To enact sections 2915.25 and 3770.211 of the Revised Code to require criminal records checks of certain persons involved in the operation of casino facilities or video lottery terminals and to prohibit any person convicted of a felony from being involved in these operations.

Section 1.  That sections 2915.25 and 3770.211 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 2915.25.  (A) The casino control commission created under Article XV, Section 6(C) of the Ohio Constitution shall request the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, the department of public safety, or any other state, local, or federal agency to supply the commission with the criminal records of any applicant for a license to become any of the following:

(1) An operator of, or a management company retained by an operator of, a casino facility;

(2) A manager or key employee employed in a casino facility;

(3) A gaming-related vendor providing goods or services to a casino facility.

(B) The commission shall also request the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, the department of public safety, or any other state, local, or federal agency to supply the commission with the criminal records of any person who directly or indirectly owns five per cent or more of an operator or management company that is described in division (A)(1) of this section and that is an applicant for a license.

(C) The commission may periodically request the criminal records of any licensee or other person described in division (B) of this section.

(D) At or prior to making a request described in division (A), (B), or (C) of this section, the commission shall require a person listed in division (A) or (B) of this section to obtain fingerprint impressions on fingerprint cards prescribed by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation at a qualified law enforcement agency, and the commission shall cause those fingerprint cards to be forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, to the federal bureau of investigation, or to both bureaus.

(E) The commission may adopt uniform rules specifying time periods after which an applicant described in division (A) of this section may be issued a license.

(F)(1) The commission shall refuse to grant a license to, and shall revoke the license of, an operator, a management company, a manager or key employee, or a gaming-related vendor described in division (A) of this section if the applicant or licensee has been convicted of a felony.

(2) The commission shall refuse to grant a license to, and shall revoke the license of, an operator or a management company described in division (A)(1) of this section if a person who directly or indirectly owns five per cent or more of the operator or the management company has been convicted of a felony.

Sec. 3770.211.  (A) The state lottery commission shall request the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, the department of public safety, or any other state, local, or federal agency to supply the commission with the criminal records of any applicant for a license to become a video lottery terminal agent pursuant to sections 3770.03 and 3770.21 of the Revised Code.

(B) The commission shall also request the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, the department of public safety, or any other state, local, or federal agency to supply the commission with the criminal records of any of the following:

(1) A person who directly or indirectly owns five per cent or more of an applicant for a video lottery terminal agent license or a management company retained by a video lottery terminal agent;

(2) A manager or key employee employed by a video lottery terminal agent;

(3) A vendor providing gaming-related goods or services to a video lottery terminal agent.

(C) The commission may periodically request the criminal records of any licensed video lottery terminal agent or other person described in division (B) of this section.

(D) At or prior to making a request described in division (A), (B), or (C) of this section, the commission shall require a person listed in division (A) or (B) of this section to obtain fingerprint impressions on fingerprint cards prescribed by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation at a qualified law enforcement agency, and the commission shall cause those fingerprint cards to be forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, to the federal bureau of investigation, or to both bureaus.

(E) The commission may adopt uniform rules specifying time periods after which an applicant described in division (A) of this section may be issued a license.

(F) The commission shall refuse to grant a license to an applicant for a video lottery terminal agent license, and shall revoke the license of a video lottery terminal agent, who has been convicted of a felony or if any of the following has been convicted of a felony:

(1) A person who directly or indirectly owns five per cent or more of the video lottery terminal agent or a management company retained by the video lottery terminal agent;

(2) A manager or key employee employed by the video lottery terminal agent;

(3) A vendor providing gaming-related goods or services to the video lottery terminal agent.