division (A)(3)(B)(1) of section 2915.09 of the Revised Code	926
when it leases premises from another charitable organization to	927
conduct bingo games.	928

(d) All of the money or assets received from the games of	929
chance after deduction only of prizes paid out during the conduct	930
of the games of chance are used by, or given, donated, or	931
otherwise transferred to, any organization that is described in	932
subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal	933
Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or an organization	934
that is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) and described in	935
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;	936

(e) The games of chance are not conducted during, or within	937
ten hours of, a bingo game conducted for amusement purposes only	938
pursuant to section 2915.12 of the Revised Code.	939

No person shall receive any commission, wage, salary, reward,	940
tip, donation, gratuity, or other form of compensation, directly	941
or indirectly, for operating or assisting in the operation of any	942
scheme or game of chance.	943

(3)(2) Any tag fishing tournament operated under a permit	944
issued under section 1533.92 of the Revised Code, as "tag fishing	945
tournament" is defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code;	946

(3) Bingo conducted by a charitable organization that holds	947
a license issued under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code.	948

(E) Division (D) of this section shall not be construed to	949
authorize the sale, lease, or other temporary or permanent	950
transfer of the right to conduct schemes of chance or games of	951
chance, as granted by that division (D) of this section, by any	952
charitable organization that is granted that right.	953

(F) Whoever violates this section is guilty of gambling, a	954
misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has	955
been convicted of any gambling offense, gambling is a felony of	956
the fifth degree.	957

Sec. 2915.04.  (A) No person, while at a hotel, restaurant,	958
tavern, store, arena, hall, or other place of public	959
accommodation, business, amusement, or resort shall make a bet or	960
play any game of chance or scheme of chance.	961

(B) No person, being the owner or lessee, or having custody,	962
control, or supervision, of a hotel, restaurant, tavern, store,	963
arena, hall, or other place of public accommodation, business,	964
amusement, or resort shall recklessly permit suchthose premises	965
to be used or occupied in violation of division (A) of this	966
section.	967

(C) This(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2915.13	968
of the Revised Code, no person, while at a tavern or other	969
establishment at which beer or intoxicating liquor is sold for	970
consumption on the premises, shall play bingo, any game of	971
chance, or any scheme of chance, whether or not a charitable	972
organization conducts the bingo, game, or scheme.	973

(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 2915.13 of the	974
Revised Code, no person who is the owner or lessee, or who has	975
custody, control, or supervision, of a tavern or other	976
establishment at which beer or intoxicating liquor is sold for	977
consumption on the premises shall recklessly permit the premises	978
to be used or occupied for a purpose described in division (C)(1)	979
of this section.	980

(D)(1) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section doesdo not	981
prohibit conduct in connection with gambling expressly permitted	982
by law.	983

(2) Division (C) of this section does not prohibit conduct	984
permitted under division (D) of section 2915.02 of the Revised	985
Code and does not apply to bingo, any game of chance, or any	986
scheme of chance conducted by a veteran's organization or a	987
fraternal organization pursuant to section 2915.13 of the Revised	988
Code.	989

(D)(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of public	990
gaming,. Except as otherwise provided in this division, public	991
gaming is a minor misdemeanor. If the offender has previously has	992
been convicted of any gambling offense, public gaming is a	993
misdemeanor of the fourth degree.	994

(E)(F) Premises used or occupied in violation of division	995
(B) or (C) of this section constitute a nuisance subject to	996
abatement pursuant to sections 3767.01 to 3767.99under Chapter	997
3767. of the Revised Code.	998

Sec. 2915.05.  (A) No person, with purpose to defraud or	999
knowing that the person is facilitating a fraud, shall engage in	1000
conduct designed to corrupt the outcome of any of the following:	1001

(1) The subject of a bet;

1002

(2) A contest of knowledge, skill, or endurance that is not	1003
an athletic or sporting event;	1004

(3) A scheme or game of chance;

1005

(4) Bingo.

1006

(B) No person shall knowingly do any of the following:

1007

(1) Offer, give, solicit, or accept anything of value to	1008
corrupt the outcome of an athletic or sporting event;	1009

(2) Engage in conduct designed to corrupt the outcome of an	1010
athletic or sporting event.	1011

(C)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is	1012
guilty of cheating,. Except as otherwise provided in this	1013
division, cheating is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the	1014
potential gain from the cheating is five hundred dollars or more	1015
or if the offender previously has been convicted of any gambling	1016
offense or of any theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of	1017
the Revised Code, cheating is a felony of the fifth degree.	1018

(2) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	1019
of corrupting sports. Corrupting sports is a felony of the fifth	1020
degree on a first offense and a felony of the fourth degree on	1021
each subsequent offense.	1022

Sec. 2915.07.  (A) No person, except a charitable	1023
organization that has obtained a bingo license pursuant to section	1024
2915.08 of the Revised Code, shall conduct or advertise a bingo	1025
game. This division does not apply to a raffle that a charitable	1026
organization conducts or advertises.	1027

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of conducting an	1028
illegal bingo game, a felony of the fourth degree.	1029

Sec. 2915.08.  (A)(1) Annually before the first day of	1030
January, a charitable organization that desires to conduct bingo	1031
games, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other	1032
than at a bingo session shall make out and deliver to the attorney	1033
general, upon a form to be furnished by the attorney general for	1034
that purpose, an application for a license to conduct bingo,	1035
instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a	1036
bingo session and deliver that application to the attorney general	1037
together with a license fee of one hundredas follows:	1038

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, for a	1039
license for the conduct of bingo, two hundred dollars or a;	1040

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, for a	1041
license for the conduct of instant bingo at a bingo session or	1042
instant bingo other than at a bingo session, a license fee that is	1043
based upon the total of all money or assets received by any person	1044
or the charitable organization from the operation of instant bingo	1045
at a bingo session or instant bingo other than at a bingo session,	1046
during the one-year period ending on the thirty-first day of	1047
October of the year immediately preceding the year for which the	1048
license is sought, and that is one of the following:	1049

(i) Five hundred dollars, if the total is less than two	1050
hundred fifty thousand dollars;	1051

(ii) One thousand dollars, if the total is at least two	1052
hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand	1053
dollars;	1054

(iii) One thousand five hundred dollars, if the total is at	1055
least five hundred thousand dollars but less than seven hundred	1056
fifty thousand dollars;	1057

(iv) Two thousand dollars, if the total is at least seven	1058
hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than one million dollars;	1059

(v) Three thousand five hundred dollars, if the total is at	1060
least one million dollars but less than one million five hundred	1061
thousand dollars;	1062

(vi) Five thousand dollars, if the total is one million five	1063
hundred thousand dollars or more;	1064

(c) A reduced license fee established by the attorney general	1065
pursuant to division (G) of this section. The	1066

(d) For a license to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo	1067
session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session for a	1068
charitable organization that prior to the effective date of this	1069
amendment has not been licensed under this chapter to conduct	1070
bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other	1071
than at a bingo session, a license fee established by rule by the	1072
attorney general in accordance with division (H) of this section.	1073

(2) The application shall be in the form prescribed by the	1074
attorney general and, shall be signed and sworn to by the	1075
applicant.	1076

The application, and shall contain all of the following:

1077

(1)(a) The name and post-office address of the applicant;

1078

(2)(b) A statement that the applicant is a charitable	1079
organization and that it has been in continuous existence as a	1080
charitable organization in this state for two years immediately	1081
preceding the making of the application or for five years in the	1082
case of a fraternal organization or a nonprofit medical	1083
organization;	1084

(3)(c) The location at which the organization will conduct	1085
the bingo game, which location shall be within the county in which	1086
the principal place of business of the applicant is located, the	1087
days of the week and the times on each of those days when a bingo	1088
session will be conducted, whether the organization owns, leases,	1089
or subleases the premises, and a copy of the rental agreement if	1090
it leases or subleases the premises;	1091

(4)(d) A statement of the applicant's previous history,	1092
record, and association that is sufficient to establish that the	1093
applicant is a charitable organization, and a copy of a	1094
determination letter that is issued by the Internal Revenue	1095
Service and states that the organization is tax exempt under	1096
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3),	1097
501(c)(4), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal	1098
Revenue Code;	1099

(5)(e) A statement as to whether the applicant has ever had	1100
any previous application refused, whether it previously has had a	1101
license revoked or suspended, and the reason stated by the	1102
attorney general for the refusal, revocation, or suspension;	1103

(6)(f) A statement of the charitable purposepurposes for	1104
which the bingo proceedsnet profit derived from bingo, other than	1105
instant bingo, will be used, and a statement of how the net profit	1106
derived from instant bingo will be distributed in accordance with	1107
section 2915.101 of the Revised Code;	1108

(7)(g) Other necessary and reasonable information that the	1109
attorney general may require by rule adopted pursuant to section	1110
111.15 of the Revised Code;	1111

(8)(h) If the applicant is a charitable trust as defined in	1112
section 109.23 of the Revised Code, a statement as to whether it	1113
has registered with the attorney general pursuant to section	1114
109.26 of the Revised Code or filed annual reports pursuant to	1115
section 109.31 of the Revised Code, and, if it is not required to	1116
do either, the exemption in section 109.26 or 109.31 of the	1117
Revised Code that applies to it;	1118

(9)(i) If the applicant is a charitable organization as	1119
defined in section 1716.01 of the Revised Code, a statement as to	1120
whether it has filed with the attorney general a registration	1121
statement pursuant to section 1716.02 of the Revised Code and a	1122
financial report pursuant to section 1716.04 of the Revised Code,	1123
and, if it is not required to do both, the exemption in section	1124
1716.03 of the Revised Code that applies to it;	1125

(10)(j) In the case of an applicant seeking to qualify as a	1126
youth athletic park organization under division (CC) of section	1127
2915.01 of the Revised Code, a statement issued by a board or body	1128
vested with authority under Chapter 755. of the Revised Code for	1129
the supervision and maintenance of recreation facilities in the	1130
territory in which the organization is located, certifying that	1131
the playing fields owned by the organization were used for at	1132
least one hundred days during the year in which the statement is	1133
issued, and were open for use to all residents of that territory,	1134
regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, or national	1135
origin, for athletic activities by youth athletic organizations,	1136
as defined in division (BB) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1137
Code, that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed,	1138
religion, sex, or national origin, and that the fields were not	1139
used for any profit-making activity at any time during the year.	1140
That type of board or body is authorized to issue the statement	1141
upon request and shall issue the statement if it finds that the	1142
applicant's playing fields were so used.	1143

(3) The attorney general, within thirty days after receiving	1144
a timely filed application from a charitable organization that has	1145
been issued a bingo license under this section that has not	1146
expired and has not been revoked or suspended, shall send a	1147
temporary permit to the applicant specifying the date on which the	1148
application was filed with the attorney general and stating that,	1149
pursuant to section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the applicant may	1150
continue to conduct bingo games until a new license is granted or,	1151
if the application is rejected, until fifteen days after notice of	1152
the rejection is mailed to the applicant. The temporary permit	1153
does not affect the validity of the applicant's application and	1154
does not grant any rights to the applicant except those rights	1155
specifically granted in section 119.06 of the Revised Code. The	1156
issuance of a temporary permit by the attorney general pursuant to	1157
this paragraphdivision does not prohibit the attorney general	1158
from rejecting the applicant's application because of acts that	1159
the applicant committed, or actions that the applicant failed to	1160
take, before or after the issuance of the temporary permit.	1161

(4) Within thirty days after receiving an initial license	1162
application from a charitable organization to conduct bingo,	1163
instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a	1164
bingo session, the attorney general shall conduct a preliminary	1165
review of the application and notify the applicant regarding any	1166
deficiencies. Once an application is deemed complete, or beginning	1167
on the thirtieth day after the application is filed, if the	1168
attorney general failed to notify the applicant of any	1169
deficiencies, the attorney general shall have an additional sixty	1170
days to conduct an investigation and either grant or deny the	1171
application based on findings established and communicated in	1172
accordance with divisions (B) and (E) of this section. As an	1173
option to granting or denying an initial license application, the	1174
attorney general may grant a temporary license and request	1175
additional time to conduct the investigation if the attorney	1176
general has cause to believe that additional time is necessary to	1177
complete the investigation and has notified the applicant in	1178
writing about the specific concerns raised during the	1179
investigation.	1180

(B)(1) The attorney general shall adopt rules to enforce	1181
sections 2915.01, 2915.02, and 2915.07 to 2915.122915.13 of the	1182
Revised Code to ensure that bingo games areor instant bingo is	1183
conducted in accordance with those sections, and to maintain	1184
proper control over the conduct of bingo gamesor instant bingo.	1185
The rules, except rules adopted pursuant to divisiondivisions	1186
(A)(7)(2)(g) and (G) of this section, shall be adopted pursuant to	1187
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The attorney general shall	1188
license charitable organizations to conduct bingo games, instant	1189
bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo	1190
session in conformance with this chapter and with the licensing	1191
provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.	1192

(2) The attorney general may refuse to grant a bingo license	1193
to any organization, or revoke or suspend the license of any	1194
organization, that does any of the following or to which any of	1195
the following applies:	1196

(a) Fails or has failed at any time to meet any requirement	1197
of section 109.26, 109.31, or 1716.02, or sections 2915.07 to	1198
2915.11 of the Revised Code, or violates or has violated any	1199
provision of sections 2915.02 or 2915.07 to 2915.122915.13 of the	1200
Revised Code or any rule adopted by the attorney general pursuant	1201
to this section;	1202

(b) Makes or has made an incorrect or false statement that	1203
is material to the granting of the license in an application filed	1204
pursuant to division (A) of this section;	1205

(c) Submits or has submitted any incorrect or false	1206
information relating to an application if the information is	1207
material to the granting of the license;	1208

(d) Maintains or has maintained any incorrect or false	1209
information that is material to the granting of the license in the	1210
records required to be kept pursuant to divisiondivisions (A) and	1211
(C) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code, if applicable;	1212

(e) The attorney general has good cause to believe that the	1213
organization will not conduct its bingo games, instant bingo at a	1214
bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session in	1215
accordance with sections 2915.02 and 2915.07 to 2915.122915.13 of	1216
the Revised Code or with any rule adopted by the attorney general	1217
pursuant to this section.	1218

(3) For the purposes of this division (B) of this section,	1219
any action of an officer, trustee, agent, representative, or bingo	1220
game operator of an organization is an action of the organization.	1221

(C) The attorney general may grant bingo licenses to	1222
charitable organizations that are branches, lodges, or chapters of	1223
national charitable organizations.	1224

(D) The attorney general shall send notice in writing to the	1225
prosecuting attorney and sheriff of the county in which the	1226
organization will conduct the bingo game, instant bingo at a bingo	1227
session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, as stated	1228
in its application for a license or amended license, and to any	1229
other law enforcement agency in that county that so requests, of	1230
all of the following:	1231

(1) The issuance of the license;

1232

(2) The issuance of the amended license;

1233

(3) The rejection of an application for and refusal to grant	1234
a license;	1235

(4) The revocation of any license previously issued;

1236

(5) The suspension of any license previously issued.

1237

(E) A bingo license issued by the attorney general shall set	1238
forth the information contained on the application of the	1239
charitable organization that the attorney general determines is	1240
relevant, including, but not limited to, the location at which the	1241
organization will conduct the bingo game, instant bingo at a bingo	1242
session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session and the	1243
days of the week and the times on each of those days when a bingo	1244
session will be conducted. If the attorney general refuses to	1245
grant or revokes or suspends a bingo license, the attorney	1246
general shall notify the applicant in writing and specifically	1247
identify the reason for the refusal, revocation, or suspension in	1248
narrative form and, if applicable, by identifying the section of	1249
the Revised Code violated. The failure of the attorney general to	1250
give the written notice of the reasons for the refusal,	1251
revocation, or suspension or a mistake in the written notice does	1252
not affect the validity of the attorney general's refusal to	1253
grant, or the revocation or suspension of, a bingo license. If	1254
the attorney general fails to give the written notice or if there	1255
is a mistake in the written notice, the applicant may bring an	1256
action to compel the attorney general to comply with this division	1257
or to correct the mistake, but the attorney general's order	1258
refusing to grant, or revoking or suspending, a bingo license	1259
shall not be enjoined during the pendency of the action.	1260

(F) A charitable organization that has been issued a bingo	1261
license pursuant to division (B) of this section but that cannot	1262
conduct bingo sessionsor instant bingo at the location, or on the	1263
day of the week or at the time, specified on the license due to	1264
circumstances beyond its controlthat make it impractical to do so	1265
may apply, without charge, in writing, together with an	1266
application fee of two hundred fifty dollars, to the attorney	1267
general for, at least thirty days prior to a change in location,	1268
day of the week, or time, and request an amended bingo license.	1269
The application shall describe in detail the causes making it	1270
impossibleimpractical for the organization to conduct its bingo	1271
sessionsor instant bingo in conformity with its license and shall	1272
indicate the location, days of the week, and times on each of	1273
those days when it desires to conduct a bingo session. If the	1274
attorney general approves the application for the amended license	1275
or instant bingo. Except as otherwise provided in this division,	1276
the attorney general shall issue the amended license in accordance	1277
with division (E) of this section, and the organization shall	1278
surrender its original license to the attorney general. The	1279
attorney general shallmay refuse to grant an application for an	1280
amended bingo license according to the terms of division (B) of	1281
this section.	1282

(G) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to	1283
section 111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a schedule of	1284
reduced license fees for charitable organizations that desire to	1285
conduct bingo gamesor instant bingo during fewer than twenty-six	1286
weeks in any calendar year.	1287

(H) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section	1288
111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish license fees for the	1289
conduct of bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant	1290
bingo other than at a bingo session for charitable organizations	1291
that prior to the effective date of this amendment have not been	1292
licensed to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or	1293
instant bingo other than at a bingo session under this chapter.	1294

(I) The attorney general may enter into a written contract	1295
with any other state agency to delegate to that state agency the	1296
powers prescribed to the attorney general under Chapter 2915. of	1297
the Revised Code.	1298

(J) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to	1299
section 111.15 of the Revised Code, may adopt rules to determine	1300
the requirements for a charitable organization that is exempt from	1301
federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	1302
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to be in good	1303
standing in the state.	1304

Sec. 2915.081.  (A) No distributor shall sell, offer to sell,	1305
or otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to another	1306
person for use in this state without having obtained a license	1307
from the attorney general under this section.	1308

(B) The attorney general may issue a distributor license to	1309
any person that meets the requirements of this section. The	1310
application for the license shall be on a form prescribed by the	1311
attorney general and be accompanied by the annual fee prescribed	1312
by this section. The license is valid for a period of one year,	1313
and the annual fee for the license is two thousand five hundred	1314
dollars.	1315

(C) The attorney general may refuse to issue a distributor	1316
license to any person to which any of the following applies, or to	1317
any person that has an officer, partner, or other person who has	1318
an ownership interest of ten per cent or more and to whom any of	1319
the following applies:	1320

(1) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of a	1321
felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United	1322
States.	1323

(2) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of any	1324
gambling offense.	1325

(3) The person, officer, or partner has made an incorrect or	1326
false statement that is material to the granting of a license in	1327
an application submitted to the attorney general under this	1328
section or in a similar application submitted to a gambling	1329
licensing authority in another jurisdiction if the statement	1330
resulted in license revocation through administrative action in	1331
the other jurisdiction.	1332

(4) The person, officer, or partner has submitted any	1333
incorrect or false information relating to the application to the	1334
attorney general under this section, if the information is	1335
material to the granting of the license.	1336

(5) The person, officer, or partner has failed to correct any	1337
incorrect or false information that is material to the granting of	1338
the license in the records required to be maintained under	1339
division (E) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code.	1340

(6) The person, officer, or partner has had a license related	1341
to gambling revoked or suspended under the laws of this state,	1342
another state, or the United States.	1343

(D) The attorney general shall not issue a distributor	1344
license to any person that is involved in the conduct of bingo on	1345
behalf of a charitable organization or that is a lessor of	1346
premises used for the conduct of bingo. This division does not	1347
prohibit a distributor from advising charitable organizations on	1348
the use and benefit of specific bingo supplies or prohibit a	1349
distributor from advising a customer on operational methods to	1350
improve bingo profitability.	1351

(E)(1) No distributor shall sell, offer to sell, or otherwise	1352
provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to any person for use	1353
in this state except to a charitable organization that has been	1354
issued a license under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code or to	1355
another distributor that has been issued a license under this	1356
section. No distributor shall accept payment for the sale or	1357
other provision of bingo supplies other than by check.	1358

(2) No distributor shall provide a charitable organization	1359
with free samples of instant bingo tickets or cards, punch boards,	1360
or seal cards. No distributor may donate, give, loan, lease, or	1361
otherwise provide any bingo supplies or equipment to a charitable	1362
organization for use in a bingo session conditioned on or in	1363
consideration for an exclusive right to provide bingo supplies to	1364
the charitable organization.	1365

(3) No distributor shall purchase bingo supplies for use in	1366
this state from any person except from a manufacturer issued a	1367
license under section 2915.082 of the Revised Code or from another	1368
distributor issued a license under this section. Subject to	1369
division (D) of section 2915.082 of the Revised Code, no	1370
distributor shall pay for purchased bingo supplies other than by	1371
check.	1372

(4) No distributor shall participate in the conduct of bingo	1373
on behalf of a charitable organization or have any direct or	1374
indirect ownership interest in a premises used for the conduct of	1375
bingo.	1376

(5) No distributor shall knowingly solicit, offer, pay, or	1377
receive any kickback, bribe, or undocumented rebate, directly or	1378
indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for	1379
providing bingo supplies to any person in this state.	1380

(F) The attorney general may suspend or revoke a distributor	1381
license for any of the reasons for which the attorney general may	1382
refuse to issue a distributor license specified in division (C) of	1383
this section or if the distributor holding the license violates	1384
any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the attorney	1385
general under this chapter.	1386

(G) Whoever violates division (A) or (E) of this section is	1387
guilty of illegally operating as a distributor. Except as	1388
otherwise provided in this division, illegally operating as a	1389
distributor is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender	1390
previously has been convicted of a violation of division (A) or	1391
(E) of this section, illegally operating as a distributor is a	1392
felony of the fifth degree.	1393

Sec. 2915.082.  (A) No manufacturer shall sell, offer to	1394
sell, or otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies for	1395
use in this state without having obtained a license from the	1396
attorney general under this section.	1397

(B) The attorney general may issue a manufacturer license to	1398
any person that meets the requirements of this section. The	1399
application for the license shall be on a form prescribed by the	1400
attorney general and be accompanied by the annual fee prescribed	1401
by this section. The license is valid for a period of one year,	1402
and the annual fee for the license is two thousand five hundred	1403
dollars.	1404

(C) The attorney general may refuse to issue a manufacturer	1405
license to any person to which any of the following applies, or to	1406
any person that has an officer, partner, or other person who has	1407
an ownership interest of ten per cent or more and to whom any of	1408
the following applies:	1409

(1) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of a	1410
felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United	1411
States.	1412

(2) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of any	1413
gambling offense.	1414

(3) The person, officer, or partner has made an incorrect or	1415
false statement that is material to the granting of a license in	1416
an application submitted to the attorney general under this	1417
section or in a similar application submitted to a gambling	1418
licensing authority in another jurisdiction if the statement	1419
resulted in license revocation through administrative action in	1420
the other jurisdiction.	1421

(4) The person, officer, or partner has submitted any	1422
incorrect or false information relating to the application to the	1423
attorney general under this section, if the information is	1424
material to the granting of the license.	1425

(5) The person, officer, or partner has failed to correct any	1426
incorrect or false information that is material to the granting of	1427
the license in the records required to be maintained under	1428
division (F) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code.	1429

(6) The person, officer, or partner has had a license related	1430
to gambling revoked or suspended under the laws of this state,	1431
another state, or the United States.	1432

(D)(1) No manufacturer shall sell, offer to sell, or	1433
otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to any person	1434
for use in this state except to a distributor that has been issued	1435
a license under section 2915.081 of the Revised Code. No	1436
manufacturer shall accept payment for the sale of bingo supplies	1437
other than by check.	1438

(2) No manufacturer shall knowingly solicit, offer, pay, or	1439
receive any kickback, bribe, or undocumented rebate, directly or	1440
indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for	1441
providing bingo supplies to any person in this state.	1442

(E) The attorney general may suspend or revoke a manufacturer	1443
license for any of the reasons for which the attorney general may	1444
refuse to issue a manufacturer license specified in division (C)	1445
of this section or if the manufacturer holding the license	1446
violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the	1447
attorney general under this chapter.	1448

(F) Whoever violates division (A) or (D) of this section is	1449
guilty of illegally operating as a manufacturer. Except as	1450
otherwise provided in this division, illegally operating as a	1451
manufacturer is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the	1452
offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division	1453
(A) or (D) of this section, illegally operating as a manufacturer	1454
is a felony of the fifth degree.	1455

Sec. 2915.09.  (A) ANo charitable organization that conducts	1456
a bingo game shall fail to do allany of the following:	1457

(1) Own all of the equipment used to conduct the bingo game	1458
or lease that equipment from a charitable organization that is	1459
licensed to conduct a bingo game for a rental rate that is not	1460
more than is customary and reasonable for that equipment;	1461

(2) Use all of the gross receipts from the bingo game for	1462
paying prizes, for the charitable purposes listed in its bingo	1463
license applicationrenting premises in which to conduct bingo,	1464
for purchasing or leasing bingo cards and other equipmentsupplies	1465
used in conducting the bingo game, for hiring security personnel	1466
for the bingo game, orfor advertising the bingo game, or for	1467
other expenses listed in division (LL) of section 2915.01 of the	1468
Revised Code, provided that the amount of the receipts so spent is	1469
not more than is customary and reasonable for a similar purchase,	1470
lease, hiring, or advertising, and for renting premises in which	1471
to conduct the bingo game, except that ifor expense. If the	1472
building in which the gamebingo is conducted is owned by the	1473
charitable organization conducting the gamebingo and the bingo	1474
conducted includes a form of bingo described in division (S)(1) of	1475
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, the charitable organization	1476
may deduct from the total amount of the gross receipts from each	1477
session a sum equal to the lesser of six hundred dollars or	1478
forty-five per cent of the gross receipts from the sessionbingo	1479
described in that division as consideration for the use of the	1480
premises;.	1481

(3) ConductUse, or give, donate, or otherwise transfer, all	1482
of the net profit derived from bingo, other than instant bingo,	1483
for a charitable purpose listed in its license application and	1484
described in division (Z) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code,	1485
or distribute all of the net profit derived from instant bingo as	1486
stated in its license application and in accordance with section	1487
2915.101 of the Revised Code.	1488

(B) No charitable organization that conducts a bingo game	1489
described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1490
Code shall fail to do any of the following:	1491

(1) Conduct the bingo game on premises that are owned by the	1492
charitable organization, on premises that are owned by another	1493
charitable organization and leased from that charitable	1494
organization for a rental rate not in excess of fourthe lesser of	1495
six hundred fifty dollars per bingo session or forty-five per cent	1496
of the gross receipts of the bingo session, on premises that are	1497
leased from a person other than a charitable organization for a	1498
rental rate that is not more than is customary and reasonable for	1499
premises that are similar in location, size, and quality but not	1500
in excess of four hundred fifty dollars per bingo session, or on	1501
premises that are owned by a person other than a charitable	1502
organization, that are leased from that person by another	1503
charitable organization, and that are subleased from that other	1504
charitable organization by the charitable organization for a	1505
rental rate not in excess of four hundred fifty dollars per bingo	1506
session. If the charitable organization leases from a person	1507
other than a charitable organization the premises on which it	1508
conducts bingo gamessessions, the lessor of the premises shall	1509
provide only the premises to the organization and shall not	1510
provide the organization with bingo game operators, security	1511
personnel, concessions or concession operators, bingo equipment	1512
supplies, or any other type of service or equipment. A charitable	1513
organization shall not lease or sublease premises that it owns or	1514
leases to more than one other charitable organization per calendar	1515
week for the purpose of conducting bingo gamessessions on the	1516
premises. A person that is not a charitable organization shall	1517
not lease premises that it owns, leases, or otherwise is empowered	1518
to lease to more than one charitable organization per calendar	1519
week for conducting bingo gamessessions on the premises. In no	1520
case shall more than two bingo sessions be conducted on any	1521
premises in any calendar week.	1522

(4)(2) Display its bingo license conspicuously at the	1523
locationpremises where the bingo gamesession is conducted;	1524

(5)(3) Conduct the bingo gamesession in accordance with the	1525
definition of bingo set forth in division (S)(1) of section	1526
2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1527

(B)A(C)No charitable organization that conducts a bingo	1528
game described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the	1529
Revised Code shall not do any of the following:	1530

(1) Pay any compensation to a bingo game operator for	1531
operating a bingo gamesession that is conducted by the charitable	1532
organization or for preparing, selling, or serving food or	1533
beverages at the site of the bingo gamesession, permit any	1534
auxiliary unit or society of the charitable organization to pay	1535
compensation to any bingo game operator who prepares, sells, or	1536
serves food or beverages at a bingo session conducted by the	1537
charitable organization, or permit any auxiliary unit or society	1538
of the charitable organization to prepare, sell, or serve food or	1539
beverages at a bingo session conducted by the charitable	1540
organization, if the auxiliary unit or society pays any	1541
compensation to the bingo game operators who prepare, sell, or	1542
serve the food or beverages;	1543

(2) Pay consulting fees to any person for any services	1544
performed in relation to the bingo gamesession;	1545

(3) Pay concession fees to any person who provides	1546
refreshments to the participants in the bingo gamesession;	1547

(4) ConductExcept as otherwise provided in division (C)(4)	1548
of this section, conduct more than two bingo sessions in any	1549
seven-day period. Except that aA volunteer fire fighter's	1550
firefighter's organization or a volunteer rescue service	1551
organization that conducts not more than five bingo sessions in a	1552
calendar year may conduct more than two bingo sessions in a	1553
seven-day period after notifying the attorney general when it will	1554
conduct the sessions;.	1555

(5) Pay out more than three thousand five hundred dollars in	1556
prizes during any bingo session that is conducted by the	1557
charitable organization;	1558

(6) Conduct a bingo session at any time during the ten-hour	1559
period between midnight and ten a.m., at any time during, or	1560
within ten hours of, a bingo game conducted for amusement only	1561
pursuant to section 2915.12 of the Revised Code, at any location	1562
premises not specified on its bingo license, or on any day of the	1563
week or during any time period not specified on its bingo license.	1564
If circumstances beyond its control make it impossibleimpractical	1565
for the charitable organization to conduct a bingo session at the	1566
locationpremises, or on the day of the week or at the time,	1567
specified on its bingo license or if a charitable organization	1568
wants to conduct bingo sessions on a day of the week or at a time	1569
other than the day or time specified on its bingo license, the	1570
charitable organization may apply in writing to the attorney	1571
general for an amended bingo license, pursuant to division (F) of	1572
section 2915.08 of the Revised Code. A charitable organization	1573
may apply only oncetwice in each calendar year for an amended	1574
license to conduct bingo sessions on a day of the week or at a	1575
time other than the day or time specified on its bingo license. If	1576
the amended license is granted, the organization may conduct bingo	1577
sessions at the locationpremises, on the day of the week, and at	1578
the time specified on its amended license.	1579

(7) Permit any person whom the charitable organization	1580
knows, or should have known, is under the age of eighteen to work	1581
as a bingo game operator;	1582

(8) Permit any person whom the charitable organization	1583
knows, or should have known, has been convicted of a felony or	1584
gambling offense in any jurisdiction to be a bingo game operator;	1585

(9) Permit the lessor of the premises on which the bingo	1586
session is conducted, if the lessor is not a charitable	1587
organization, to provide the charitable organization with bingo	1588
game operators, security personnel, concessions, bingo equipment	1589
supplies, or any other type of service or equipment;	1590

(10) Purchase or lease bingo supplies from any person	1591
except a distributor issued a license under section 2915.081 of	1592
the Revised Code;	1593

(11)(a) Use or permit the use of electronic bingo aids	1594
except under the following circumstances:	1595

(i) Not more than fifty-four bingo faces can be played by a	1596
single participant using an electronic bingo aid.	1597

(ii) The charitable organization shall provide a	1598
participant using an electronic bingo aid with corresponding paper	1599
bingo cards or sheets.	1600

(iii) The total price of bingo faces played with an	1601
electronic bingo aid shall be equal to the total price of the	1602
same number of bingo faces played with a paper bingo card or sheet	1603
sold at the same bingo session but without an electronic bingo	1604
aid.	1605

(iv) An electronic bingo aid cannot be part of an electronic	1606
network other than a network that includes only bingo aids and	1607
devices that are located on the premises at which the bingo is	1608
being conducted or be interactive with any device not located on	1609
the premises at which the bingo is being conducted.	1610

(v) An electronic bingo aid cannot be used to participate	1611
in bingo that is conducted at a location other than the location	1612
at which the bingo session is conducted and at which the	1613
electronic bingo aid is used.	1614

(vi) An electronic bingo aid cannot be used to provide	1615
for the input of numbers and letters announced by a bingo caller	1616
other than the bingo caller who physically calls the numbers and	1617
letters at the location at which the bingo session is conducted	1618
and at which the electronic bingo aid is used.	1619

(b) The attorney general may adopt rules in accordance with	1620
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that govern the use of electronic	1621
bingo aids. The rules may include a requirement that an	1622
electronic bingo aid be capable of being audited by the attorney	1623
general to verify the number of bingo cards or sheets played	1624
during each bingo session.	1625

(12) Permit any person the charitable organization knows, or	1626
should have known, to be under eighteen years of age to play bingo	1627
described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1628
Code.	1629

(C) A(D)Except as otherwise provided in this division, no	1630
charitable organization shall provide to a bingo game operator,	1631
and no bingo game operator shall not receive or accept, any	1632
commission, wage, salary, reward, tip, donation, gratuity, or	1633
other form of compensation, directly or indirectly, regardless of	1634
the source, for operating aconducting bingo game or providing	1635
other work or labor at the site of the bingo game. This division	1636
does not prohibit an employee of a fraternal organization or	1637
veteran's organization from selling instant bingo tickets or cards	1638
to the organization's members, as long as no portion of the	1639
employee's compensation is paid from any receipts of bingo.	1640

(D)(E) Notwithstanding division (A)(3)(B)(1) of this	1641
section, a charitable organization that, prior to December 6,	1642
1977, has entered into written agreements for the lease of	1643
premises it owns to another charitable organization or other	1644
charitable organizations for the conducting of bingo sessions so	1645
that more than two bingo sessions are conducted per calendar week	1646
on the premises, and a person that is not a charitable	1647
organization and that, prior to December 6, 1977, has entered into	1648
written agreements for the lease of premises it owns to charitable	1649
organizations for the conducting of more than two bingo sessions	1650
per calendar week on the premises, may continue to lease the	1651
premises to those charitable organizations, provided that no more	1652
than four sessions are conducted per calendar week, that the	1653
lessor organization or person has notified the attorney general in	1654
writing of the organizations that will conduct the sessions and	1655
the days of the week and the times of the day on which the	1656
sessions will be conducted, that the initial lease entered into	1657
with each organization that will conduct the sessions was filed	1658
with the attorney general prior to December 6, 1977, and that each	1659
organization that will conduct the sessions was issued a license	1660
to conduct bingo games by the attorney general prior to December	1661
6, 1977.	1662

(E)(F) Whoever violates division (A)(2) of this section is	1663
guilty of illegally conducting a bingo game, a felony of the	1664
fourth degree. WhoeverExcept as otherwise provided in this	1665
division, whoever violates division (A)(1),or (3), (4), or (5),	1666
(B)(1), (2),or(3), or (C)(1) to (12), or (D) of this section is	1667
guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If the offender previously has	1668
been convicted of a violation of division (A)(1),or (3), (4), or	1669
(5), (B)(1), (2),or(3), or (C)(1) to (11), or, (D) of this	1670
section, a violation of division (A)(1),or (3), (4), or (5),	1671
(B)(1), (2), or (3), or (C), or (D) of this section is a	1672
misdemeanor of the first degree. Whoever violates division (C)(12)	1673
of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, if	1674
the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of	1675
division (C)(12) of this section, a felony of the fourth degree.	1676

Sec. 2915.091.  (A) No charitable organization that conducts	1677
instant bingo shall do any of the following:	1678

(1) Fail to comply with the requirements of divisions (A)(1),	1679
(2), and (3) of section 2915.09 of the Revised Code;	1680

(2) Conduct instant bingo unless that organization is, and	1681
has received from the internal revenue service a determination	1682
letter that is currently in effect stating that the organization	1683
is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a),	1684
is described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue	1685
Code, is in good standing in the state pursuant to section 2915.08	1686
of the Revised Code, and is in compliance with Chapter 1716. of	1687
the Revised Code;	1688

(3) Conduct instant bingo on any day, at any time, or at any	1689
premises not specified on the organization's license issued	1690
pursuant to section 2915.08 of the Revised Code;	1691

(4) Permit any person whom the organization knows or should	1692
have known has been convicted of a felony or gambling offense in	1693
any jurisdiction to be a bingo game operator in the conduct of	1694
instant bingo;	1695

(5) Purchase or lease supplies used to conduct instant bingo	1696
or punch board games from any person except a distributor licensed	1697
under section 2915.081 of the Revised Code;	1698

(6) Sell or provide any instant bingo ticket or card for a	1699
price different from the price printed on it by the manufacturer;	1700

(7) Use any instant bingo ticket or card as a prize or award.	1701
Division (A)(7) of this section does not preclude a charitable	1702
organization from giving a winner of an instant bingo game	1703
additional instant bingo tickets in lieu of a cash prize.	1704

(8) Sell an instant bingo ticket or card to a person under	1705
eighteen years of age;	1706

(9) Fail to keep unsold instant bingo tickets or cards for	1707
less than three years;	1708

(10) Pay any compensation to a bingo game operator for	1709
conducting instant bingo that is conducted by the organization or	1710
for preparing, selling, or serving food or beverages at the site	1711
of the instant bingo game, permit any auxiliary unit or society of	1712
the organization to pay compensation to any bingo game operator	1713
who prepares, sells, or serves food or beverages at an instant	1714
bingo game conducted by the organization, or permit any auxiliary	1715
unit or society of the organization to prepare, sell, or serve	1716
food or beverages at an instant bingo game conducted by the	1717
organization, if the auxiliary unit or society pays any	1718
compensation to the bingo game operators who prepare, sell, or	1719
serve the food or beverages;	1720

(11) Pay fees to any person for any services performed in	1721
relation to an instant bingo game;	1722

(12) Pay fees to any person who provides refreshments to the	1723
participants in an instant bingo game;	1724

(13) Allow instant bingo tickets or cards to be sold to	1725
bingo game operators who are performing work or labor at a	1726
premises at which the organization sells instant bingo tickets or	1727
cards or to be sold to employees of a D permit holder who are	1728
working at a premises at which instant bingo tickets or cards are	1729
sold on behalf of the organization as described in division (B)	1730
of section 4301.03 of the Revised Code;	1731

(14) Fail to display its bingo license, and the serial	1732
numbers of the deal of instant bingo tickets or cards to be sold,	1733
conspicuously at each premises at which it sells instant bingo	1734
tickets or cards;	1735

(15) Possess a deal of instant bingo tickets or cards that	1736
was not purchased from a distributor licensed under section	1737
2915.081 of the Revised Code as reflected on an invoice issued by	1738
the distributor that contains all of the information required by	1739
division (E) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code;	1740

(16) Fail, once it opens a deal of instant bingo tickets or	1741
cards, to continue to sell the tickets or cards in that deal until	1742
the tickets or cards with the top two highest tiers of prizes in	1743
that deal are sold;	1744

(17) Purchase, lease, or use instant bingo ticket dispensers	1745
to sell instant bingo tickets or cards.	1746

(B) A charitable organization may conduct instant bingo other	1747
than at a bingo session at not more than five separate locations.	1748
A charitable organization that is exempt from federal taxation	1749
under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of	1750
the Internal Revenue Code and that is created by a veteran's	1751
organization or a fraternal organization is not limited in the	1752
number of separate locations the charitable organization may	1753
conduct instant bingo other than at a bingo session.	1754

(C) The attorney general may adopt rules in accordance with	1755
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that govern the conduct of	1756
instant bingo by charitable organizations. Before those rules	1757
are adopted, the attorney general shall reference the recommended	1758
standards for opacity, randomization, minimum information, winner	1759
protection, color, and cutting for instant bingo tickets or cards,	1760
seal cards, and punch boards established by the North American	1761
gaming regulators association.	1762

(D) Whoever violates division (A) of this section or a rule	1763
adopted under division (B) of this section is guilty of illegal	1764
instant bingo conduct. Except as otherwise provided in this	1765
division, illegal instant bingo conduct is a misdemeanor of the	1766
first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	1767
violation of division (A) of this section or of such a rule,	1768
illegal instant bingo conduct is a felony of the fifth degree.	1769

Sec. 2915.092.  (A) A charitable organization does not need a	1770
license to conduct bingo, in order to conduct a raffle drawing.	1771

(B)(1) No charitable organization shall conduct a raffle	1772
unless the organization is, and has received from the internal	1773
revenue service a determination letter that is currently in effect	1774
stating that the organization is, exempt from federal income	1775
taxation under subsection 501(a) and is described in subsection	1776
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.	1777

(2) No charitable organization shall conduct more than	1778
thirty-six raffles during a calendar year.	1779

(3) No person shall be compensated directly or indirectly for	1780
assisting in the conduct or operation of a raffle.	1781

(C) No raffle drawing shall be conducted on premises other	1782
than premises that a charitable organization uses for its	1783
charitable programs.	1784

(D) No person shall fail to use, or give, donate, or	1785
otherwise transfer, the net profit from a raffle for a charitable	1786
purpose described in division (Z) of section 2915.01 of the	1787
Revised Code.	1788

(E) Whoever violates division (B), (C), or (D) of this	1789
section is guilty of illegal conduct of a raffle. Except as	1790
otherwise provided in this division, illegal conduct of a raffle	1791
is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously	1792
has been convicted of a violation of division (B), (C), or (D) of	1793
this section, illegal conduct of a raffle is a felony of the fifth	1794
degree.	1795

Sec. 2915.10.  (A) ANo charitable organization that conducts	1796
a bingo session or scheme ora game of chance pursuant to division	1797
(D) of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code, shall fail to maintain	1798
the following records for at least three years from the date on	1799
which the bingo session or scheme or game of chance is conducted:	1800

(1) An itemized list of the gross receipts of each bingo	1801
session or scheme or,each game of instant bingo by serial number,	1802
each raffle, each punch board game, and each game of chance;	1803

(2) An itemized list of all expenses, other than prizes,	1804
that are incurred in conducting the bingo sessionor instant	1805
bingo, the name of each person to whom the expenses are paid, and	1806
a receipt for all of the expenses;	1807

(3) A list of all prizes awarded during theeach bingo	1808
session or scheme or,each raffle, each punch board game, and each	1809
game of chance conducted by the charitable organization,the total	1810
prizes awarded from each game of instant bingo by serial number,	1811
and the name and, address,and social security number of all	1812
persons who are winners of prizes of onesix hundred dollars or	1813
more in value;	1814

(4) An itemized list of the charitable recipients of the	1815
proceedsnet profit of the bingo session or scheme or game of	1816
chance, including the name and address of each recipient to whom	1817
the money is distributed, and if the organization uses the	1818
proceedsnet profit of a bingo session, or the money or assets	1819
received from a scheme or game of chance, for any charitable or	1820
other purpose set forth in division (Z) of section 2915.01 or,	1821
division (D) of section 2915.02, or section 2915.101 of the	1822
Revised Code, a list of each purpose and an itemized list of each	1823
expenditure for each purpose;	1824

(5) The number of persons who participate in any bingo	1825
session or scheme or game of chance that is conducted by the	1826
charitable organization;	1827

(6) A list of receipts from the sale of food and beverages	1828
by the charitable organization or one of its auxiliary units or	1829
societies, if the receipts were excluded from the definition of	1830
"gross receipts" under division (X) of section 2915.01 of the	1831
Revised Code;	1832

(7) An itemized list of all expenses incurred at each bingo	1833
session,each raffle, each punch board game, or each game of	1834
instant bingo conducted by the charitable organization in the sale	1835
of food and beverages by the charitable organization or by an	1836
auxiliary unit or society of the charitable organization, the name	1837
of each person to whom the expenses are paid, and a receipt for	1838
all of the expenses.	1839

(B) The gross profit from each bingo session or game	1840
described in division (S)(1) or (2) of section 2915.01 of the	1841
Revised Code shall be deposited into a checking account devoted	1842
exclusively to the bingo session or game. Payments for allowable	1843
expenses incurred in conducting the bingo session or game and	1844
payments to recipients of some or all of the net profit of the	1845
bingo session or game shall be made only by checks drawn on the	1846
bingo session or game account.	1847

(C) Each charitable organization shall conduct and record an	1848
inventory of all of its bingo supplies as of the first day of	1849
November of each year.	1850

(D) The attorney general may adopt rules in accordance with	1851
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish standards of	1852
accounting, record keeping, and reporting to ensure that gross	1853
receipts from bingo or games of chance are properly accounted for.	1854

(E) A distributor shall maintain, for a period of three years	1855
after the date of its sale or other provision, a record of each	1856
instance of its selling or otherwise providing to another person	1857
bingo supplies for use in this state. The record shall include	1858
all of the following for each instance:	1859

(1) The name of the manufacturer from which the distributor	1860
purchased the bingo supplies and the date of the purchase;	1861

(2) The name and address of the charitable organization or	1862
other distributor to which the bingo supplies were sold or	1863
otherwise provided;	1864

(3) A description that clearly identifies the bingo supplies;

1865

(4) Invoices that include all instant bingo deals sold or	1866
otherwise provided to each charitable organization.	1867

(F) A manufacturer shall maintain, for a period of three	1868
years after the date of its sale or other provision, a record of	1869
each instance of its selling or otherwise providing bingo supplies	1870
for use in this state. The record shall include all of the	1871
following for each instance:	1872

(1) The name and address of the distributor to whom the bingo	1873
supplies were sold or otherwise provided;	1874

(2) A description that clearly identifies the bingo supplies,	1875
including serial numbers;	1876

(3) Invoices that include all instant bingo deals sold or	1877
otherwise provided to each distributor.	1878

(G) The attorney general, or any local law enforcement	1879
agency, may do all of the following:	1880

(1) Investigate any charitable organization or any officer,	1881
agent, trustee, member, or employee of the organization;	1882

(2) Examine the accounts and records of the organization;

1883

(3) Conduct inspections, audits, and observations of bingo	1884
games or schemes or games of chance while they are in session;	1885

(4) Conduct inspections of the premises where bingo games or	1886
schemes or games of chance are operatedconducted;	1887

(5) Take any other necessary and reasonable action to	1888
determine if a violation of any provision of sections 2915.01,	1889
2915.02, and 2915.07 to 2915.122915.13 of the Revised Code has	1890
occurred and to determine whether section 2915.11 of the Revised	1891
Code has been complied with.	1892

If any local law enforcement agency has reasonable grounds to	1893
believe that a charitable organization or an officer, agent,	1894
trustee, member, or employee of the organization has violated any	1895
provision of this chapter, the local law enforcement agency may	1896
proceed by action in the proper court to enforce this chapter,	1897
provided that the local law enforcement agency shall give written	1898
notice to the attorney general when commencing an action as	1899
described in this division.	1900

(C)(H) No person shall destroy, alter, conceal, withhold, or	1901
deny access to any accounts or records of a charitable	1902
organization that have been requested for examination, or	1903
obstruct, impede, or interfere with any inspection, audit, or	1904
observation of a bingo game or scheme ora game of chance or	1905
premises where a bingo game or scheme ora game of chance is	1906
operatedconducted, or refuse to comply with any reasonable	1907
request of, or obstruct, impede, or interfere with any other	1908
reasonable action undertaken by, the attorney general or a local	1909
law enforcement agency pursuant to division (B)(G) of this	1910
section.	1911

(D)(I) Whoever violates division (A) or (C)(H) of this	1912
section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	1913

Sec. 2915.101. Except as otherwise provided by law, a	1914
charitable organization that conducts instant bingo shall	1915
distribute the net profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant	1916
bingo as follows:	1917

(A)(1) If a veteran's organization or a fraternal	1918
organization conducted the instant bingo, the organization shall	1919
distribute the net profit, as follows:	1920

(a) A minimum of fifty per cent shall be distributed to an	1921
organization described in division (Z)(1) of section 2915.01 of	1922
the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal	1923
government, the state, or any political subdivision;	1924

(b) Twenty per cent may be distributed for the	1925
organization's own charitable purposes.	1926

(c) Thirty per cent may be deducted and retained by the	1927
organization for the organization's expenses in conducting the	1928
instant bingo game.	1929

(2) If a veteran's organization or a fraternal organization	1930
does not distribute the full percentages specified in divisions	1931
(A)(1)(b) and (c) of this section for the purposes specified in	1932
those divisions, the organization shall distribute the balance of	1933
the net profit not distributed or retained for those purposes to	1934
an organization described in division (Z)(1) of section 2915.01 of	1935
the Revised Code.	1936

(3) A veteran's organization or a fraternal organization is	1937
not required to itemize the organization's expenses.	1938

(B)(1) If a charitable organization other than a veteran's	1939
organization or a fraternal organization conducted the instant	1940
bingo, the organization shall distribute the net profit as	1941
follows:	1942

(a) A minimum of seventy per cent shall be distributed to an	1943
organization described in division (Z)(1) of section 2915.01 of	1944
the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal	1945
government, the state, or any political subdivision.	1946

(b) Thirty per cent may be deducted and retained by the	1947
organization for the organization's expenses in conducting the	1948
instant bingo game.	1949

(2) If a charitable organization does not retain the full	1950
percentage specified in division (B)(1)(b) of this section for the	1951
purposes specified in that division, the organization shall	1952
distribute the balance of the net profit not retained for that	1953
purpose to an organization described in division (Z)(1) of section	1954
2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1955

(3) A charitable organization other than a veteran's	1956
organization or fraternal organization is not required to itemize	1957
the charitable organization's expenses.	1958

Sec. 2915.12. (A) Sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the Revised	1959
Code do not apply to bingo games that are conducted for the	1960
purpose of amusement only. A bingo game is conducted for the	1961
purpose of amusement only if it complies with all of the	1962
requirements specified in either division (A)(1) or (B)(2) of this	1963
section:	1964

(A)(1)(a) The participants do not pay any money or any other	1965
thing of value including an admission fee, or any fee for bingo	1966
cards,or sheets, objects to cover the spaces, or other devices	1967
used in playing bingo, for the privilege of participating in the	1968
bingo game, or to defray any costs of the game, or pay tips or	1969
make donations during or immediately before or after the bingo	1970
game;.	1971

(2)(b) All prizes awarded during the course of the game are	1972
nonmonetary, and in the form of merchandise, goods, or	1973
entitlements to goods or services only, and the total value of all	1974
prizes awarded during the game is less than one hundred dollars;.	1975

(3)(c) No commission, wages, salary, reward, tip, donation,	1976
gratuity, or other form of compensation, either directly or	1977
indirectly, and regardless of the source, is paid to any bingo	1978
game operator for work or labor performed at the site of the bingo	1979
game;.	1980

(4)(d) The bingo game is not conducted either during or	1981
within ten hours of any of the following:	1982

(a)(i) A bingo session during which a charitable bingo game	1983
is conducted pursuant to sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the	1984
Revised Code;	1985

(b)(ii) A scheme or game of chance other than a bingo game	1986
conducted pursuant to this section,or bingo described in division	1987
(S)(2) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1988

(5)(e) The number of players participating in the bingo game	1989
does not exceed fifty.	1990

(B)(1)(2)(a) The participants do not pay money or any other	1991
thing of value as an admission fee, and no participant is charged	1992
more than twenty-five cents to purchase a bingo card,or sheet,	1993
objects to cover the spaces, or other devices used in playing	1994
bingo;.	1995

(2)(b) The total amount of money paid by all of the	1996
participants for bingo cards,or sheets, objects to cover the	1997
spaces, or other devices used in playing bingo does not exceed one	1998
hundred dollars;.	1999

(3)(c) All of the money paid for bingo cards,or sheets,	2000
objects to cover spaces, or other devices used in playing bingo	2001
areis used only to pay winners monetary and nonmonetary prizes	2002
and to provide refreshments;.	2003

(4)(d) The total value of all prizes awarded during the game	2004
does not exceed one hundred dollars;.	2005

(5)(e) No commission, wages, salary, reward, tip, donation,	2006
gratuity, or other form of compensation, either directly or	2007
indirectly, and regardless of the source, is paid to any bingo	2008
game operator for work or labor performed at the site of the bingo	2009
game;.	2010

(6)(f) The bingo game is not conducted during or within ten	2011
hours of either of the following:	2012

(a)(i) A bingo session during which a charitable bingo game	2013
is conducted pursuant to sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the	2014
Revised Code;	2015

(b)(ii) A scheme of chance or game of chance other than a	2016
bingo game conducted pursuant to this section,or bingo described	2017
in division (S)(2) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	2018

(7)(g) All of the participants reside at the premises where	2019
the bingo game is conducted;.	2020

(8)(h) The bingo games are conducted on different days of	2021
the week and not more than twice in a calendar week.	2022

(C)(B) The attorney general, or any local law enforcement	2023
agency, may investigate the conduct of a bingo game that	2024
purportedly is conducted for purposes of amusement only if there	2025
is reason to believe that the purported amusement bingo game does	2026
not comply with the requirements of either division (A)(1) or	2027
(B)(2) of this section. A local law enforcement agency may	2028
proceed by action in the proper court to enforce this section if	2029
the local law enforcement agency gives written notice to the	2030
attorney general when commencing the action.	2031

Sec. 2915.13. (A) A veteran's organization or a fraternal	2032
organization authorized to conduct a bingo session pursuant to	2033
sections 2915.01 to 2915.12 of the Revised Code may conduct	2034
instant bingo other than at a bingo session if both of the	2035
following apply:	2036

(1) The veteran's organization or fraternal organization	2037
limits the sale of instant bingo to ten consecutive hours per day	2038
for up to six days per week.	2039

(2) The veteran's organization or fraternal organization	2040
limits the sale of instant bingo to its own premises and to its	2041
own members and invited guests.	2042

(B) If a veteran's organization or fraternal organization	2043
authorized to conduct instant bingo pursuant to division (A) of	2044
this section is raising money for another charitable organization,	2045
the veteran's organization or fraternal organization shall execute	2046
a written contract with a charitable organization in order to	2047
conduct instant bingo. That contract shall include a statement of	2048
the percentage of the net proceeds that the veteran's or fraternal	2049
organization will be distributing to the charitable organization.	2050

(C) If a veteran's organization or fraternal organization	2051
authorized to conduct instant bingo pursuant to division (A) of	2052
this section has been issued a liquor permit under Chapter 4303.	2053
of the Revised Code, that permit may be subject to suspension,	2054
revocation, or cancellation if the veteran's organization or	2055
fraternal organization violates a provision of sections 2915.01 to	2056
2915.13 of the Revised Code.	2057

Sec. 3763.01.  (A) All promises, agreements, notes, bills,	2058
bonds, or other contracts, mortgages, or other securities, when	2059
the whole or part of the consideration thereof is for money or	2060
other valuable thing won or lost, laid, staked, or betted at or	2061
upon a game of any kind, or upon a horse race or cockfights, sport	2062
or pastime, or on a wager, or for the repayment of money lent or	2063
advanced at the time of a game, play, or wager, for the purpose of	2064
being laid, betted, staked, or wagered, are void.	2065

(B) Sections 3763.01 to 3763.08 of the Revised Code do not	2066
apply to a charitable bingo game as defined in division (O) of	2067
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code or to any scheme or game of	2068
chance that is not subject to criminal penalties under section	2069
2915.02 of the Revised Code.	2070

Sec. 4301.03.  The liquor control commission may adopt and	2071
promulgate, repeal, rescind, and amend, in the manner required by	2072
this section, rules, standards, requirements, and orders necessary	2073
to carry out this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code,	2074
but all rules of the board of liquor control which were in effect	2075
immediately prior to April 17, 1963, shall remain in full force	2076
and effect as rules of the liquor control commission until and	2077
unless amended or repealed by the liquor control commission. The	2078
rules of the commission may include the following:	2079

(A) Rules with reference to applications for and the	2080
issuance of permits for the manufacture, distribution,	2081
transportation, and sale of beer and intoxicating liquor, and the	2082
sale of alcohol; and rules governing the procedure of the division	2083
of liquor control in the suspension, revocation, and cancellation	2084
of those permits;	2085

(B) Rules and orders providing in detail for the conduct of	2086
any retail business authorized under permits issued pursuant to	2087
this chapter and Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, with a view to	2088
ensuring compliance with those chapters and laws relative to	2089
them, and the maintenance of public decency, sobriety, and good	2090
order in any place licensed under the permits. No rule or order	2091
shall prohibit the sale of lottery tickets issued pursuant to	2092
Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code by any retail business	2093
authorized under permits issued pursuant to that chapter.	2094

No rule or order shall prohibit pari-mutuel wagering on	2095
simulcast horse races at a satellite facility that has been issued	2096
a D liquor permit under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code. No	2097
rule or order shall prohibit a charitableveteran's organization	2098
or a fraternal organization that holds a D-4liquor permit, as	2099
defined in Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, from	2100
selling or serving beer or intoxicating liquor under its permit in	2101
a portion of its premises merely because that portion of its	2102
premises is used at other times for the conduct of a charitable	2103
bingo gamesession or instant bingo other than at a bingo session.	2104
However, such an organization shall not sell or serve beer or	2105
intoxicating liquor or permit beer or intoxicating liquor to be	2106
consumed or seen in the same location in its premises where a	2107
charitable bingo game is being conducted while the game is being	2108
conducted. As used in this division, "charitable organization"	2109
has the same meaning as in division (H) of section 2915.01 of the	2110
Revised Code, and "charitable bingo gamesession" and "instant	2111
bingo" hashave the same meaningmeanings as in division (R) of	2112
that section 2915.01 of the Revised Code. No rule or order	2113
pertaining to visibility into the premises of a permit holder	2114
after the legal hours of sale shall be adopted or maintained by	2115
the commission.	2116

(C) Standards, not in conflict with those prescribed by any	2117
law of this state or the United States, to secure the use of	2118
proper ingredients and methods in the manufacture of beer, mixed	2119
beverages, and wine to be sold within this state;	2120

(D) Rules determining the nature, form, and capacity of all	2121
packages and bottles to be used for containing beer or	2122
intoxicating liquor except for spirituous liquor to be kept or	2123
sold, governing the form of all seals and labels to be used on	2124
those packages and bottles, and requiring the label on every	2125
package, bottle, and container to state the ingredients in the	2126
contents and, except on beer, the terms of weight, volume, or	2127
proof spirits, and whether the same is beer, wine, alcohol, or any	2128
intoxicating liquor except for spirituous liquor;	2129

(E) Uniform rules governing all advertising with reference	2130
to the sale of beer and intoxicating liquor throughout the state	2131
and advertising upon and in the premises licensed for the sale of	2132
beer or intoxicating liquor;	2133

(F) Rules restricting and placing conditions upon the	2134
transfer of permits;	2135

(G) Rules and orders limiting the number of permits of any	2136
class within the state or within any political subdivision of the	2137
state; and, for that purpose, adopting reasonable classifications	2138
of persons or establishments to which any authorized class of	2139
permits may be issued within any political subdivision;	2140

(H) Rules and orders with reference to sales of beer and	2141
intoxicating liquor on Sundays and holidays and with reference to	2142
the hours of the day during which and the persons to whom	2143
intoxicating liquor of any class may be sold, and rules with	2144
reference to the manner of sale;	2145

(I) Rules requiring permit holders buying beer to pay and	2146
permit holders selling beer to collect minimum cash deposits for	2147
kegs, cases, bottles, or other returnable containers of the beer;	2148
requiring the repayment, or credit, of the minimum cash deposit	2149
charges upon the return of the empty containers; and requiring	2150
the posting of such form of indemnity or such other conditions	2151
with respect to the charging, collection, and repayment of minimum	2152
cash deposit charges for returnable containers of beer as are	2153
necessary to ensure the return of the empty containers or the	2154
repayment upon that return of the minimum cash deposits paid;	2155

(J) Rules establishing the method by which alcohol products	2156
may be imported for sale by wholesale distributors and the method	2157
by which manufacturers and suppliers may sell alcohol products to	2158
wholesale distributors.	2159

(K) Rules governing the procedure of the division of liquor	2160
control in the suspension, revocation, and cancellation of permits	2161
issued to a veteran's organization or fraternal organization for a	2162
violation of any provision of sections 2915.01 to 2915.13 of the	2163
Revised Code. As used in this division "veteran's organization"	2164
and "fraternal organization" have the same meanings as in section	2165
2915.01 of the Revised Code.	2166

Every rule, standard, requirement, or order of the commission	2167
and every repeal, amendment, or rescission of them shall be	2168
posted for public inspection in the principal office of the	2169
commission and the principal office of the division of liquor	2170
control, and a certified copy of them shall be filed in the	2171
office of the secretary of state. An order applying only to	2172
persons named in it shall be served on the persons affected by	2173
personal delivery of a certified copy, or by mailing a certified	2174
copy to each person affected by it or, in the case of a	2175
corporation, to any officer or agent of the corporation upon whom	2176
a service of summons may be served in a civil action. The posting	2177
and filing required by this section constitutes sufficient notice	2178
to all persons affected by such rule or order which is not	2179
required to be served. General rules of the commission	2180
promulgated pursuant to this section shall be published in the	2181
manner the commission determines.	2182

Sec. 4303.17.  Permit D-4 may be issued to a club which has	2183
been in existence for three years or more prior to the issuance of	2184
suchthe permit to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor to its	2185
members only, in glass or container, for consumption on the	2186
premises where sold. The fee for this permit is three hundred	2187
seventy-five dollars. No such permit shall be granted or retained	2188
until all elected officers of suchthe organization controlling	2189
suchthe club have filed with the division of liquor control a	2190
statement certifying that suchthe club is operated in the	2191
interest of the membership of a reputable organization, which is	2192
maintained by a dues paying membership, setting forth the amount	2193
of initiation fee and yearly dues. All such matters shall be	2194
contained in a statement signed under oath and accompanied by a	2195
surety bond in the sum of one thousand dollars. SuchThe bond	2196
shall be declared forfeited in the full amount of the penal sum of	2197
the bond for any false statement contained in suchthe	2198
certificate, and the surety shall pay the amount of the bond to	2199
the division. The roster of membership of a D-4 permit holder	2200
shall be submitted under oath on the request of the superintendent	2201
of liquor control. Any information acquired by the superintendent	2202
or the division with respect to suchthat membership shall not be	2203
open to public inspection or examination and may be divulged by	2204
the superintendent and the division only in hearings before the	2205
liquor control commission or in a court action in which the	2206
division or the superintendent is named a party.	2207

The requirement that a club shall have been in existence for	2208
three years in order to qualify for a D-4 permit does not apply to	2209
units of organizations chartered by congress or to a subsidiary	2210
unit of a national fraternal organization if the parent	2211
organization has been in existence for three years or more at the	2212
time application for a permit is made by suchthe unit.	2213

No rule or order of the division or commission shall prohibit	2214
a charitable organization that holds a D-4 permit from selling or	2215
serving beer or intoxicating liquor under its permit in a portion	2216
of its premises merely because that portion of its premises is	2217
used at other times for the conduct of a charitablethat is a	2218
veteran's organization or a fraternal organization from conducting	2219
bingo gameas described in division (S)(2) of section 2915.01 of	2220
the Revised Code on the premises of a D-4 or D-5 permit holder in	2221
accordance with Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code and the	2222
provisions of division (B) of section 4301.03 of the Revised Code.	2223
However, such an organization shall not sell or serve beer or	2224
intoxicating liquor or permit beer or intoxicating liquor to be	2225
consumed or seen in the same location in its premises where a	2226
charitable bingo game is being conducted while the game is being	2227
conducted. As used in this section, "charitable organization" has	2228
the same meaning as in division (H) of section 2915.01 and	2229
"charitable bingo game" hashave the same meaningmeanings as in	2230
division (R) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	2231

Section 2.  That existing sections 109.32, 173.121, 1531.01,	2232
1711.09, 2915.01, 2915.02, 2915.04, 2915.05, 2915.07, 2915.08,	2233
2915.09, 2915.10, 2915.12, 3763.01, 4301.03, and 4303.17 of the	2234
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	2235

Section 3. The annual license fees prescribed by division	2236
(A)(1) of section 2915.08 of the Revised Code, as amended by this	2237
act, shall not be applied until one year after the effective date	2238
of this act. During that one-year period after the effective date	2239
of this act, the attorney general may, by rule adopted pursuant to	2240
section 111.15 of the Revised Code establish the license fees for	2241
the conduct of bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, and	2242
instant bingo other than at a bingo session.	2243

Section 4. All applicants that apply for an initial	2244
distributor license under section 2915.081 of the Revised Code	2245
within sixty days after the effective date of this act may sell	2246
bingo supplies as authorized by section 2915.081 of the Revised	2247
Code without a license only until a determination is made by the	2248
attorney general either granting or denying the application for a	2249
license under section 2915.081 of the Revised Code.	2250

Section 5. All applicants that apply for an initial	2251
manufacturer's license under section 2915.082 of the Revised Code	2252
within sixty days after the effective date of this act may sell	2253
bingo supplies as authorized by section 2915.082 of the Revised	2254
Code without a license only until a determination is made by the	2255
attorney general either granting or denying the application for a	2256
license under section 2915.082 of the Revised Code.	2257

Section 6. Divisions (D) and (E)(4) of section 2915.081 of	2258
the Revised Code, as enacted by this act, prohibiting a	2259
distributor from being a lessor of premises used for the conduct	2260
of bingo or having any direct or indirect ownership interest in a	2261
premises used for the conduct of bingo, shall not be applied	2262
against any distributor until one year after the effective date of	2263
this act if the distributor possesses an interest in any premises	2264
used for the conduct of bingo on the effective date of this act.	2265

Section 7.  Division (A)(4) of section 2915.08 of the Revised	2266
Code shall not be applied until one year after the effective date	2267
of this act.	2268

Section 8.  Section 2915.09 of the Revised Code is presented	2269
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.	2270
Sub. S.B. 70 and Am. Sub. S.B. 2 of the 121st General Assembly.	2271
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division	2272
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be	2273
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds	2274
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in	2275
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in	2276
this act.	2277