As Passed by the House

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
Sub. S. B. No. 141


Senators Obhof, Hughes 

Cosponsors: Senators Eklund, Faber, Hite, Jones, Uecker 

Representatives Anielski, Bishoff, Buchy, Dovilla, Hackett, Mallory, Rogers, Sheehy 



A BILL
To amend sections 2915.08, 3772.03, and 3772.99 of 1
the Revised Code to create penalties related to 2
casino gaming and transacting with a casino 3
facility, to require the Casino Control Commission 4
to include in its annual report to the General 5
Assembly information regarding prosecutions for 6
conduct that is subject to those penalties, to 7
allow a license, for instant bingo other than at a 8
bingo session, and to be amended to add additional 9
locations.10


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

       Section 1. That sections 2915.08, 3772.03, and 3772.99 of the 11
Revised Code be amended to read as follows:12

       Sec. 2915.08.  (A)(1) Annually before the first day of 13
January, a charitable organization that desires to conduct bingo, 14
instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a 15
bingo session shall make out, upon a form to be furnished by the 16
attorney general for that purpose, an application for a license to 17
conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo 18
other than at a bingo session and deliver that application to the 19
attorney general together with a license fee as follows:20

       (a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, for a 21
license for the conduct of bingo, two hundred dollars;22

        (b) For a license for the conduct of instant bingo at a bingo 23
session or instant bingo other than at a bingo session for a 24
charitable organization that previously has not been licensed 25
under this chapter to conduct instant bingo at a bingo session or 26
instant bingo other than at a bingo session, a license fee of five 27
hundred dollars, and for any other charitable organization, a 28
license fee that is based upon the gross profits received by the 29
charitable organization from the operation of instant bingo at a 30
bingo session or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, 31
during the one-year period ending on the thirty-first day of 32
October of the year immediately preceding the year for which the 33
license is sought, and that is one of the following:34

       (i) Five hundred dollars, if the total is fifty thousand 35
dollars or less;36

       (ii) One thousand two hundred fifty dollars plus one-fourth 37
per cent of the gross profit, if the total is more than fifty 38
thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand one 39
dollars;40

       (iii) Two thousand two hundred fifty dollars plus one-half 41
per cent of the gross profit, if the total is more than two 42
hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand 43
one dollars;44

       (iv) Three thousand five hundred dollars plus one per cent of 45
the gross profit, if the total is more than five hundred thousand 46
dollars but less than one million one dollars;47

       (v) Five thousand dollars plus one per cent of the gross 48
profit, if the total is one million one dollars or more;49

       (c) A reduced license fee established by the attorney general 50
pursuant to division (G) of this section.51

       (d) For a license to conduct bingo for a charitable 52
organization that prior to July 1, 2003, has not been licensed 53
under this chapter to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo 54
session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, a license 55
fee established by rule by the attorney general in accordance with 56
division (H) of this section.57

       (2) The application shall be in the form prescribed by the 58
attorney general, shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant, 59
and shall contain all of the following:60

       (a) The name and post-office address of the applicant;61

       (b) A statement that the applicant is a charitable 62
organization and that it has been in continuous existence as a 63
charitable organization in this state for two years immediately 64
preceding the making of the application;65

       (c) The location at which the organization will conduct 66
bingo, which location shall be within the county in which the 67
principal place of business of the applicant is located, the days 68
of the week and the times on each of those days when bingo will be 69
conducted, whether the organization owns, leases, or subleases the 70
premises, and a copy of the rental agreement if it leases or 71
subleases the premises;72

       (d) A statement of the applicant's previous history, record, 73
and association that is sufficient to establish that the applicant 74
is a charitable organization, and a copy of a determination letter 75
that is issued by the Internal Revenue Service and states that the 76
organization is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) and described 77
in subsection 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 78
501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code;79

       (e) A statement as to whether the applicant has ever had any 80
previous application refused, whether it previously has had a 81
license revoked or suspended, and the reason stated by the 82
attorney general for the refusal, revocation, or suspension;83

       (f) A statement of the charitable purposes for which the net 84
profit derived from bingo, other than instant bingo, will be used, 85
and a statement of how the net profit derived from instant bingo 86
will be distributed in accordance with section 2915.101 of the 87
Revised Code;88

       (g) Other necessary and reasonable information that the 89
attorney general may require by rule adopted pursuant to section 90
111.15 of the Revised Code;91

       (h) If the applicant is a charitable trust as defined in 92
section 109.23 of the Revised Code, a statement as to whether it 93
has registered with the attorney general pursuant to section 94
109.26 of the Revised Code or filed annual reports pursuant to 95
section 109.31 of the Revised Code, and, if it is not required to 96
do either, the exemption in section 109.26 or 109.31 of the 97
Revised Code that applies to it;98

       (i) If the applicant is a charitable organization as defined 99
in section 1716.01 of the Revised Code, a statement as to whether 100
it has filed with the attorney general a registration statement 101
pursuant to section 1716.02 of the Revised Code and a financial 102
report pursuant to section 1716.04 of the Revised Code, and, if it 103
is not required to do both, the exemption in section 1716.03 of 104
the Revised Code that applies to it;105

       (j) In the case of an applicant seeking to qualify as a youth 106
athletic park organization, a statement issued by a board or body 107
vested with authority under Chapter 755. of the Revised Code for 108
the supervision and maintenance of recreation facilities in the 109
territory in which the organization is located, certifying that 110
the playing fields owned by the organization were used for at 111
least one hundred days during the year in which the statement is 112
issued, and were open for use to all residents of that territory, 113
regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, or national 114
origin, for athletic activities by youth athletic organizations 115
that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, 116
religion, sex, or national origin, and that the fields were not 117
used for any profit-making activity at any time during the year. 118
That type of board or body is authorized to issue the statement 119
upon request and shall issue the statement if it finds that the 120
applicant's playing fields were so used.121

       (3) The attorney general, within thirty days after receiving 122
a timely filed application from a charitable organization that has 123
been issued a license under this section that has not expired and 124
has not been revoked or suspended, shall send a temporary permit 125
to the applicant specifying the date on which the application was 126
filed with the attorney general and stating that, pursuant to 127
section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the applicant may continue to 128
conduct bingo until a new license is granted or, if the 129
application is rejected, until fifteen days after notice of the 130
rejection is mailed to the applicant. The temporary permit does 131
not affect the validity of the applicant's application and does 132
not grant any rights to the applicant except those rights 133
specifically granted in section 119.06 of the Revised Code. The 134
issuance of a temporary permit by the attorney general pursuant to 135
this division does not prohibit the attorney general from 136
rejecting the applicant's application because of acts that the 137
applicant committed, or actions that the applicant failed to take, 138
before or after the issuance of the temporary permit.139

       (4) Within thirty days after receiving an initial license 140
application from a charitable organization to conduct bingo, 141
instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a 142
bingo session, the attorney general shall conduct a preliminary 143
review of the application and notify the applicant regarding any 144
deficiencies. Once an application is deemed complete, or beginning 145
on the thirtieth day after the application is filed, if the 146
attorney general failed to notify the applicant of any 147
deficiencies, the attorney general shall have an additional sixty 148
days to conduct an investigation and either grant or deny the 149
application based on findings established and communicated in 150
accordance with divisions (B) and (E) of this section. As an 151
option to granting or denying an initial license application, the 152
attorney general may grant a temporary license and request 153
additional time to conduct the investigation if the attorney 154
general has cause to believe that additional time is necessary to 155
complete the investigation and has notified the applicant in 156
writing about the specific concerns raised during the 157
investigation.158

       (B)(1) The attorney general shall adopt rules to enforce 159
sections 2915.01, 2915.02, and 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised 160
Code to ensure that bingo or instant bingo is conducted in 161
accordance with those sections and to maintain proper control over 162
the conduct of bingo or instant bingo. The rules, except rules 163
adopted pursuant to divisions (A)(2)(g) and (G) of this section, 164
shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The 165
attorney general shall license charitable organizations to conduct 166
bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other 167
than at a bingo session in conformance with this chapter and with 168
the licensing provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.169

       (2) The attorney general may refuse to grant a license to any 170
organization, or revoke or suspend the license of any 171
organization, that does any of the following or to which any of 172
the following applies:173

       (a) Fails or has failed at any time to meet any requirement 174
of section 109.26, 109.31, or 1716.02, or sections 2915.07 to 175
2915.11 of the Revised Code, or violates or has violated any 176
provision of sections 2915.02 or 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised 177
Code or any rule adopted by the attorney general pursuant to this 178
section;179

       (b) Makes or has made an incorrect or false statement that is 180
material to the granting of the license in an application filed 181
pursuant to division (A) of this section;182

       (c) Submits or has submitted any incorrect or false 183
information relating to an application if the information is 184
material to the granting of the license;185

       (d) Maintains or has maintained any incorrect or false 186
information that is material to the granting of the license in the 187
records required to be kept pursuant to divisions (A) and (C) of 188
section 2915.10 of the Revised Code, if applicable;189

       (e) The attorney general has good cause to believe that the 190
organization will not conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo 191
session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session in 192
accordance with sections 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised Code or 193
with any rule adopted by the attorney general pursuant to this 194
section.195

       (3) For the purposes of division (B) of this section, any 196
action of an officer, trustee, agent, representative, or bingo 197
game operator of an organization is an action of the organization.198

       (C) The attorney general may grant licenses to charitable 199
organizations that are branches, lodges, or chapters of national 200
charitable organizations.201

       (D) The attorney general shall send notice in writing to the 202
prosecuting attorney and sheriff of the county in which the 203
organization will conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, 204
or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, as stated in its 205
application for a license or amended license, and to any other law 206
enforcement agency in that county that so requests, of all of the 207
following:208

       (1) The issuance of the license;209

       (2) The issuance of the amended license;210

       (3) The rejection of an application for and refusal to grant 211
a license;212

       (4) The revocation of any license previously issued;213

       (5) The suspension of any license previously issued.214

       (E) A license issued by the attorney general shall set forth 215
the information contained on the application of the charitable 216
organization that the attorney general determines is relevant, 217
including, but not limited to, the location at which the 218
organization will conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, 219
or instant bingo other than at a bingo session and the days of the 220
week and the times on each of those days when bingo will be 221
conducted. If the attorney general refuses to grant or revokes or 222
suspends a license, the attorney general shall notify the 223
applicant in writing and specifically identify the reason for the 224
refusal, revocation, or suspension in narrative form and, if 225
applicable, by identifying the section of the Revised Code 226
violated. The failure of the attorney general to give the written 227
notice of the reasons for the refusal, revocation, or suspension 228
or a mistake in the written notice does not affect the validity of 229
the attorney general's refusal to grant, or the revocation or 230
suspension of, a license. If the attorney general fails to give 231
the written notice or if there is a mistake in the written notice, 232
the applicant may bring an action to compel the attorney general 233
to comply with this division or to correct the mistake, but the 234
attorney general's order refusing to grant, or revoking or 235
suspending, a license shall not be enjoined during the pendency of 236
the action.237

       (F) A charitable organization that has been issued a license 238
pursuant to division (B) of this section but that cannot conduct 239
bingo or instant bingo at the location, or on the day of the week 240
or at the time, specified on the license due to circumstances that 241
make it impractical to do so, or that desires to conduct instant 242
bingo other than at a bingo session at additional locations not 243
identified on the license, may apply in writing, together with an 244
application fee of two hundred fifty dollars, to the attorney 245
general, at least thirty days prior to a change in or addition of 246
a location, day of the week, or time, and request an amended 247
license. TheAs applicable, the application shall describe the 248
causes making it impractical for the organization to conduct bingo 249
or instant bingo in conformity with its license and shall indicate 250
the location, days of the week, and times on each of those days 251
when it desires to conduct bingo or instant bingo and, as 252
applicable, shall indicate the additional locations at which it 253
desires to conduct instant bingo other than at a bingo session. 254
Except as otherwise provided in this division, the attorney 255
general shall issue the amended license in accordance with 256
division (E) of this section, and the organization shall surrender 257
its original license to the attorney general. The attorney general 258
may refuse to grant an amended license according to the terms of 259
division (B) of this section.260

       (G) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section 261
111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a schedule of reduced 262
license fees for charitable organizations that desire to conduct 263
bingo or instant bingo during fewer than twenty-six weeks in any 264
calendar year.265

       (H) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section 266
111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish license fees for the 267
conduct of bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant 268
bingo other than at a bingo session for charitable organizations 269
that prior to July 1, 2003, have not been licensed to conduct 270
bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other 271
than at a bingo session under this chapter.272

       (I) The attorney general may enter into a written contract 273
with any other state agency to delegate to that state agency the 274
powers prescribed to the attorney general under Chapter 2915. of 275
the Revised Code.276

        (J) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section 277
111.15 of the Revised Code, may adopt rules to determine the 278
requirements for a charitable organization that is exempt from 279
federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in 280
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to be in good 281
standing in the state.282

       Sec. 3772.03. (A) To ensure the integrity of casino gaming, 283
the commission shall have authority to complete the functions of 284
licensing, regulating, investigating, and penalizing casino 285
operators, management companies, holding companies, key employees, 286
casino gaming employees, and gaming-related vendors. The 287
commission also shall have jurisdiction over all persons 288
participating in casino gaming authorized by Section 6(C) of 289
Article XV, Ohio Constitution, and this chapter.290

       (B) All rules adopted by the commission under this chapter 291
shall be adopted under procedures established in Chapter 119. of 292
the Revised Code. The commission may contract for the services of 293
experts and consultants to assist the commission in carrying out 294
its duties under this section.295

       (C) Within six months of September 10, 2010, the commission 296
shall adopt initial rules as are necessary for completing the 297
functions stated in division (A) of this section and for 298
addressing the subjects enumerated in division (D) of this 299
section.300

       (D) The commission shall adopt, and as advisable and 301
necessary shall amend or repeal, rules that include all of the 302
following:303

       (1) The prevention of practices detrimental to the public 304
interest;305

       (2) Prescribing the method of applying, and the form of 306
application, that an applicant for a license under this chapter 307
must follow as otherwise described in this chapter;308

       (3) Prescribing the information to be furnished by an 309
applicant or licensee as described in section 3772.11 of the 310
Revised Code;311

       (4) Describing the certification standards and duties of an 312
independent testing laboratory certified under section 3772.31 of 313
the Revised Code and the relationship between the commission, the 314
laboratory, the gaming-related vendor, and the casino operator;315

        (5) The minimum amount of insurance that must be maintained 316
by a casino operator, management company, holding company, or 317
gaming-related vendor;318

       (6) The approval process for a significant change in 319
ownership or transfer of control of a licensee as provided in 320
section 3772.091 of the Revised Code;321

       (7) The design of gaming supplies, devices, and equipment to 322
be distributed by gaming-related vendors;323

       (8) Identifying the casino gaming that is permitted, 324
identifying the gaming supplies, devices, and equipment, that are 325
permitted, defining the area in which the permitted casino gaming 326
may be conducted, and specifying the method of operation according 327
to which the permitted casino gaming is to be conducted as 328
provided in section 3772.20 of the Revised Code, and requiring 329
gaming devices and equipment to meet the standards of this state;330

       (9) Tournament play in any casino facility;331

       (10) Establishing and implementing a voluntary exclusion 332
program that provides all of the following:333

       (a) Except as provided by commission rule, a person who 334
participates in the program shall agree to refrain from entering a 335
casino facility.336

       (b) The name of a person participating in the program shall 337
be included on a list of persons excluded from all casino 338
facilities.339

       (c) Except as provided by commission rule, no person who 340
participates in the program shall petition the commission for 341
admittance into a casino facility.342

       (d) The list of persons participating in the program and the 343
personal information of those persons shall be confidential and 344
shall only be disseminated by the commission to a casino operator 345
and the agents and employees of the casino operator for purposes 346
of enforcement and to other entities, upon request of the 347
participant and agreement by the commission.348

       (e) A casino operator shall make all reasonable attempts as 349
determined by the commission to cease all direct marketing efforts 350
to a person participating in the program.351

       (f) A casino operator shall not cash the check of a person 352
participating in the program or extend credit to the person in any 353
manner. However, the program shall not exclude a casino operator 354
from seeking the payment of a debt accrued by a person before 355
participating in the program.356

       (g) Any and all locations at which a person may register as a 357
participant in the program shall be published.358

       (11) Requiring the commission to adopt standards regarding 359
the marketing materials of a licensed casino operator, including 360
allowing the commission to prohibit marketing materials that are 361
contrary to the adopted standards;362

       (12) Requiring that the records, including financial 363
statements, of any casino operator, management company, holding 364
company, and gaming-related vendor be maintained in the manner 365
prescribed by the commission and made available for inspection 366
upon demand by the commission, but shall be subject to section 367
3772.16 of the Revised Code;368

       (13) Permitting a licensed casino operator, management 369
company, key employee, or casino gaming employee to question a 370
person suspected of violating this chapter;371

       (14) The chips, tokens, tickets, electronic cards, or similar 372
objects that may be purchased by means of an agreement under which 373
credit is extended to a wagerer by a casino operator;374

       (15) Establishing standards for provisional key employee 375
licenses for a person who is required to be licensed as a key 376
employee and is in exigent circumstances and standards for 377
provisional licenses for casino gaming employees who submit 378
complete applications and are compliant under an instant 379
background check. A provisional license shall be valid not longer 380
than three months. A provisional license may be renewed one time, 381
at the commission's discretion, for an additional three months. In 382
establishing standards with regard to instant background checks 383
the commission shall take notice of criminal records checks as 384
they are conducted under section 311.41 of the Revised Code using 385
electronic fingerprint reading devices.386

       (16) Establishing approval procedures for third-party 387
engineering or accounting firms, as described in section 3772.09 388
of the Revised Code;389

       (17) Prescribing the manner in which winnings, compensation 390
from casino gaming, and gross revenue must be computed and 391
reported by a licensee as described in Chapter 5753. of the 392
Revised Code;393

       (18) Prescribing conditions under which a licensee's license 394
may be suspended or revoked as described in section 3772.04 of the 395
Revised Code;396

       (19) Prescribing the manner and procedure of all hearings to 397
be conducted by the commission or by any hearing examiner;398

       (20) Prescribing technical standards and requirements that 399
are to be met by security and surveillance equipment that is used 400
at and standards and requirements to be met by personnel who are 401
employed at casino facilities, and standards and requirements for 402
the provision of security at and surveillance of casino 403
facilities;404

       (21) Prescribing requirements for a casino operator to 405
provide unarmed security services at a casino facility by licensed 406
casino employees, and the training that shall be completed by 407
these employees;408

       (22) Prescribing standards according to which casino 409
operators shall keep accounts and standards according to which 410
casino accounts shall be audited, and establish means of assisting 411
the tax commissioner in levying and collecting the gross casino 412
revenue tax levied under section 5753.02 of the Revised Code;413

       (23) Defining penalties for violation of commission rules and 414
a process for imposing such penalties subject to the review of the 415
joint committee on gaming and wagering;416

       (24) Establishing standards for decertifying contractors that 417
violate statutes or rules of this state or the federal government;418

       (25) Establishing standards for the repair of casino gaming 419
equipment;420

       (26) Establishing procedures to ensure that casino operators, 421
management companies, and holding companies are compliant with the 422
compulsive and problem gambling plan submitted under section 423
3772.18 of the Revised Code;424

       (27) Prescribing, for institutional investors in or holding 425
companies of a casino operator, management company, holding 426
company, or gaming-related vendor that fall below the threshold 427
needed to be considered an institutional investor or a holding 428
company, standards regarding what any employees, members, or 429
owners of those investors or holding companies may do and shall 430
not do in relation to casino facilities and casino gaming in this 431
state, which standards shall rationally relate to the need to 432
proscribe conduct that is inconsistent with passive institutional 433
investment status;434

       (28) Providing for any other thing necessary and proper for 435
successful and efficient regulation of casino gaming under this 436
chapter.437

       (E) The commission shall employ and assign gaming agents as 438
necessary to assist the commission in carrying out the duties of 439
this chapter. In order to maintain employment as a gaming agent, 440
the gaming agent shall successfully complete all continuing 441
training programs required by the commission and shall not have 442
been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a 443
disqualifying offense as defined in section 3772.07 of the Revised 444
Code.445

       (F) The commission, as a law enforcement agency, and its 446
gaming agents, as law enforcement officers as defined in section 447
2901.01 of the Revised Code, shall have authority with regard to 448
the detection and investigation of, the seizure of evidence 449
allegedly relating to, and the apprehension and arrest of persons 450
allegedly committing gaming offenses, and shall have access to 451
casino facilities to carry out the requirements of this chapter.452

       (G) The commission may eject or exclude or authorize the 453
ejection or exclusion of and a gaming agent may eject a person 454
from a casino facility for any of the following reasons:455

       (1) The person's name is on the list of persons voluntarily 456
excluding themselves from all casinos in a program established 457
according to rules adopted by the commission;458

       (2) The person violates or conspires to violate this chapter 459
or a rule adopted thereunder; or460

       (3) The commission determines that the person's conduct or 461
reputation is such that the person's presence within a casino 462
facility may call into question the honesty and integrity of the 463
casino gaming operations or interfere with the orderly conduct of 464
the casino gaming operations.465

       (H) A person, other than a person participating in a 466
voluntary exclusion program, may petition the commission for a 467
public hearing on the person's ejection or exclusion under this 468
chapter.469

       (I) A casino operator or management company shall have the 470
same authority to eject or exclude a person from the management 471
company's casino facilities as authorized in division (G) of this 472
section. The licensee shall immediately notify the commission of 473
an ejection or exclusion.474

       (J) The commission shall submit a written annual report with 475
the governor, president and minority leader of the senate, speaker 476
and minority leader of the house of representatives, and joint 477
committee on gaming and wagering before the first day of September 478
each year. The annual report shall cover the previous fiscal year 479
and shall include aall of the following:480

       (1) A statement describing the receipts and disbursements of 481
the commission, relevant;482

       (2) Relevant financial data regarding casino gaming, 483
including gross revenues and disbursements made under this 484
chapter, actions;485

       (3) Actions taken by the commission, an;486

       (4) An update on casino operators', management companies', 487
and holding companies' compulsive and problem gambling plans and 488
the voluntary exclusion program and list, and any;489

       (5) Information regarding prosecutions for conduct described 490
in division (H) of section 3772.99 of the Revised Code, including, 491
but not limited to, the total number of prosecutions commenced and 492
the name of each person prosecuted;493

       (6) Any additional information that the commission considers 494
useful or that the governor, president or minority leader of the 495
senate, speaker or minority leader of the house of 496
representatives, or joint committee on gaming and wagering 497
requests.498

        (K) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning on 499
July 1, 2011, the commission shall assume jurisdiction over and 500
oversee the regulation of skill-based amusement machines as is 501
provided in the law of this state.502

       Sec. 3772.99.  (A) The commission shall levy and collect 503
penalties for noncriminal violations of this chapter. Noncriminal 504
violations include using the term "casino" in any advertisement in 505
regard to a facility operating video lottery terminals, as defined 506
in section 3770.21 of the Revised Code, in this state. Moneys 507
collected from such penalty levies shall be credited to the 508
general revenue fund.509

       (B) If a licensed casino operator, management company, 510
holding company, gaming-related vendor, or key employee violates 511
this chapter or engages in a fraudulent act, the commission may 512
suspend or revoke the license and may do either or both of the 513
following:514

       (1) Suspend, revoke, or restrict the casino gaming operations 515
of a casino operator;516

       (2) Require the removal of a management company, key 517
employee, or discontinuance of services from a gaming-related 518
vendor.519

       (C) The commission shall impose civil penalties against a 520
person who violates this chapter under the penalties adopted by 521
commission rule and reviewed by the joint committee on gaming and 522
wagering.523

       (D) A person who knowingly or intentionally does any of the 524
following commits a misdemeanor of the first degree on the first 525
offense and a felony of the fifth degree for a subsequent offense:526

       (1) Makes a false statement on an application submitted under 527
this chapter;528

       (2) Permits a person less than twenty-one years of age to 529
make a wager at a casino facility;530

       (3) Aids, induces, or causes a person less than twenty-one 531
years of age who is not an employee of the casino gaming operation 532
to enter or attempt to enter a casino facility;533

       (4) Enters or attempts to enter a casino facility while under 534
twenty-one years of age, unless the person enters a designated 535
area as described in section 3772.24 of the Revised Code;536

       (5) Is a casino operator or employee and participates in 537
casino gaming other than as part of operation or employment.538

       (E) A person who knowingly or intentionally does any of the 539
following commits a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense 540
and a felony of the fourth degree for a subsequent offense. If the 541
person is a licensee under this chapter, the commission shall 542
revoke the person's license after the first offense.543

       (1) Uses or possesses with the intent to use a device to 544
assist in projecting the outcome of the casino game, keeping track 545
of the cards played, analyzing the probability of the occurrence 546
of an event relating to the casino game, or analyzing the strategy 547
for playing or betting to be used in the casino game, except as 548
permitted by the commission;549

       (2) Cheats at a casino game;550

       (3) Manufactures, sells, or distributes any cards, chips, 551
dice, game, or device that is intended to be used to violate this 552
chapter;553

       (4) Alters or misrepresents the outcome of a casino game on 554
which wagers have been made after the outcome is made sure but 555
before the outcome is revealed to the players;556

       (5) Places, increases, or decreases a wager on the outcome of 557
a casino game after acquiring knowledge that is not available to 558
all players and concerns the outcome of the casino game that is 559
the subject of the wager;560

       (6) Aids a person in acquiring the knowledge described in 561
division (E)(5) of this section for the purpose of placing, 562
increasing, or decreasing a wager contingent on the outcome of a 563
casino game;564

       (7) Claims, collects, takes, or attempts to claim, collect, 565
or take money or anything of value in or from a casino game with 566
the intent to defraud or without having made a wager contingent on 567
winning a casino game;568

       (8) Claims, collects, or takes an amount of money or thing of 569
value of greater value than the amount won in a casino game;570

       (9) Uses or possesses counterfeit chips, tokens, or cashless 571
wagering instruments in or for use in a casino game;572

       (10) Possesses a key or device designed for opening, 573
entering, or affecting the operation of a casino game, drop box, 574
or an electronic or a mechanical device connected with the casino 575
game or removing coins, tokens, chips, or other contents of a 576
casino game. This division does not apply to a casino operator, 577
management company, or gaming-related vendor or their agents and 578
employees in the course of agency or employment.579

       (11) Possesses materials used to manufacture a device 580
intended to be used in a manner that violates this chapter;581

       (12) Operates a casino gaming operation in which wagering is 582
conducted or is to be conducted in a manner other than the manner 583
required under this chapter.584

       (F) The possession of more than one of the devices described 585
in division (E)(9), (10), or (11) of this section creates a 586
rebuttable presumption that the possessor intended to use the 587
devices for cheating.588

       (G) A person who knowingly or intentionally does any of the 589
following commits a felony of the third degree. If the person is a 590
licensee under this chapter, the commission shall revoke the 591
person's license after the first offense. A public servant or 592
party official who is convicted under this division is forever 593
disqualified from holding any public office, employment, or 594
position of trust in this state.595

       (1) Offers, promises, or gives anything of value or benefit 596
to a person who is connected with the casino operator, management 597
company, holding company, or gaming-related vendor, including 598
their officers and employees, under an agreement to influence or 599
with the intent to influence the actions of the person to whom the 600
offer, promise, or gift was made in order to affect or attempt to 601
affect the outcome of a casino game or an official action of a 602
commission member, agent, or employee;603

       (2) Solicits, accepts, or receives a promise of anything of 604
value or benefit while the person is connected with a casino, 605
including an officer or employee of a casino operator, management 606
company, or gaming-related vendor, under an agreement to influence 607
or with the intent to influence the actions of the person to 608
affect or attempt to affect the outcome of a casino game or an 609
official action of a commission member, agent, or employee;610

        (H) A person who knowingly or intentionally does any of the 611
following while participating in casino gaming or otherwise 612
transacting with a casino facility as permitted by Chapter 3772. 613
of the Revised Code commits a felony of the fifth degree on a 614
first offense and a felony of the fourth degree for a subsequent 615
offense:616

       (1) Causes or attempts to cause a casino facility to fail to 617
file a report required under 31 U.S.C. 5313(a) or 5325 or any 618
regulation prescribed thereunder or section 1315.53 of the Revised 619
Code, or to fail to file a report or maintain a record required by 620
an order issued under section 21 of the "Federal Deposit Insurance 621
Act" or section 123 of Pub. L. No. 91-508;622

       (2) Causes or attempts to cause a casino facility to file a 623
report required under 31 U.S.C. 5313(a) or 5325 or any regulation 624
prescribed thereunder or section 1315.53 of the Revised Code, to 625
file a report or to maintain a record required by any order issued 626
under 31 U.S.C. 5326, or to maintain a record required under any 627
regulation prescribed under section 21 of the "Federal Deposit 628
Insurance Act" or section 123 of Pub. L. No. 91-508 that contains 629
a material omission or misstatement of fact; 630

       (3) With one or more casino facilities, structures a 631
transaction, is complicit in structuring a transaction, attempts 632
to structure a transaction, or is complicit in an attempt to 633
structure a transaction.634

       (I) A person who is convicted of a felony described in this 635
chapter may be barred for life from entering a casino facility by 636
the commission.637

       (J) As used in division (H) of this section:638

        (1) To be "complicit" means to engage in any conduct of a 639
type described in divisions (A)(1) to (4) of section 2923.03 of 640
the Revised Code.641

        (2) "Structure a transaction" has the same meaning as in 642
section 1315.51 of the Revised Code.643

       Section 2. That existing sections 2915.08, 3772.03, and 644
3772.99 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.645