As Referred by the House Rules and Reference Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 325

Representative Perales 

Cosponsors: Representatives Buchy, Phillips, Huffman, Brenner 

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A BILL

To amend sections 109.32, 2915.01, 2915.08, 2915.081,

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2915.082, 2915.092, 2915.095, 2915.10, and 2915.13

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and to enact sections 2915.083 and 2915.096 of the

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Revised Code to allow charitable video bingo by

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veteran's, fraternal, and sporting organizations.

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

Section 1.  That sections 109.32, 2915.01, 2915.08, 2915.081,	6
2915.082, 2915.092, 2915.095, 2915.10, and 2915.13 be amended and	7
sections 2915.083 and 2915.096 of the Revised Code be enacted to	8
read as follows:	9

Sec. 109.32.  All annual filing fees obtained by the attorney	10
general pursuant to section 109.31 of the Revised Code, all	11
receipts obtained from the sale of the charitable foundations	12
directory, all registration fees received by the attorney general,	13
bond forfeitures, awards of costs and attorney's fees, and civil	14
penalties assessed under Chapter 1716. of the Revised Code, and	15
all license fees received by the attorney general under section	16
2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082, or 2915.083 of the Revised Code	17
shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the	18
charitable law fund. The charitable law fund shall be used insofar	19
as its moneys are available for the expenses of the charitable law	20
section of the office of the attorney general, except that all	21
annual license fees that are received by the attorney general	22
under section 2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082 of the Revised Code	23
and that are credited to the fund shall be used by the attorney	24
general, or any law enforcement agency in cooperation with the	25
attorney general, for the purposes specified in division (H)(I) of	26
section 2915.10 of the Revised Code and to administer and enforce	27
Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code. The expenses of the charitable	28
law section in excess of moneys available in the charitable law	29
fund shall be paid out of regular appropriations to the office of	30
the attorney general.	31

Sec. 2915.01.  As used in this chapter:

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(A) "Bookmaking" means the business of receiving or paying	33
off bets.	34

(B) "Bet" means the hazarding of anything of value upon the	35
result of an event, undertaking, or contingency, but does not	36
include a bona fide business risk.	37

(C) "Scheme of chance" means a slot machine unless authorized	38
under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code, lottery unless authorized	39
under Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code, numbers game, pool	40
conducted for profit, or other scheme in which a participant gives	41
a valuable consideration for a chance to win a prize, but does not	42
include bingo, a skill-based amusement machine, or a pool not	43
conducted for profit. "Scheme of chance" includes the use of an	44
electronic device to reveal the results of a game entry if	45
valuable consideration is paid, directly or indirectly, for a	46
chance to win a prize. Valuable consideration is deemed to be paid	47
for a chance to win a prize in the following instances:	48

(1) Less than fifty per cent of the goods or services sold by	49
a scheme of chance operator in exchange for game entries are used	50
or redeemed by participants at any one location;	51

(2) Less than fifty per cent of participants who purchase	52
goods or services at any one location do not accept, use, or	53
redeem the goods or services sold or purportedly sold;	54

(3) More than fifty per cent of prizes at any one location	55
are revealed to participants through an electronic device	56
simulating a game of chance or a "casino game" as defined in	57
section 3772.01 of the Revised Code;	58

(4) The good or service sold by a scheme of chance operator	59
in exchange for a game entry cannot be used or redeemed in the	60
manner advertised;	61

(5) A participant pays more than fair market value for goods	62
or services offered by a scheme of chance operator in order to	63
receive one or more game entries;	64

(6) A participant may use the electronic device to purchase	65
additional game entries;	66

(7) A participant may purchase additional game entries by	67
using points or credits won as prizes while using the electronic	68
device;	69

(8) A scheme of chance operator pays out in prize money more	70
than twenty per cent of the gross revenue received at one	71
location; or	72

(9) A participant makes a purchase or exchange in order to	73
obtain any good or service that may be used to facilitate play on	74
the electronic device.	75

As used in this division, "electronic device" means a	76
mechanical, video, digital, or electronic machine or device that	77
is capable of displaying information on a screen or other	78
mechanism and that is owned, leased, or otherwise possessed by any	79
person conducting a scheme of chance, or by that person's	80
partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, or contractors.	81

(D) "Game of chance" means poker, craps, roulette, or other	82
game in which a player gives anything of value in the hope of	83
gain, the outcome of which is determined largely by chance, but	84
does not include bingo.	85

(E) "Game of chance conducted for profit" means any game of	86
chance designed to produce income for the person who conducts or	87
operates the game of chance, but does not include bingo.	88

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

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

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(2) A ticket, token, or other device representing a chance,	91
share, or interest in a scheme of chance or evidencing a bet;	92

(3) A deck of cards, dice, gaming table, roulette wheel, slot	93
machine, or other apparatus designed for use in connection with a	94
game of chance;	95

(4) Any equipment, device, apparatus, or paraphernalia	96
specially designed for gambling purposes;	97

(5) Bingo supplies sold or otherwise provided, or used, in	98
violation of this chapter;	99

(6) Skill-based amusement machines, slot machines, and	100
charitable video bingo supplies sold or otherwise provided or used	101
in violation of this chapter.	102

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

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(1) A violation of section 2915.02, 2915.03, 2915.04,	104
2915.05, 2915.06, 2915.07, 2915.08, 2915.081, 2915.082, 2915.083,	105
2915.09, 2915.091, 2915.092, 2915.093, 2915.094, 2915.096,	106
2915.10, or2915.101, 2915.11, or 2915.13 of the Revised Code;	107

(2) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance	108
or law of this or any other state or the United States	109
substantially equivalent to any section listed in division (G)(1)	110
of this section or a violation of section 2915.06 of the Revised	111
Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996;	112

(3) An offense under an existing or former municipal	113
ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States,	114
of which gambling is an element;	115

(4) A conspiracy or attempt to commit, or complicity in	116
committing, any offense under division (G)(1), (2), or (3) of this	117
section.	118

(H) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, "charitable	119
organization" means either of the following:	120

(1) An organization that is, and has received from the	121
internal revenue service a determination letter that currently is	122
in effect stating that the organization is, exempt from federal	123
income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	124
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;	125

(2) A volunteer rescue service organization, volunteer	126
firefighter's organization, veteran's organization, fraternal	127
organization, or sporting organization that is exempt from federal	128
income taxation under subsection 501(c)(4), (c)(7), (c)(8),	129
(c)(10), or (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code.	130

To qualify as a "charitable organization," an organization	131
shall have been in continuous existence as such in this state for	132
a period of two years immediately preceding either the making of	133
an application for a bingo license under section 2915.08 of the	134
Revised Code or the conducting of any game of chance as provided	135
in division (D) of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.	136

(I) "Religious organization" means any church, body of	137
communicants, or group that is not organized or operated for	138
profit and that gathers in common membership for regular worship	139
and religious observances.	140

(J) "Veteran's organization" means any individual post or	141
state headquarters of a national veteran's association or an	142
auxiliary unit of any individual post of a national veteran's	143
association, which post, state headquarters, or auxiliary unit is	144
incorporated as a nonprofit corporation and either has received a	145
letter from the state headquarters of the national veteran's	146
association indicating that the individual post or auxiliary unit	147
is in good standing with the national veteran's association or has	148
received a letter from the national veteran's association	149
indicating that the state headquarters is in good standing with	150
the national veteran's association. As used in this division,	151
"national veteran's association" means any veteran's association	152
that has been in continuous existence as such for a period of at	153
least five years and either is incorporated by an act of the	154
United States congress or has a national dues-paying membership of	155
at least five thousand persons.	156

(K) "Volunteer firefighter's organization" means any	157
organization of volunteer firefighters, as defined in section	158
146.01 of the Revised Code, that is organized and operated	159
exclusively to provide financial support for a volunteer fire	160
department or a volunteer fire company and that is recognized or	161
ratified by a county, municipal corporation, or township.	162

(L) "Fraternal organization" means any society, order, state	163
headquarters, or association within this state, except a college	164
or high school fraternity, that is not organized for profit, that	165
is a branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state	166
organization, that exists exclusively for the common business or	167
sodality of its members.	168

(M) "Volunteer rescue service organization" means any	169
organization of volunteers organized to function as an emergency	170
medical service organization, as defined in section 4765.01 of the	171
Revised Code.	172

(N) "Charitable bingo game" means any bingo game described in	173
division (O)(1) or (2) of this section that is conducted by a	174
charitable organization that has obtained a license pursuant to	175
section 2915.08 of the Revised Code and the proceeds of which are	176
used for a charitable purpose.	177

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

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

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(a) The participants use bingo cards or sheets, including	180
paper formats and electronic representation or image formats, that	181
are divided into twenty-five spaces arranged in five horizontal	182
and five vertical rows of spaces, with each space, except the	183
central space, being designated by a combination of a letter and a	184
number and with the central space being designated as a free	185
space.	186

(b) The participants cover the spaces on the bingo cards or	187
sheets that correspond to combinations of letters and numbers that	188
are announced by a bingo game operator.	189

(c) A bingo game operator announces combinations of letters	190
and numbers that appear on objects that a bingo game operator	191
selects by chance, either manually or mechanically, from a	192
receptacle that contains seventy-five objects at the beginning of	193
each game, each object marked by a different combination of a	194
letter and a number that corresponds to one of the seventy-five	195
possible combinations of a letter and a number that can appear on	196
the bingo cards or sheets.	197

(d) The winner of the bingo game includes any participant who	198
properly announces during the interval between the announcements	199
of letters and numbers as described in division (O)(1)(c) of this	200
section, that a predetermined and preannounced pattern of spaces	201
has been covered on a bingo card or sheet being used by the	202
participant.	203

(2) Instant bingo, punch boards, and raffles, and charitable	204
video bingo.	205

(P) "Conduct" means to back, promote, organize, manage, carry	206
on, sponsor, or prepare for the operation of bingo or a game of	207
chance, a scheme of chance, or a sweepstakes.	208

(Q) "Bingo game operator" means any person, except security	209
personnel, who performs work or labor at the site of bingo,	210
including, but not limited to, collecting money from participants,	211
handing out bingo cards or sheets or objects to cover spaces on	212
bingo cards or sheets, selecting from a receptacle the objects	213
that contain the combination of letters and numbers that appear on	214
bingo cards or sheets, calling out the combinations of letters and	215
numbers, distributing prizes, selling or redeeming instant bingo	216
or charitable video bingo tickets or cards, supervising the	217
operation of a punch board, selling raffle tickets, selecting	218
raffle tickets from a receptacle and announcing the winning	219
numbers in a raffle, and preparing, selling, and serving food or	220
beverages, supervising the operation of charitable video bingo,	221
and accessing player terminals and charitable video bingo devices	222
other than as a participant. "Bingo game operator" does not	223
include licensed charitable video bingo distributors and employees	224
of those distributors.	225

(R) "Participant" means any person who plays bingo.

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(S) "Bingo session" means a period that includes both of the	227
following:	228

(1) Not to exceed five continuous hours for the conduct of	229
one or more games described in division (O)(1) of this section,	230
instant bingo, and seal cards;	231

(2) A period for the conduct of instant bingo and seal cards	232
for not more than two hours before and not more than two hours	233
after the period described in division (S)(1) of this section.	234

(T) "Gross receipts" means all money or assets, including	235
admission fees, that a person receives from bingo without the	236
deduction of any amounts for prizes paid out or for the expenses	237
of conducting bingo. "Gross receipts" does not include any money	238
directly taken in from the sale of food or beverages by a	239
charitable organization conducting bingo, or by a bona fide	240
auxiliary unit or society of a charitable organization conducting	241
bingo, provided all of the following apply:	242

(1) The auxiliary unit or society has been in existence as a	243
bona fide auxiliary unit or society of the charitable organization	244
for at least two years prior to conducting bingo.	245

(2) The person who purchases the food or beverage receives	246
nothing of value except the food or beverage and items customarily	247
received with the purchase of that food or beverage.	248

(3) The food and beverages are sold at customary and	249
reasonable prices.	250

(U) "Security personnel" includes any person who either is a	251
sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, township	252
constable, or member of an organized police department of a	253
municipal corporation or has successfully completed a peace	254
officer's training course pursuant to sections 109.71 to 109.79 of	255
the Revised Code and who is hired to provide security for the	256
premises on which bingo is conducted.	257

(V) "Charitable purpose" means that the net profit of bingo,	258
other than instant bingo, is used by, or is given, donated, or	259
otherwise transferred to, any of the following:	260

(1) Any organization that is described in subsection	261
509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code	262
and is either a governmental unit or an organization that is tax	263
exempt under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection	264
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;	265

(2) A veteran's organization that is a post, chapter, or	266
organization of veterans, or an auxiliary unit or society of, or a	267
trust or foundation for, any such post, chapter, or organization	268
organized in the United States or any of its possessions, at least	269
seventy-five per cent of the members of which are veterans and	270
substantially all of the other members of which are individuals	271
who are spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, or such	272
individuals, provided that no part of the net earnings of such	273
post, chapter, or organization inures to the benefit of any	274
private shareholder or individual, and further provided that the	275
net profit is used by the post, chapter, or organization for the	276
charitable purposes set forth in division (B)(12) of section	277
5739.02 of the Revised Code, is used for awarding scholarships to	278
or for attendance at an institution mentioned in division (B)(12)	279
of section 5739.02 of the Revised Code, is donated to a	280
governmental agency, or is used for nonprofit youth activities,	281
the purchase of United States or Ohio flags that are donated to	282
schools, youth groups, or other bona fide nonprofit organizations,	283
promotion of patriotism, or disaster relief;	284

(3) A fraternal organization that has been in continuous	285
existence in this state for fifteen years and that uses the net	286
profit exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific,	287
literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of	288
cruelty to children or animals, if contributions for such use	289
would qualify as a deductible charitable contribution under	290
subsection 170 of the Internal Revenue Code;	291

(4) A volunteer firefighter's organization that uses the net	292
profit for the purposes set forth in division (K) of this section.	293

(W) "Internal Revenue Code" means the "Internal Revenue Code	294
of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as now or hereafter	295
amended.	296

(X) "Youth athletic organization" means any organization, not	297
organized for profit, that is organized and operated exclusively	298
to provide financial support to, or to operate, athletic	299
activities for persons who are twenty-one years of age or younger	300
by means of sponsoring, organizing, operating, or contributing to	301
the support of an athletic team, club, league, or association.	302

(Y) "Youth athletic park organization" means any	303
organization, not organized for profit, that satisfies both of the	304
following:	305

(1) It owns, operates, and maintains playing fields that	306
satisfy both of the following:	307

(a) The playing fields are used at least one hundred days per	308
year for athletic activities by one or more organizations, not	309
organized for profit, each of which is organized and operated	310
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	311
athletic activities for persons who are eighteen years of age or	312
younger by means of sponsoring, organizing, operating, or	313
contributing to the support of an athletic team, club, league, or	314
association.	315

(b) The playing fields are not used for any profit-making	316
activity at any time during the year.	317

(2) It uses the proceeds of bingo it conducts exclusively for	318
the operation, maintenance, and improvement of its playing fields	319
of the type described in division (Y)(1) of this section.	320

(Z) "Bingo supplies" means bingo cards or sheets; instant	321
bingo tickets or cards; electronic bingo aids; raffle tickets;	322
punch boards; seal cards; instant bingo ticket dispensers; and	323
devices for selecting or displaying the combination of bingo	324
letters and numbers or raffle tickets. Items that are "bingo	325
supplies" are not gambling devices if sold or otherwise provided,	326
and used, in accordance with this chapter. For purposes of this	327
chapter, "bingo supplies" are not to be considered equipment used	328
to conduct a bingo game. "Bingo supplies" does not include	329
charitable video bingo supplies.	330

(AA) "Instant bingo" means a form of bingo that shall use	331
folded or banded tickets or paper cards with perforated break-open	332
tabs, a face of which is covered or otherwise hidden from view to	333
conceal a number, letter, or symbol, or set of numbers, letters,	334
or symbols, some of which have been designated in advance as prize	335
winners, and may also include games in which some winners are	336
determined by the random selection of one or more bingo numbers by	337
the use of a seal card or bingo blower. In all "instant bingo" the	338
prize amount and structure shall be predetermined. "Instant bingo"	339
does not include any device that is activated by the insertion of	340
a coin, currency, token, or an equivalent, and that contains as	341
one of its components a video display monitor that is capable of	342
displaying numbers, letters, symbols, or characters in winning or	343
losing combinations.	344

(BB) "Seal card" means a form of instant bingo that uses	345
instant bingo tickets in conjunction with a board or placard that	346
contains one or more seals that, when removed or opened, reveal	347
predesignated winning numbers, letters, or symbols.	348

(CC) "Raffle" means a form of bingo in which the one or more	349
prizes are won by one or more persons who have purchased a raffle	350
ticket. The one or more winners of the raffle are determined by	351
drawing a ticket stub or other detachable section from a	352
receptacle containing ticket stubs or detachable sections	353
corresponding to all tickets sold for the raffle. "Raffle" does	354
not include the drawing of a ticket stub or other detachable	355
section of a ticket purchased to attend a professional sporting	356
event if both of the following apply:	357

(1) The ticket stub or other detachable section is used to	358
select the winner of a free prize given away at the professional	359
sporting event; and	360

(2) The cost of the ticket is the same as the cost of a	361
ticket to the professional sporting event on days when no free	362
prize is given away.	363

(DD) "Punch board" means a board containing a number of holes	364
or receptacles of uniform size in which are placed, mechanically	365
and randomly, serially numbered slips of paper that may be punched	366
or drawn from the hole or receptacle when used in conjunction with	367
instant bingo. A player may punch or draw the numbered slips of	368
paper from the holes or receptacles and obtain the prize	369
established for the game if the number drawn corresponds to a	370
winning number or, if the punch board includes the use of a seal	371
card, a potential winning number.	372

(EE) "Gross profit" means gross receipts minus the amount	373
actually expended for the payment of prize awards.	374

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

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(GG) "Expenses" means the reasonable amount of gross profit	376
actually expended for all of the following:	377

(1) The purchase or lease of bingo supplies;

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(2) The annual license fee required under section 2915.08 of	379
the Revised Code;	380

(3) Bank fees and service charges for a bingo session or game	381
account described in section 2915.10 of the Revised Code;	382

(4) Audits and accounting services;

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(5) Safes;

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(6) Cash registers;

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(7) Hiring security personnel;

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(8) Advertising bingo;

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(9) Renting premises in which to conduct a bingo session;

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(10) Tables and chairs;

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(11) Expenses for maintaining and operating a charitable	390
organization's facilities, including, but not limited to, a post	391
home, club house, lounge, tavern, or canteen and any grounds	392
attached to the post home, club house, lounge, tavern, or canteen;	393

(12) Payment of real property taxes and assessments that are	394
levied on a premises on which bingo is conducted;	395

(13) Any other product or service directly related to the	396
conduct of bingo that is authorized in rules adopted by the	397
attorney general under division (B)(1) of section 2915.08 of the	398
Revised Code.	399

(HH) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the	400
Revised Code and includes any firm or any other legal entity,	401
however organized.	402

(II) "Revoke" means to void permanently all rights and	403
privileges of the holder of a license issued under section	404
2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082, or 2915.083 of the Revised Code or	405
a charitable gaming license issued by another jurisdiction.	406

(JJ) "Suspend" means to interrupt temporarily all rights and	407
privileges of the holder of a license issued under section	408
2915.08, 2915.081, or 2915.082, or 2915.083 of the Revised Code or	409
a charitable gaming license issued by another jurisdiction.	410

(KK) "Distributor" means any person who purchases or obtains	411
bingo supplies and who does either of the following:	412

(1) Sells, offers for sale, or otherwise provides or offers	413
to provide the bingo supplies to another person for use in this	414
state;	415

(2) Modifies, converts, adds to, or removes parts from the	416
bingo supplies to further their promotion or sale for use in this	417
state.	418

(LL) "Manufacturer" means any person who assembles completed	419
bingo supplies from raw materials, other items, or subparts or who	420
modifies, converts, adds to, or removes parts from bingo supplies	421
to further their promotion or sale.	422

(MM) "Gross annual revenues" means the annual gross receipts	423
derived from the conduct of bingo described in division (O)(1) of	424
this section plus the annual net profit derived from the conduct	425
of bingo described in division (O)(2) of this section.	426

(NN) "Instant bingo ticket dispenser" means a mechanical	427
device that dispenses an instant bingo ticket or card as the sole	428
item of value dispensed and that has the following	429
characteristics:	430

(1) It is activated upon the insertion of United States	431
currency.	432

(2) It performs no gaming functions.

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(3) It does not contain a video display monitor or generate	434
noise.	435

(4) It is not capable of displaying any numbers, letters,	436
symbols, or characters in winning or losing combinations.	437

(5) It does not simulate or display rolling or spinning	438
reels.	439

(6) It is incapable of determining whether a dispensed bingo	440
ticket or card is a winning or nonwinning ticket or card and	441
requires a winning ticket or card to be paid by a bingo game	442
operator.	443

(7) It may provide accounting and security features to aid in	444
accounting for the instant bingo tickets or cards it dispenses.	445

(8) It is not part of an electronic network and is not	446
interactive.	447

(OO)(1) "Electronic bingo aid" means an electronic device	448
used by a participant to monitor bingo cards or sheets purchased	449
at the time and place of a bingo session and that does all of the	450
following:	451

(a) It provides a means for a participant to input numbers	452
and letters announced by a bingo caller.	453

(b) It compares the numbers and letters entered by the	454
participant to the bingo faces previously stored in the memory of	455
the device.	456

(c) It identifies a winning bingo pattern.

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(2) "Electronic bingo aid" does not include a player	458
terminal, charitable video bingo device, or any device into which	459
a coin, currency, token, or an equivalent is inserted to activate	460
play.	461

(PP) "Deal of instant bingo tickets" means a single game of	462
instant bingo tickets or a single game of charitable video bingo	463
tickets all with the same serial number.	464

(QQ)(1) "Slot machine" means either of the following:

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(a) Any mechanical, electronic, video, or digital device that	466
is capable of accepting anything of value, directly or indirectly,	467
from or on behalf of a player who gives the thing of value in the	468
hope of gain;	469

(b) Any mechanical, electronic, video, or digital device that	470
is capable of accepting anything of value, directly or indirectly,	471
from or on behalf of a player to conduct bingo or a scheme or game	472
of chance.	473

(2) "Slot machine" does not include a skill-based amusement	474
machine or, an instant bingo ticket dispenser, or a player	475
terminal or charitable video bingo device used to conduct licensed	476
charitable video bingo.	477

(RR) "Net profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant	478
bingo" means gross profit minus the ordinary, necessary, and	479
reasonable expense expended for the purchase of instant bingo	480
supplies, and, in the case of instant bingo conducted by a	481
veteran's, fraternal, or sporting organization, minus the payment	482
by that organization of real property taxes and assessments levied	483
on a premises on which instant bingo is conducted.	484

(SS) "Charitable instant bingo organization" means an	485
organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under	486
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	487
Internal Revenue Code and is a charitable organization as defined	488
in this section. A "charitable instant bingo organization" does	489
not include a charitable organization that is exempt from federal	490
income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	491
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is	492
created by a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or	493
a sporting organization in regards to bingo conducted or assisted	494
by a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or a	495
sporting organization pursuant to section 2915.13 of the Revised	496
Code.	497

(TT) "Game flare" means the board or placard that accompanies	498
each deal of instant bingo tickets or each deal of charitable	499
video bingo tickets and that has printed on or affixed to it the	500
following information for the game, as applicable:	501

(1) The name of the game;

502

(2) The manufacturer's or charitable video bingo	503
distributor's name or distinctive logo;	504

(3) The instant bingo form number;

505

(4) The instant bingo ticket count or charitable video bingo	506
ticket count;	507

(5) The prize structure, including the number of winning	508
instant bingo tickets or charitable video bingo tickets by	509
denomination and the respective winning symbol or number	510
combinations for the winning instant bingo tickets or charitable	511
video bingo tickets;	512

(6) The cost per play;

513

(7) The serial number of the game.

514

(UU)(1) "Skill-based amusement machine" means a mechanical,	515
video, digital, or electronic device that rewards the player or	516
players, if at all, only with merchandise prizes or with	517
redeemable vouchers redeemable only for merchandise prizes,	518
provided that with respect to rewards for playing the game all of	519
the following apply:	520

(a) The wholesale value of a merchandise prize awarded as a	521
result of the single play of a machine does not exceed ten	522
dollars;	523

(b) Redeemable vouchers awarded for any single play of a	524
machine are not redeemable for a merchandise prize with a	525
wholesale value of more than ten dollars;	526

(c) Redeemable vouchers are not redeemable for a merchandise	527
prize that has a wholesale value of more than ten dollars times	528
the fewest number of single plays necessary to accrue the	529
redeemable vouchers required to obtain that prize; and	530

(d) Any redeemable vouchers or merchandise prizes are	531
distributed at the site of the skill-based amusement machine at	532
the time of play.	533

A card for the purchase of gasoline is a redeemable voucher	534
for purposes of division (UU)(1) of this section even if the	535
skill-based amusement machine for the play of which the card is	536
awarded is located at a place where gasoline may not be legally	537
distributed to the public or the card is not redeemable at the	538
location of, or at the time of playing, the skill-based amusement	539
machine.	540

(2) A device shall not be considered a skill-based amusement	541
machine and shall be considered a slot machine if it pays cash or	542
one or more of the following apply:	543

(a) The ability of a player to succeed at the game is	544
impacted by the number or ratio of prior wins to prior losses of	545
players playing the game.	546

(b) Any reward of redeemable vouchers is not based solely on	547
the player achieving the object of the game or the player's score;	548

(c) The outcome of the game, or the value of the redeemable	549
voucher or merchandise prize awarded for winning the game, can be	550
controlled by a source other than any player playing the game.	551

(d) The success of any player is or may be determined by a	552
chance event that cannot be altered by player actions.	553

(e) The ability of any player to succeed at the game is	554
determined by game features not visible or known to the player.	555

(f) The ability of the player to succeed at the game is	556
impacted by the exercise of a skill that no reasonable player	557
could exercise.	558

(3) All of the following apply to any machine that is	559
operated as described in division (UU)(1) of this section:	560

(a) As used in division (UU) of this section, "game" and	561
"play" mean one event from the initial activation of the machine	562
until the results of play are determined without payment of	563
additional consideration. An individual utilizing a machine that	564
involves a single game, play, contest, competition, or tournament	565
may be awarded redeemable vouchers or merchandise prizes based on	566
the results of play.	567

(b) Advance play for a single game, play, contest,	568
competition, or tournament participation may be purchased. The	569
cost of the contest, competition, or tournament participation may	570
be greater than a single noncontest, competition, or tournament	571
play.	572

(c) To the extent that the machine is used in a contest,	573
competition, or tournament, that contest, competition, or	574
tournament has a defined starting and ending date and is open to	575
participants in competition for scoring and ranking results toward	576
the awarding of redeemable vouchers or merchandise prizes that are	577
stated prior to the start of the contest, competition, or	578
tournament.	579

(4) For purposes of division (UU)(1) of this section, the	580
mere presence of a device, such as a pin-setting, ball-releasing,	581
or scoring mechanism, that does not contribute to or affect the	582
outcome of the play of the game does not make the device a	583
skill-based amusement machine.	584

(VV) "Merchandise prize" means any item of value, but shall	585
not include any of the following:	586

(1) Cash, gift cards, or any equivalent thereof;

587

(2) Plays on games of chance, state lottery tickets, bingo,	588
or instant bingo;	589

(3) Firearms, tobacco, or alcoholic beverages; or

590

(4) A redeemable voucher that is redeemable for any of the	591
items listed in division (VV)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.	592

(WW) "Redeemable voucher" means any ticket, token, coupon,	593
receipt, or other noncash representation of value.	594

(XX) "Pool not conducted for profit" means a scheme in which	595
a participant gives a valuable consideration for a chance to win a	596
prize and the total amount of consideration wagered is distributed	597
to a participant or participants.	598

(YY) "Sporting organization" means a hunting, fishing, or	599
trapping organization, other than a college or high school	600
fraternity or sorority, that is not organized for profit, that is	601
affiliated with a state or national sporting organization,	602
including but not limited to, the league of Ohio sportsmen, and	603
that has been in continuous existence in this state for a period	604
of three years.	605

(ZZ) "Community action agency" has the same meaning as in	606
section 122.66 of the Revised Code.	607

(AAA)(1) "Sweepstakes terminal device" means a mechanical,	608
video, digital, or electronic machine or device that is owned,	609
leased, or otherwise possessed by any person conducting a	610
sweepstakes, or by that person's partners, affiliates,	611
subsidiaries, or contractors, that is intended to be used by a	612
sweepstakes participant, and that is capable of displaying	613
information on a screen or other mechanism. A device is a	614
sweepstakes terminal device if any of the following apply:	615

(a) The device uses a simulated game terminal as a	616
representation of the prizes associated with the results of the	617
sweepstakes entries.	618

(b) The device utilizes software such that the simulated game	619
influences or determines the winning of or value of the prize.	620

(c) The device selects prizes from a predetermined finite	621
pool of entries.	622

(d) The device utilizes a mechanism that reveals the content	623
of a predetermined sweepstakes entry.	624

(e) The device predetermines the prize results and stores	625
those results for delivery at the time the sweepstakes entry	626
results are revealed.	627

(f) The device utilizes software to create a game result.

628

(g) The device reveals the prize incrementally, even though	629
the device does not influence the awarding of the prize or the	630
value of any prize awarded.	631

(h) The device determines and associates the prize with an	632
entry or entries at the time the sweepstakes is entered.	633

(2) As used in this division and in section 2915.02 of the	634
Revised Code:	635

(a) "Enter" means the act by which a person becomes eligible	636
to receive any prize offered in a sweepstakes.	637

(b) "Entry" means one event from the initial activation of	638
the sweepstakes terminal device until all the sweepstakes prize	639
results from that activation are revealed.	640

(c) "Prize" means any gift, award, gratuity, good, service,	641
credit, reward, or any other thing of value that may be	642
transferred to a person, whether possession of the prize is	643
actually transferred, or placed on an account or other record as	644
evidence of the intent to transfer the prize.	645

(d) "Sweepstakes terminal device facility" means any location	646
in this state where a sweepstakes terminal device is provided to a	647
sweepstakes participant, except as provided in division (G) of	648
section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.	649

(BBB) "Sweepstakes" means any game, contest, advertising	650
scheme or plan, or other promotion where consideration is not	651
required for a person to enter to win or become eligible to	652
receive any prize, the determination of which is based upon	653
chance. "Sweepstakes" does not include bingo as authorized under	654
this chapter, pari-mutuel wagering as authorized by Chapter 3769.	655
of the Revised Code, lotteries conducted by the state lottery	656
commission as authorized by Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code, and	657
casino gaming as authorized by Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code.	658

(CCC) "Charitable video bingo" means a form of bingo played	659
in an electronic environment in which a participant wins if the	660
participant's charitable video bingo ticket contains a number or a	661
combination of numbers or symbols that was designated in advance	662
of the game as a winning combination. "Charitable video bingo"	663
shall have all of the following characteristics:	664

(1) Games use charitable video bingo tickets played using	665
either player terminals or charitable video bingo devices.	666

(2) Each deal has a predetermined, finite number of winning	667
and losing tickets and a predetermined prize amount and deal	668
structure. There may be multiple winning combinations in each deal	669
and multiple winning tickets.	670

(3) Each player terminal or charitable video bingo device at	671
a location utilizes the same deal until the deal is depleted. The	672
use of multiple deals at the same location at the same time is	673
prohibited. Each transaction or play at a location shall provide	674
the participant with an equal chance of winning.	675

(4) Games have the same price for each ticket in the deal and	676
utilize a unique serial number for each deal that shall not be	677
regenerated.	678

(5) Games have no electro-mechanical spinning reels that	679
mimic a slot machine.	680

(6) Player terminals or charitable video bingo devices may	681
incorporate an amusement game feature as part of the charitable	682
video bingo game, but shall not require additional consideration	683
or award any prize other than what was originally predetermined.	684

(7) After the participant purchases a charitable video bingo	685
ticket, the combination of numbers or symbols on that ticket is	686
revealed to the participant.	687

(8) Following play, the result shall be displayed and prizes	688
awarded. Prizes may be dispensed in the form of cash, coin, cash	689
voucher, merchandise prize, or cashless wagering system approved	690
by the attorney general.	691

(DDD) "Player terminal" means an electronic terminal housed	692
in a cabinet with input devices and video screens or displays on	693
which participants play charitable video bingo.	694

(EEE) "Charitable video bingo device" means a handheld	695
electronic device used to facilitate the play of a charitable	696
video bingo ticket.	697

(FFF) "Charitable video bingo supplies" means equipment and	698
software used to conduct, manage, or record charitable video bingo	699
or to report and transmit game results, payout, and profit,	700
including, charitable video bingo games, deals, player terminals,	701
charitable video bingo devices, meters, point of sale terminals,	702
and recording, monitoring, and reporting software.	703

(GGG) "Net profit from the proceeds of the sale of charitable	704
video bingo" means gross profit minus the ordinary, necessary, and	705
reasonable expense expended for the purchase or lease of	706
charitable video bingo supplies.	707

(HHH) "Charitable video bingo distributor" means any person	708
who sells, offers for sale, or otherwise provides or offers to	709
provide charitable video bingo supplies to another person for use	710
in this state or who manufactures, modifies, converts, adds to, or	711
removes parts from charitable video bingo supplies to further the	712
promotion or sale of charitable video bingo supplies for use in	713
this state.	714

(III) "Report management system" means a centralized computer	715
reporting and accounting system that receives data from each	716
player terminal and each charitable video bingo device via a	717
defined communication protocol by either a dedicated line, dial-up	718
system, or other secure transmission method.	719

Sec. 2915.08.  (A)(1) Annually before the first day of	720
January, a charitable organization that desires to conduct bingo,	721
instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a	722
bingo session, or charitable video bingo shall make out, upon a	723
form to be furnished by the attorney general for that purpose, an	724
application for a license to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a	725
bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or	726
charitable video bingo and deliver that application to the	727
attorney general together with a license fee as follows:	728

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, for a	729
license for the conduct of bingo, as described in division (O)(1)	730
of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, two hundred dollars;	731

(b) For a license for the conduct of instant bingo at a bingo	732
session or, instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or	733
charitable video bingo for a charitable organization that	734
previously has not been licensed under this chapter to conduct	735
instant bingo at a bingo session or, instant bingo other than at a	736
bingo session, or charitable video bingo, a license fee of five	737
hundred dollars, and for any other charitable organization, a	738
license fee that is based upon the gross profits received by the	739
charitable organization from the operation of instant bingo at a	740
bingo session or, instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or	741
charitable video bingo, during the one-year period ending on the	742
thirty-first day of October of the year immediately preceding the	743
year for which the license is sought, and that is one of the	744
following:	745

(i) Five hundred dollars, if the total is fifty thousand	746
dollars or less;	747

(ii) One thousand two hundred fifty dollars plus one-fourth	748
per cent of the gross profit, if the total is more than fifty	749
thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand one	750
dollars;	751

(iii) Two thousand two hundred fifty dollars plus one-half	752
per cent of the gross profit, if the total is more than two	753
hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand	754
one dollars;	755

(iv) Three thousand five hundred dollars plus one per cent of	756
the gross profit, if the total is more than five hundred thousand	757
dollars but less than one million one dollars;	758

(v) Five thousand dollars plus one per cent of the gross	759
profit, if the total is one million one dollars or more;.	760

(c) A reduced license fee established by the attorney general	761
pursuant to division (G) of this section.;	762

(d) For a license to conduct bingo for a charitable	763
organization that prior to July 1, 2003, has not been licensed	764
under this chapter to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo	765
session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, a license	766
fee established by rule by the attorney general in accordance with	767
division (H) of this section.	768

(2) The application shall be in the form prescribed by the	769
attorney general, shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant,	770
and shall contain all of the following:	771

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

772

(b) A statement that the applicant is a charitable	773
organization and that it has been in continuous existence as a	774
charitable organization in this state for two years immediately	775
preceding the making of the application;	776

(c) The location at which the organization will conduct	777
bingo, which location shall be within the county in which the	778
principal place of business of the applicant is located, the days	779
of the week and the times on each of those days when bingo will be	780
conducted, whether the organization owns, leases, or subleases the	781
premises, and a copy of the rental agreement if it leases or	782
subleases the premises;	783

(d) A statement of the applicant's previous history, record,	784
and association that is sufficient to establish that the applicant	785
is a charitable organization, and a copy of a determination letter	786
that is issued by the Internal Revenue Service and states that the	787
organization is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) and described	788
in subsection 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8),	789
501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code;	790

(e) A statement as to whether the applicant has ever had any	791
previous application refused, whether it previously has had a	792
license revoked or suspended, and the reason stated by the	793
attorney general for the refusal, revocation, or suspension;	794

(f) A statement of the charitable purposes for which the net	795
profit derived from bingo, other than instant bingo, and	796
charitable video bingo, will be used, and a statement of how the	797
net profit derived from the proceeds of the sale of instant bingo	798
will be distributed in accordance with section 2915.101 of the	799
Revised Code, and a statement of how net profit from the proceeds	800
of charitable video bingo will be distributed in accordance with	801
section 2915.096 of the Revised Code;	802

(g) Other necessary and reasonable information that the	803
attorney general may require by rule adopted pursuant to section	804
111.15 of the Revised Code;	805

(h) If the applicant is a charitable trust as defined in	806
section 109.23 of the Revised Code, a statement as to whether it	807
has registered with the attorney general pursuant to section	808
109.26 of the Revised Code or filed annual reports pursuant to	809
section 109.31 of the Revised Code, and, if it is not required to	810
do either, the exemption in section 109.26 or 109.31 of the	811
Revised Code that applies to it;	812

(i) If the applicant is a charitable organization as defined	813
in section 1716.01 of the Revised Code, a statement as to whether	814
it has filed with the attorney general a registration statement	815
pursuant to section 1716.02 of the Revised Code and a financial	816
report pursuant to section 1716.04 of the Revised Code, and, if it	817
is not required to do both, the exemption in section 1716.03 of	818
the Revised Code that applies to it;	819

(j) In the case of an applicant seeking to qualify as a youth	820
athletic park organization, a statement issued by a board or body	821
vested with authority under Chapter 755. of the Revised Code for	822
the supervision and maintenance of recreation facilities in the	823
territory in which the organization is located, certifying that	824
the playing fields owned by the organization were used for at	825
least one hundred days during the year in which the statement is	826
issued, and were open for use to all residents of that territory,	827
regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, or national	828
origin, for athletic activities by youth athletic organizations	829
that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed,	830
religion, sex, or national origin, and that the fields were not	831
used for any profit-making activity at any time during the year.	832
That type of board or body is authorized to issue the statement	833
upon request and shall issue the statement if it finds that the	834
applicant's playing fields were so used.	835

(3) The attorney general, within thirty days after receiving	836
a timely filed application from a charitable organization that has	837
been issued a license under this section that has not expired and	838
has not been revoked or suspended, shall send a temporary permit	839
to the applicant specifying the date on which the application was	840
filed with the attorney general and stating that, pursuant to	841
section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the applicant may continue to	842
conduct bingo until a new license is granted or, if the	843
application is rejected, until fifteen days after notice of the	844
rejection is mailed to the applicant. The temporary permit does	845
not affect the validity of the applicant's application and does	846
not grant any rights to the applicant except those rights	847
specifically granted in section 119.06 of the Revised Code. The	848
issuance of a temporary permit by the attorney general pursuant to	849
this division does not prohibit the attorney general from	850
rejecting the applicant's application because of acts that the	851
applicant committed, or actions that the applicant failed to take,	852
before or after the issuance of the temporary permit.	853

(4) Within thirty days after receiving an initial license	854
application from a charitable organization to conduct bingo,	855
instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a	856
bingo session, or charitable video bingo, the attorney general	857
shall conduct a preliminary review of the application and notify	858
the applicant regarding any deficiencies. Once an application is	859
deemed complete, or beginning on the thirtieth day after the	860
application is filed, if the attorney general failed to notify the	861
applicant of any deficiencies, the attorney general shall have an	862
additional sixty days to conduct an investigation and either grant	863
or deny the application based on findings established and	864
communicated in accordance with divisions (B) and (E) of this	865
section. As an option to granting or denying an initial license	866
application, the attorney general may grant a temporary license	867
and request additional time to conduct the investigation if the	868
attorney general has cause to believe that additional time is	869
necessary to complete the investigation and has notified the	870
applicant in writing about the specific concerns raised during the	871
investigation.	872

(B)(1) The attorney general shall adopt rules to enforce	873
sections 2915.01, 2915.02, and 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised	874
Code to ensure that bingo or instant bingo is conducted in	875
accordance with those sections and to maintain proper control over	876
the conduct of bingo or instant bingo. The rules, except rules	877
adopted pursuant to divisions (A)(2)(g) and (G) of this section,	878
shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The	879
attorney general shall license charitable organizations to conduct	880
bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other	881
than at a bingo session, or charitable video bingo in conformance	882
with this chapter and with the licensing provisions of Chapter	883
119. of the Revised Code.	884

(2) The attorney general may refuse to grant a license to any	885
organization, or revoke or suspend the license of any	886
organization, that does any of the following or to which any of	887
the following applies:	888

(a) Fails or has failed at any time to meet any requirement	889
of section 109.26, 109.31, or 1716.02, or sections 2915.07 to	890
2915.112915.13 of the Revised Code, or violates or has violated	891
any provision of sections 2915.02 or 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the	892
Revised Code or any rule adopted by the attorney general pursuant	893
to this sectionchapter;	894

(b) Makes or has made an incorrect or false statement that is	895
material to the granting of the license in an application filed	896
pursuant to division (A) of this section;	897

(c) Submits or has submitted any incorrect or false	898
information relating to an application if the information is	899
material to the granting of the license;	900

(d) Maintains or has maintained any incorrect or false	901
information that is material to the granting of the license in the	902
records required to be kept pursuant to divisions (A) and (C) of	903
section 2915.10 of the Revised Code, if applicable;	904

(e) The attorney general has good cause to believe that the	905
organization will not conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo	906
session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or	907
charitable video bingo in accordance with sections 2915.07 to	908
2915.13 of the Revised Code or with any rule adopted by the	909
attorney general pursuant to this sectionchapter.	910

(3) For the purposes of division (B) of this section, any	911
action of an officer, trustee, agent, representative, or bingo	912
game operator of an organization is an action of the organization.	913

(C) The attorney general may grant licenses to charitable	914
organizations that are branches, lodges, or chapters of national	915
charitable organizations.	916

(D) The attorney general shall send notice in writing to the	917
prosecuting attorney and sheriff of the county in which the	918
organization will conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session,	919
or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable	920
video bingo, as stated in its application for a license or amended	921
license, and to any other law enforcement agency in that county	922
that so requests, of all of the following:	923

(1) The issuance of the license;

924

(2) The issuance of the amended license;

925

(3) The rejection of an application for and refusal to grant	926
a license;	927

(4) The revocation of any license previously issued;

928

(5) The suspension of any license previously issued.

929

(E) A license issued by the attorney general shall set forth	930
the information contained on the application of the charitable	931
organization that the attorney general determines is relevant,	932
including, but not limited to, the location at which the	933
organization will conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session,	934
or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable	935
video bingo and the days of the week and the times on each of	936
those days when bingo will be conducted. If the attorney general	937
refuses to grant or revokes or suspends a license, the attorney	938
general shall notify the applicant in writing and specifically	939
identify the reason for the refusal, revocation, or suspension in	940
narrative form and, if applicable, by identifying the section of	941
the Revised Code violated. The failure of the attorney general to	942
give the written notice of the reasons for the refusal,	943
revocation, or suspension or a mistake in the written notice does	944
not affect the validity of the attorney general's refusal to	945
grant, or the revocation or suspension of, a license. If the	946
attorney general fails to give the written notice or if there is a	947
mistake in the written notice, the applicant may bring an action	948
to compel the attorney general to comply with this division or to	949
correct the mistake, but the attorney general's order refusing to	950
grant, or revoking or suspending, a license shall not be enjoined	951
during the pendency of the action.	952

(F) A charitable organization that has been issued a license	953
pursuant to division (B) of this section but that cannot conduct	954
bingo or, instant bingo, or charitable video bingo at the	955
location, or on the day of the week or at the time, specified on	956
the license due to circumstances that make it impractical to do so	957
may apply in writing, together with an application fee of two	958
hundred fifty dollars, to the attorney general, at least thirty	959
days prior to a change in location, day of the week, or time, and	960
request an amended license. The application shall describe the	961
causes making it impractical for the organization to conduct bingo	962
or, instant bingo, or charitable video bingo in conformity with	963
its license and shall indicate the location, days of the week, and	964
times on each of those days when it desires to conduct bingo or,	965
instant bingo, or charitable video bingo. Except as otherwise	966
provided in this division, the attorney general shall issue the	967
amended license in accordance with division (E) of this section,	968
and the organization shall surrender its original license to the	969
attorney general. The attorney general may refuse to grant an	970
amended license according to the terms of division (B) of this	971
section.	972

(G) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section	973
111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a schedule of reduced	974
license fees for charitable organizations that desire to conduct	975
bingo or instant bingo during fewer than twenty-six weeks in any	976
calendar year.	977

(H) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section	978
111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish license fees for the	979
conduct of bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant	980
bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable video bingo for	981
charitable organizations that prior to July 1, 2003, have not been	982
licensed to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or	983
instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable video	984
bingo under this chapter.	985

(I) The attorney general may enter into a written contract	986
with any other state agency to delegate to that state agency the	987
powers prescribed to the attorney general under Chapter 2915. of	988
the Revised Code.	989

(J) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section	990
111.15 of the Revised Code, may adopt rules to determine the	991
requirements for a charitable organization that is exempt from	992
federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	993
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to be in good	994
standing in the state.	995

Sec. 2915.081.  (A) No distributor shall sell, offer to sell,	996
or otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to another	997
person, or modify, convert, add to, or remove parts from bingo	998
supplies to further their promotion or sale, for use in this state	999
without having obtained a license from the attorney general under	1000
this section.	1001

(B) The attorney general may issue a distributor license to	1002
any person that meets the requirements of this section. The	1003
application for the license shall be on a form prescribed by the	1004
attorney general and be accompanied by the annual fee prescribed	1005
by this section. The license is valid for a period of one year,	1006
and the annual fee for the license is five thousand dollars.	1007

(C) The attorney general may refuse to issue a distributor	1008
license to any person to which any of the following applies, or to	1009
any person that has an officer, partner, or other person who has	1010
an ownership interest of ten per cent or more and to whom any of	1011
the following applies:	1012

(1) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of a	1013
felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United	1014
States.	1015

(2) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of any	1016
gambling offense.	1017

(3) The person, officer, or partner has made an incorrect or	1018
false statement that is material to the granting of a license in	1019
an application submitted to the attorney general under this	1020
section or in a similar application submitted to a gambling	1021
licensing authority in another jurisdiction if the statement	1022
resulted in license revocation through administrative action in	1023
the other jurisdiction.	1024

(4) The person, officer, or partner has submitted any	1025
incorrect or false information relating to the application to the	1026
attorney general under this section, if the information is	1027
material to the granting of the license.	1028

(5) The person, officer, or partner has failed to correct any	1029
incorrect or false information that is material to the granting of	1030
the license in the records required to be maintained under	1031
division (E) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code.	1032

(6) The person, officer, or partner has had a license related	1033
to gambling revoked or suspended under the laws of this state,	1034
another state, or the United States.	1035

(7) The person, officer, or partner has violated any	1036
provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the attorney	1037
general under this chapter.	1038

(D) The attorney general shall not issue a distributor	1039
license to any person that is involved in the conduct of bingo on	1040
behalf of a charitable organization or that is a lessor of	1041
premises used for the conduct of bingo. This division does not	1042
prohibit a distributor from advising charitable organizations on	1043
the use and benefit of specific bingo supplies or prohibit a	1044
distributor from advising a customer on operational methods to	1045
improve bingo profitability.	1046

(E)(1) No distributor shall sell, offer to sell, or otherwise	1047
provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to any person, or	1048
modify, convert, add to, or remove parts from bingo supplies to	1049
further their promotion or sale, for use in this state except to	1050
or for the use of a charitable organization that has been issued a	1051
license under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code or to another	1052
distributor that has been issued a license under this section. No	1053
distributor shall accept payment for the sale or other provision	1054
of bingo supplies other than by check or electronic fund transfer.	1055

(2) No distributor may donate, give, loan, lease, or	1056
otherwise provide any bingo supplies or equipment, or modify,	1057
convert, add to, or remove parts from bingo supplies to further	1058
their promotion or sale, to or for the use of a charitable	1059
organization for use in a bingo session conditioned on or in	1060
consideration for an exclusive right to provide bingo supplies to	1061
the charitable organization. A distributor may provide a licensed	1062
charitable organization with free samples of the distributor's	1063
products to be used as prizes or to be used for the purpose of	1064
sampling.	1065

(3) No distributor shall purchase bingo supplies for use in	1066
this state from any person except from a manufacturer issued a	1067
license under section 2915.082 of the Revised Code or from another	1068
distributor issued a license under this section. Subject to	1069
division (D) of section 2915.082 of the Revised Code, no	1070
distributor shall pay for purchased bingo supplies other than by	1071
check or electronic fund transfer.	1072

(4) No distributor shall participate in the conduct of bingo	1073
on behalf of a charitable organization or have any direct or	1074
indirect ownership interest in a premises used for the conduct of	1075
bingo.	1076

(5) No distributor shall knowingly solicit, offer, pay, or	1077
receive any kickback, bribe, or undocumented rebate, directly or	1078
indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for	1079
providing bingo supplies to any person in this state.	1080

(F) The attorney general may suspend or revoke a distributor	1081
license for any of the reasons for which the attorney general may	1082
refuse to issue a distributor license specified in division (C) of	1083
this section or if the distributor holding the license violates	1084
any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the attorney	1085
general under this chapter.	1086

(G) Whoever violates division (A) or (E) of this section is	1087
guilty of illegally operating as a distributor. Except as	1088
otherwise provided in this division, illegally operating as a	1089
distributor is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender	1090
previously has been convicted of a violation of division (A) or	1091
(E) of this section, illegally operating as a distributor is a	1092
felony of the fifth degree.	1093

Sec. 2915.082.  (A) No manufacturer shall sell, offer to	1094
sell, or otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies for	1095
use in this state without having obtained a license from the	1096
attorney general under this section.	1097

(B) The attorney general may issue a manufacturer license to	1098
any person that meets the requirements of this section. The	1099
application for the license shall be on a form prescribed by the	1100
attorney general and be accompanied by the annual fee prescribed	1101
by this section. The license is valid for a period of one year,	1102
and the annual fee for the license is five thousand dollars.	1103

(C) The attorney general may refuse to issue a manufacturer	1104
license to any person to which any of the following applies, or to	1105
any person that has an officer, partner, or other person who has	1106
an ownership interest of ten per cent or more and to whom any of	1107
the following applies:	1108

(1) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of a	1109
felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United	1110
States.	1111

(2) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of any	1112
gambling offense.	1113

(3) The person, officer, or partner has made an incorrect or	1114
false statement that is material to the granting of a license in	1115
an application submitted to the attorney general under this	1116
section or in a similar application submitted to a gambling	1117
licensing authority in another jurisdiction if the statement	1118
resulted in license revocation through administrative action in	1119
the other jurisdiction.	1120

(4) The person, officer, or partner has submitted any	1121
incorrect or false information relating to the application to the	1122
attorney general under this section, if the information is	1123
material to the granting of the license.	1124

(5) The person, officer, or partner has failed to correct any	1125
incorrect or false information that is material to the granting of	1126
the license in the records required to be maintained under	1127
division (F) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code.	1128

(6) The person, officer, or partner has had a license related	1129
to gambling revoked or suspended under the laws of this state,	1130
another state, or the United States.	1131

(7) The person, officer, or partner has violated any	1132
provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the attorney	1133
general under this chapter.	1134

(D)(1) No manufacturer shall sell, offer to sell, or	1135
otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to any person	1136
for use in this state except to a distributor that has been issued	1137
a license under section 2915.081 of the Revised Code. No	1138
manufacturer shall accept payment for the sale of bingo supplies	1139
other than by check or electronic fund transfer.	1140

(2) No manufacturer shall knowingly solicit, offer, pay, or	1141
receive any kickback, bribe, or undocumented rebate, directly or	1142
indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for	1143
providing bingo supplies to any person in this state.	1144

(E)(1) The attorney general may suspend or revoke a	1145
manufacturer license for any of the reasons for which the attorney	1146
general may refuse to issue a manufacturer license specified in	1147
division (C) of this section or if the manufacturer holding the	1148
license violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted	1149
by the attorney general under this chapter.	1150

(2) The attorney general may perform an onsite inspection of	1151
a manufacturer of bingo supplies that is selling, offering to	1152
sell, or otherwise providing or offering to provide bingo supplies	1153
or that is applying for a license to sell, offer to sell, or	1154
otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies in this	1155
state.	1156

(F) Whoever violates division (A) or (D) of this section is	1157
guilty of illegally operating as a manufacturer. Except as	1158
otherwise provided in this division, illegally operating as a	1159
manufacturer is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender	1160
previously has been convicted of a violation of division (A) or	1161
(D) of this section, illegally operating as a manufacturer is a	1162
felony of the fifth degree.	1163

Sec. 2915.083.  (A) No charitable video bingo distributor	1164
shall sell, offer to sell, or otherwise provide or offer to	1165
provide charitable video bingo supplies to another person, or	1166
manufacture, modify, convert, add to, or remove parts from	1167
charitable video bingo supplies to further the promotion or sale	1168
of the charitable video bingo supplies for use in this state	1169
without having obtained a license from the attorney general under	1170
this section.	1171

(B) Annually, an applicant for a charitable video bingo	1172
distributor license shall make out, on a form furnished by the	1173
attorney general, an application for a charitable video bingo	1174
distributor license and deliver that application to the attorney	1175
general, together with a license fee set by rule adopted by the	1176
attorney general under section 111.15 of the Revised Code. The	1177
license is valid for one year. Additionally, the attorney general	1178
may assess an applicant a reasonable fee in the amount necessary	1179
to process a charitable video bingo distributor application and	1180
perform an initial or renewal investigation.	1181

(C) The attorney general may refuse to issue a charitable	1182
video bingo distributor license to any person to which any of the	1183
following applies, or to any person that has an officer, partner,	1184
or other person who has an ownership interest of ten per cent or	1185
more and to whom any of the following applies:	1186

(1) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of a	1187
felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United	1188
States.	1189

(2) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of any	1190
gambling offense.	1191

(3) The person, officer, or partner has made an incorrect or	1192
false statement that is material to the granting of a license in	1193
an application submitted to the attorney general under this	1194
section.	1195

(4) The person, officer, or partner has failed to correct any	1196
incorrect or false information that is material to the granting of	1197
the license in the records required to be maintained under	1198
division (E) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code.	1199

(5) The person, officer, or partner has had a license related	1200
to gambling revoked or suspended or an application related to	1201
gambling rejected under the laws of this state, another state, or	1202
the United States.	1203

(6) The person, officer, or partner is involved in the	1204
conduct of bingo on behalf of a charitable organization or is a	1205
lessor of a premises used for the conduct of bingo or has a direct	1206
or indirect ownership interest in a premises used for the conduct	1207
of bingo. This division does not prohibit a distributor from	1208
advising charitable organizations on the use and benefit of	1209
specific charitable video bingo supplies or prohibit a distributor	1210
from advising a customer on operational methods to improve bingo	1211
profitability.	1212

(7) The person, officer, or partner's licensure or inclusion	1213
would undermine the integrity of charitable gaming in	1214
contravention of suitability standards as set forth by rule	1215
adopted by the attorney general under this chapter.	1216

(8) The person, officer, or partner has violated any	1217
provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the attorney	1218
general under this chapter.	1219

(D) No charitable video bingo distributor shall sell, offer	1220
to sell, or otherwise provide or offer to provide charitable video	1221
bingo supplies to any person, or manufacture, modify, convert, add	1222
to, or remove parts from charitable video bingo supplies to	1223
further the promotion or sale of the charitable video bingo	1224
supplies for use in this state, except to or for the use of a	1225
charitable organization that is a veterans', fraternal, or	1226
sporting organization licensed by the attorney general to conduct	1227
charitable video bingo or to another charitable video bingo	1228
distributor that has been issued a license under this section. No	1229
charitable video bingo distributor shall accept payment for the	1230
sale or other provision of charitable video bingo supplies other	1231
than by check or electronic funds transfer.	1232

(E) No charitable video bingo distributor shall knowingly	1233
solicit, offer, pay, or receive any kickback, bribe, or	1234
undocumented rebate, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly,	1235
in cash or in kind, in return for providing charitable video bingo	1236
supplies to any person in this state.	1237

(F) No charitable video bingo distributor shall donate, give,	1238
loan, lease, or otherwise provide any charitable video bingo	1239
supplies, or manufacture, modify, convert, add to, or remove parts	1240
from charitable video bingo supplies to further the promotion or	1241
sale of the charitable video bingo supplies to or for the use of a	1242
charitable organization conditioned on or in consideration for an	1243
exclusive right to provide charitable video bingo supplies to the	1244
charitable organization.	1245

(G) A charitable instant bingo distributor shall have an	1246
office in this state and all charitable video bingo devices shall	1247
be distributed from locations in this state.	1248

(H) No charitable video bingo distributor shall sell, offer	1249
to sell, lease, or otherwise provide charitable video bingo	1250
supplies to any person in this state unless the charitable video	1251
bingo supplies have been approved by the attorney general and	1252
unless an independent testing laboratory, certified by the Ohio	1253
casino control commission under section 3772.31 of the Revised	1254
Code, has issued a report stating that the charitable video bingo	1255
supplies have been tested and analyzed and meet the standards	1256
required by this chapter and by any rules adopted under this	1257
chapter. The charitable video bingo distributor shall pay all	1258
costs to test, analyze, and examine charitable video bingo	1259
supplies by the certified testing laboratory. The attorney general	1260
may assess an annual fee for each player terminal and charitable	1261
video bingo device operated in this state as is necessary to	1262
review and approve charitable video bingo supplies and to inspect	1263
and monitor charitable video bingo. The fee shall be set by rule	1264
adopted by the attorney general under section 111.15 of the	1265
Revised Code. The charitable video bingo distributor shall be	1266
responsible for the cost of such fees.	1267

(I) All player terminals and charitable video bingo devices,	1268
regardless of manufacturer, shall interface with the centralized	1269
report management system. The report management system shall be	1270
controlled by the attorney general, but the attorney general may	1271
contract with a state agency or private entity for the creation,	1272
operation, and management of the report management system. The	1273
report management system shall track all information required by	1274
this chapter and by rule adopted by the attorney general under	1275
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The report management system	1276
shall have the capability to monitor all charitable video bingo	1277
supplies used in this state in real time and shall have the	1278
capability to remotely deactivate charitable video bingo supplies.	1279
The report management system shall log, search, and report system	1280
events, collect individual player terminal or charitable video	1281
bingo device financial data, reconcile data, and secure the	1282
system. The report management system shall have the capability to	1283
continue to collect data if or whenever an internet connection is	1284
unavailable. The report management system shall utilize a location	1285
server that collects all transactional data from all terminals at	1286
each location and transmits the transaction data to a central	1287
server or repository on an hourly basis. The report management	1288
system shall be located within this state. Licensed charitable	1289
video bingo distributors shall be responsible for all costs	1290
associated with the creation, operation, and maintenance of the	1291
report management system.	1292

(J) The attorney general shall adopt rules under Chapter 119.	1293
of the Revised Code setting forth standards and an approval	1294
process for charitable video bingo supplies and record keeping and	1295
reporting requirements of charitable video bingo distributors, as	1296
well as any other rules necessary to enforce this section or to	1297
ensure that charitable video bingo is conducted in accordance with	1298
this chapter.	1299

(K) The attorney general may reject, suspend, or revoke a	1300
charitable video bingo distributor license for any of the reasons	1301
for which the attorney general may refuse to issue a license	1302
specified in this section or if the charitable video bingo	1303
distributor holding the license violates any provision of this	1304
chapter or any rule adopted by the attorney general under this	1305
chapter.	1306

(L) Whoever violates division (A) or (E) of this section is	1307
guilty of illegally operating as a charitable video bingo	1308
distributor. Except as otherwise provided in this division,	1309
illegally operating as a charitable video bingo distributor is a	1310
felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously has been	1311
convicted of a violation of division (A) or (E) of this section,	1312
illegally operating as a charitable video bingo distributor is a	1313
felony of the fourth degree.	1314

Whoever violates divisions (D), (F), (G), (H), or (I) of this	1315
section is guilty of illegal charitable electronic distribution.	1316
Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal charitable	1317
electronic distribution is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If	1318
the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of	1319
division (D), (F), (G), (H), or (I) of this section, illegal	1320
charitable electronic distribution is a felony of the fifth	1321
degree.	1322

Sec. 2915.092.  (A)(1) Subject to division (A)(2) of this	1323
section, a charitable organization, a public school, a chartered	1324
nonpublic school, a community school, or a veteran's organization,	1325
fraternal organization, or sporting organization that is exempt	1326
from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and is	1327
described in subsection 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7),	1328
501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code	1329
may conduct a raffle to raise money for the organization or school	1330
and does not need a license to conduct bingo in order to conduct a	1331
raffle drawing that is not for profit.	1332

(2) If a charitable organization that is described in	1333
division (A)(1) of this section, but that is not also described in	1334
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, conducts a	1335
raffle, the charitable organization shall distribute at least	1336
fifty per cent of the net profit from the raffle to a charitable	1337
purpose described in division (V) of section 2915.01 of the	1338
Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal	1339
government, the state, or any political subdivision.	1340

(B) Except as provided in division (A) or (B) of this	1341
section, no person shall conduct a raffle drawing that is for	1342
profit or a raffle drawing that is not for profit.	1343

(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	1344
of illegal conduct of a raffle. Except as otherwise provided in	1345
this division, illegal conduct of a raffle is a misdemeanor of the	1346
first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	1347
violation of division (B) of this section, illegal conduct of a	1348
raffle is a felony of the fifth degree.	1349

Sec. 2915.095. (A) The attorney general, by rule adopted	1350
pursuant to section 111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a	1351
standard contract to be used by a charitable instant bingo	1352
organization, a veteran's organization, , a fraternal	1353
organization, or a sporting organization for the conduct of	1354
instant bingo other than at a bingo session. The terms of the	1355
contract shall be limited to the provisions in Chapter 2915. of	1356
the Revised Code.	1357

(B) The attorney general, by rule adopted under section	1358
111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a standard contract to	1359
be used by a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or	1360
a sporting organization for the conduct of charitable video bingo.	1361

Sec. 2915.096.  (A) No charitable organization that conducts	1362
charitable video bingo shall do any of the following:	1363

(1) Conduct charitable video bingo unless the organization is	1364
a charitable organization that has received from the internal	1365
revenue service a determination letter that is currently in effect	1366
stating that the organization is exempt from federal income	1367
taxation under subsection 501(a) and is described in subsection	1368
501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) or is a veteran's	1369
organization described in subsection 501(c)(4) of the Internal	1370
Revenue Code.	1371

(2) Conduct charitable video bingo on any day, at any time,	1372
or at any premises not specified on the organization's license	1373
issued under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code.	1374

(3) Permit any person whom the organization knows or should	1375
have known has been convicted of a felony or a gambling offense in	1376
any jurisdiction to be a bingo game operator in the conduct of	1377
charitable video bingo.	1378

(4) Purchase or lease charitable video bingo supplies from	1379
any person except a charitable video bingo distributor licensed	1380
under section 2915.083 of the Revised Code as reflected on an	1381
invoice issued by the charitable video bingo distributor	1382
containing all of the information required by rule adopted by the	1383
attorney general under this chapter.	1384

(5) Permit participants to play charitable video bingo	1385
without paying the full price predetermined for each ticket in a	1386
charitable video bingo deal as reported to the attorney general by	1387
the charitable video bingo distributor.	1388

(6) Permit an individual under twenty-one years of age to	1389
play charitable video bingo.	1390

(7) Pay consulting fees to any person in relation to	1391
charitable video bingo.	1392

(8) Pay compensation to a bingo game operator for conducting	1393
charitable video bingo. Nothing in this division prohibits an	1394
employee of a fraternal organization, veteran's organization, or	1395
sporting organization from selling charitable video bingo tickets	1396
to the organization's members or invited guests, as long as no	1397
portion of the employee's compensation is paid from any receipts	1398
of bingo.	1399

(9) Pay any fees to any person for any services performed in	1400
relation to a charitable video bingo game.	1401

(10) Permit a bingo game operator to play charitable video	1402
bingo.	1403

(11) Fail to display the charitable organization's bingo	1404
license and all game flares for active charitable video bingo	1405
deals being played at the location.	1406

(12) Fail, once a charitable video bingo deal is started, to	1407
continue to sell charitable video bingo tickets in that deal until	1408
all prizes are awarded.	1409

(13) Possess or use charitable video bingo supplies that have	1410
not been approved by the attorney general.	1411

(14) Possess a charitable video bingo game with more than one	1412
million tickets.	1413

(15) Possess charitable video bingo supplies that were not	1414
obtained in accordance with this chapter or in accordance with any	1415
rule adopted under this chapter.	1416

(B) A veteran's, fraternal, or sporting organization with a	1417
membership of fewer than one hundred members may obtain up to two	1418
player terminals to conduct charitable video bingo. A veteran's,	1419
fraternal, or sporting organization with a membership of at least	1420
one hundred members may obtain up to four player terminals to	1421
conduct charitable video bingo. Each organization may obtain one	1422
additional player terminal for each additional one hundred	1423
members. No veteran's, fraternal, or sporting organization shall	1424
have more than twenty player terminals.	1425

(C) A charitable organization that conducts charitable video	1426
bingo shall distribute the net profit from the proceeds of the	1427
sale of charitable video bingo as follows:	1428

(1) At least fifty per cent shall be distributed to an	1429
organization described in division (V)(1) of section 2915.01 of	1430
the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal	1431
government, the state, or any political subdivision.	1432

(2) Not more than fifty per cent may be deducted and retained	1433
by the organization for reimbursement of or for the organization's	1434
expenses, as defined in division (GG) of section 2915.01 of the	1435
Revised Code, in conducting charitable video bingo.	1436

(D) The attorney general shall adopt rules under Chapter 119.	1437
of the Revised Code to ensure the integrity of charitable video	1438
bingo gaming, including specifying the permissible characteristics	1439
of player terminals, charitable video bingo devices, and	1440
charitable video bingo games and establishing an approval process	1441
for a cashless wagering system.	1442

(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of illegally	1443
operating charitable video bingo. Except as otherwise provided in	1444
this division, illegally operating charitable video bingo is a	1445
misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has	1446
been convicted of a violation of this section, illegally operating	1447
charitable video bingo is a felony of the fifth degree.	1448

Sec. 2915.10.  (A) No charitable organization that conducts	1449
bingo or a game of chance pursuant to division (D) of section	1450
2915.02 of the Revised Code shall fail to maintain the following	1451
records for at least three years from the date on which the bingo	1452
or game of chance is conducted:	1453

(1) An itemized list of the gross receipts of each bingo	1454
session, each game of instant bingo by serial number, each	1455
charitable video bingo game by serial number, each raffle, each	1456
punch board game, and each game of chance, and an itemized list of	1457
the gross profits of each game of instant bingo by serial number	1458
and of each charitable video bingo game by serial number;	1459

(2) An itemized list of all expenses, other than prizes, that	1460
are incurred in conducting bingo or, instant bingo, or charitable	1461
video bingo, the name of each person to whom the expenses are	1462
paid, and a receipt for all of the expenses;	1463

(3) A list of all prizes awarded during each bingo session,	1464
each raffle, each punch board game, and each game of chance	1465
conducted by the charitable organization, the total prizes awarded	1466
from each game of instant bingo by serial number, and from each	1467
charitable video bingo game by serial number, and the name,	1468
address, and social security number of all persons who are winners	1469
of prizes of six hundred dollars or more in value;	1470

(4) An itemized list of the recipients of the net profit of	1471
the bingo or game of chance, including the name and address of	1472
each recipient to whom the money is distributed, and if the	1473
organization uses the net profit of bingo, or the money or assets	1474
received from a game of chance, for any charitable or other	1475
purpose set forth in division (V) of section 2915.01, division (D)	1476
of section 2915.02, or section 2915.101 of the Revised Code, a	1477
list of each purpose and an itemized list of each expenditure for	1478
each purpose;	1479

(5) The number of persons who participate in any bingo	1480
session or game of chance that is conducted by the charitable	1481
organization;	1482

(6) A list of receipts from the sale of food and beverages by	1483
the charitable organization or one of its auxiliary units or	1484
societies, if the receipts were excluded from gross receipts under	1485
division (T) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code;	1486

(7) An itemized list of all expenses incurred at each bingo	1487
session, each raffle, each punch board game, or each game of	1488
instant bingo, or each game of charitable video bingo conducted by	1489
the charitable organization in the sale of food and beverages by	1490
the charitable organization or by an auxiliary unit or society of	1491
the charitable organization, the name of each person to whom the	1492
expenses are paid, and a receipt for all of the expenses;	1493

(8) Any additional bingo records, including records of	1494
charitable video bingo distributors, required to be kept as	1495
prescribed by rule adopted by the attorney general under this	1496
chapter.	1497

(B) A charitable organization shall keep the records that it	1498
is required to maintain pursuant to division (A) of this section	1499
at its principal place of business in this state or at its	1500
headquarters in this state and shall notify the attorney general	1501
of the location at which those records are kept.	1502

(C) The gross profit from each bingo session or game	1503
described in division (O)(1) or (2) of section 2915.01 of the	1504
Revised Code shall be deposited into a checking account devoted	1505
exclusively to the bingo session or game. Payments for allowable	1506
expenses incurred in conducting the bingo session or game and	1507
payments to recipients of some or all of the net profit of the	1508
bingo session or game shall be made only by checks or electronic	1509
fund transfers drawn on the bingo session or game account.	1510

(D) Each charitable organization shall conduct and record an	1511
inventory of all of its bingo supplies and charitable video bingo	1512
supplies as of the first day of November of each year.	1513

(E) The attorney general may adopt rules in accordance with	1514
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish standards of	1515
accounting, record keeping, and reporting to ensure that gross	1516
receipts from bingo or games of chance are properly accounted for.	1517

(F) A distributor shall maintain, for a period of three years	1518
after the date of its sale or other provision, a record of each	1519
instance of its selling or otherwise providing to another person	1520
bingo supplies for use in this state. The record shall include all	1521
of the following for each instance:	1522

(1) The name of the manufacturer from which the distributor	1523
purchased the bingo supplies and the date of the purchase;	1524

(2) The name and address of the charitable organization or	1525
other distributor to which the bingo supplies were sold or	1526
otherwise provided;	1527

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

1528

(4) Invoices that include the nonrepeating serial numbers of	1529
all paper bingo cards and sheets and all instant bingo deals sold	1530
or otherwise provided to each charitable organization.	1531

(G) A manufacturer shall maintain, for a period of three	1532
years after the date of its sale or other provision, a record of	1533
each instance of its selling or otherwise providing bingo supplies	1534
for use in this state. The record shall include all of the	1535
following for each instance:	1536

(1) The name and address of the distributor to whom the bingo	1537
supplies were sold or otherwise provided;	1538

(2) A description that clearly identifies the bingo supplies,	1539
including serial numbers;	1540

(3) Invoices that include the nonrepeating serial numbers of	1541
all paper bingo cards and sheets and all instant bingo deals sold	1542
or otherwise provided to each distributor.	1543

(H) A charitable video bingo distributor shall maintain, for	1544
a period of three years after the date of sale or other provision,	1545
all records required to be kept by rules adopted under this	1546
section.	1547

(I) The attorney general or any law enforcement agency may do	1548
all of the following:	1549

(1) Investigate any charitable organization, distributor,	1550
manufacturer, charitable video bingo distributor, or any officer,	1551
agent, trustee, member, or employee of the organization,	1552
distributor, manufacturer, or charitable video bingo distributor;	1553

(2) Examine the accounts and records of the charitable	1554
organization, distributor, manufacturer, or charitable video bingo	1555
distributor, or of any officer, agent, trustee, member, or	1556
employee of the charitable organization, distributor,	1557
manufacturer, or charitable video bingo distributor;	1558

(3) Conduct inspections, audits, and observations of bingo or	1559
games of chance;	1560

(4) Conduct inspections of the premises where bingo or games	1561
of chance are conducted or where bingo supplies or charitable	1562
video bingo supplies are manufactured or distributed;	1563

(5) Take any other necessary and reasonable action to	1564
determine if a violation of any provision of sections 2915.01 to	1565
2915.13 of the Revised Code has occurred and to determine whether	1566
section 2915.11 of the Revised Code has been complied with.	1567

If the attorney general or any law enforcement agency has	1568
reasonable grounds to believe that a charitable organization,	1569
distributor, manufacturer, charitable video bingo distributor, or	1570
an officer, agent, trustee, member, or employee of the	1571
organization, distributor, manufacturer, or charitable video bingo	1572
distributor has violated any provision of this chapter, the law	1573
enforcement agency may proceed by action in the proper court to	1574
enforce this chapter, provided that the law enforcement agency	1575
shall give written notice to the attorney general when commencing	1576
an action as described in this division.	1577

(I)(J) No person shall destroy, alter, conceal, withhold, or	1578
deny access to any accounts or records of a charitable	1579
organization, distributor, manufacturer, or charitable video bingo	1580
distributor that have been requested for examination, or obstruct,	1581
impede, or interfere with any inspection, audit, or observation of	1582
bingo or a game of chance or premises where bingo or a game of	1583
chance is conducted or premises where bingo supplies or charitable	1584
video bingo supplies are manufactured or distributed, or refuse to	1585
comply with any reasonable request of, or obstruct, impede, or	1586
interfere with any other reasonable action undertaken by, the	1587
attorney general or a law enforcement agency pursuant to division	1588
(H) of this section.	1589

(J)(K) Whoever violates division (A) or (I) of this section	1590
is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	1591

Sec. 2915.13. (A) A veteran's organization, a fraternal	1592
organization, or a sporting organization authorized to conduct a	1593
bingo session pursuant to sections 2915.01 to 2915.12 of the	1594
Revised Code may conduct instant bingo other than at a bingo	1595
session or charitable video bingo if all of the following apply:	1596

(1) The veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1597
sporting organization limits the sale of instant bingo or	1598
charitable video bingo to twelve hours during any day, provided	1599
that the sale does not begin earlier than ten a.m. and ends not	1600
later than two a.m.	1601

(2) The veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1602
sporting organization limits the sale of instant bingo or	1603
charitable video bingo to its own premises and to its own members	1604
and invited guests.	1605

(3) The veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1606
sporting organization is raising money for an organization that is	1607
described in subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the	1608
Internal Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or an	1609
organization that maintains its principal place of business in	1610
this state, that is exempt from federal income taxation under	1611
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	1612
Internal Revenue Code, and that is in good standing in this state	1613
and executes a written contract with that organization as required	1614
in division (B) of this section.	1615

(B) If a veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1616
sporting organization authorized to conduct instant bingo or	1617
charitable video bingo pursuant to division (A) of this section is	1618
raising money for another organization that is described in	1619
subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal	1620
Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or an organization	1621
that maintains its principal place of business in this state, that	1622
is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and	1623
described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,	1624
and that is in good standing in this state, the veteran's	1625
organization, fraternal organization, or sporting organization	1626
shall execute a written contract with the organization that is	1627
described in subsection 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the	1628
Internal Revenue Code and is either a governmental unit or an	1629
organization that maintains its principal place of business in	1630
this state, that is exempt from federal income taxation under	1631
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	1632
Internal Revenue Code, and that is in good standing in this state	1633
in order to conduct instant bingo or charitable video bingo. That	1634
contract shall include a statement of the percentage of the net	1635
profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant bingo and the net	1636
profit from the proceeds of the sale of charitable video bingo	1637
that the veteran's, fraternal, or sporting organization will be	1638
distributing to the organization that is described in subsection	1639
509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code	1640
and is either a governmental unit or an organization that	1641
maintains its principal place of business in this state, that is	1642
exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and	1643
described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,	1644
and that is in good standing in this state.	1645

(C)(1) If a veteran's organization, fraternal organization,	1646
or sporting organization authorized to conduct instant bingo or	1647
charitable video bingo pursuant to division (A) of this section	1648
has been issued a liquor permit under Chapter 4303. of the Revised	1649
Code, that permit may be subject to suspension, revocation, or	1650
cancellation if the veteran's organization, fraternal	1651
organization, or sporting organization violates a provision of	1652
this chapter.	1653

(2) No veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1654
sporting organization that enters into a written contract pursuant	1655
to division (B) of this section shall violate any provision of	1656
this chapter or permit, aid, or abet any other person in violating	1657
any provision of this chapter.	1658

(D) A veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1659
sporting organization shall give all required proceeds earned from	1660
the conduct of instant bingo or charitable video bingo to the	1661
organization with which the veteran's organization, fraternal	1662
organization, or sporting organization has entered into a written	1663
contract.	1664

(E) There is established the charitable video bingo council.	1665
The council shall consist of seven members, who are to be	1666
appointed by the attorney general, and who shall include at least	1667
one member of the veterans of foreign wars, at least one member of	1668
the American legion, at least one member of the AMVETS, at least	1669
one member of the fraternal order of eagles, at least one member	1670
of the loyal order of moose, at least one member of the benevolent	1671
protective order of elks, and at least one member of the Ohio	1672
council of fraternal, veterans and service organizations that are	1673
nominated for appointment by each organization. The members shall	1674
annually vote to elect one member to serve as chairperson. The	1675
members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney	1676
general, with all terms expiring not later than the term of the	1677
appointing attorney general. Members of the council shall serve	1678
without compensation, including without reimbursement for expenses	1679
that are incurred in the conduct of official duties. The council	1680
shall advise the attorney general with respect to policies and	1681
proposed administrative rules related to charitable video bingo,	1682
rules related to the requirements of the report management system,	1683
and on other related issues at the request of the attorney	1684
general.	1685

(F) Whoever violates division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this	1686
section is guilty of illegal instant bingo conduct. Except as	1687
otherwise provided in this division, illegal instant bingo conduct	1688
is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously	1689
has been convicted of a violation of division (A), (B), (C), or	1690
(D) of this section, illegal instant bingo conduct is a felony of	1691
the fifth degree.	1692

Section 2.  That existing sections 109.32, 2915.01, 2915.08,	1693
2915.081 2915.082, 2915.092, 2915.095, 2915.10, and 2915.13 of the	1694
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1695