Bill Text: OH SB169 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To permit veterans, fraternal, and sporting organizations to conduct charitable electronic instant bingo.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-12 - To Finance [SB169 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-SB169-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

S. B. No. 169

Senator Grendell 

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A BILL

To amend sections 2915.01, 2915.08, 2915.081,

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2915.09, 2915.095, 2915.101, and 2915.12 and to

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enact sections 2915.083 and 2915.096 of the

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Revised Code to permit veterans, fraternal, and

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sporting organizations to conduct charitable

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electronic instant bingo.

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

Section 1.  That sections 2915.01, 2915.08, 2915.081,	7
2915.09, 2915.095, 2915.101, and 2915.12 be amended and sections	8
2915.083 and 2915.096 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as	9
follows:	10

Sec. 2915.01.  As used in this chapter:

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(A) "Bookmaking" means the business of receiving or paying	12
off bets.	13

(B) "Bet" means the hazarding of anything of value upon the	14
result of an event, undertaking, or contingency, but does not	15
include a bona fide business risk.	16

(C) "Scheme of chance" means a slot machine, lottery, numbers	17
game, pool conducted for profit, or other scheme in which a	18
participant gives a valuable consideration for a chance to win a	19
prize, but does not include bingo, a skill-based amusement	20
machine, or a pool not conducted for profit.	21

(D) "Game of chance" means poker, craps, roulette, or other	22
game in which a player gives anything of value in the hope of	23
gain, the outcome of which is determined largely by chance, but	24
does not include bingo.	25

(E) "Game of chance conducted for profit" means any game of	26
chance designed to produce income for the person who conducts or	27
operates the game of chance, but does not include bingo.	28

(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,	31
share, or interest in a scheme of chance or evidencing a bet;	32

(3) A deck of cards, dice, gaming table, roulette wheel, slot	33
machine, or other apparatus designed for use in connection with a	34
game of chance;	35

(4) Any equipment, device, apparatus, or paraphernalia	36
specially designed for gambling purposes;	37

(5) Bingo supplies sold or otherwise provided, or used, in	38
violation of this chapter.	39

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

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(1) A violation of section 2915.02, 2915.03, 2915.04,	41
2915.05, 2915.06, 2915.07, 2915.08, 2915.081, 2915.082, 2915.09,	42
2915.091, 2915.092, 2915.10, or 2915.11 of the Revised Code;	43

(2) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance	44
or law of this or any other state or the United States	45
substantially equivalent to any section listed in division (G)(1)	46
of this section or a violation of section 2915.06 of the Revised	47
Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996;	48

(3) An offense under an existing or former municipal	49
ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States,	50
of which gambling is an element;	51

(4) A conspiracy or attempt to commit, or complicity in	52
committing, any offense under division (G)(1), (2), or (3) of this	53
section.	54

(H) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, "charitable	55
organization" means any tax exempt religious, educational,	56
veteran's, fraternal, sporting, service, nonprofit medical,	57
volunteer rescue service, volunteer firefighter's, senior	58
citizen's, historic railroad educational, youth athletic, amateur	59
athletic, or youth athletic park organization. An organization is	60
tax exempt if the organization is, and has received from the	61
internal revenue service a determination letter that currently is	62
in effect stating that the organization is, exempt from federal	63
income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	64
subsection 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or	65
501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code, or if the organization is	66
a sporting organization that is exempt from federal income	67
taxation under subsection 501(a) and is described in subsection	68
501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. To qualify as a charitable	69
organization, an organization, except a volunteer rescue service	70
or volunteer firefighter's organization, shall have been in	71
continuous existence as such in this state for a period of two	72
years immediately preceding either the making of an application	73
for a bingo license under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code or	74
the conducting of any game of chance as provided in division (D)	75
of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code. A charitable organization	76
that is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection	77
501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal	78
Revenue Code and that is created by a veteran's organization, a	79
fraternal organization, or a sporting organization does not have	80
to have been in continuous existence as such in this state for a	81
period of two years immediately preceding either the making of an	82
application for a bingo license under section 2915.08 of the	83
Revised Code or the conducting of any game of chance as provided	84
in division (D) of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.	85

(I) "Religious organization" means any church, body of	86
communicants, or group that is not organized or operated for	87
profit and that gathers in common membership for regular worship	88
and religious observances.	89

(J) "Educational organization" means any organization within	90
this state that is not organized for profit, the primary purpose	91
of which is to educate and develop the capabilities of individuals	92
through instruction by means of operating or contributing to the	93
support of a school, academy, college, or university.	94

(K) "Veteran's organization" means any individual post or	95
state headquarters of a national veteran's association or an	96
auxiliary unit of any individual post of a national veteran's	97
association, which post, state headquarters, or auxiliary unit is	98
incorporated as a nonprofit corporation and either has received a	99
letter from the state headquarters of the national veteran's	100
association indicating that the individual post or auxiliary unit	101
is in good standing with the national veteran's association or has	102
received a letter from the national veteran's association	103
indicating that the state headquarters is in good standing with	104
the national veteran's association. As used in this division,	105
"national veteran's association" means any veteran's association	106
that has been in continuous existence as such for a period of at	107
least five years and either is incorporated by an act of the	108
United States congress or has a national dues-paying membership of	109
at least five thousand persons.	110

(L) "Volunteer firefighter's organization" means any	111
organization of volunteer firefighters, as defined in section	112
146.01 of the Revised Code, that is organized and operated	113
exclusively to provide financial support for a volunteer fire	114
department or a volunteer fire company and that is recognized or	115
ratified by a county, municipal corporation, or township.	116

(M) "Fraternal organization" means any society, order, state	117
headquarters, or association within this state, except a college	118
or high school fraternity, that is not organized for profit, that	119
is a branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state	120
organization, that exists exclusively for the common business or	121
sodality of its members.	122

(N) "Volunteer rescue service organization" means any	123
organization of volunteers organized to function as an emergency	124
medical service organization, as defined in section 4765.01 of the	125
Revised Code.	126

(O) "Service organization" means either of the following:

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(1) Any organization, not organized for profit, that is	128
organized and operated exclusively to provide, or to contribute to	129
the support of organizations or institutions organized and	130
operated exclusively to provide, medical and therapeutic services	131
for persons who are crippled, born with birth defects, or have any	132
other mental or physical defect or those organized and operated	133
exclusively to protect, or to contribute to the support of	134
organizations or institutions organized and operated exclusively	135
to protect, animals from inhumane treatment or provide immediate	136
shelter to victims of domestic violence;	137

(2) Any organization that is described in subsection	138
509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code	139
and is either a governmental unit or an organization that is tax	140
exempt under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection	141
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is an	142
organization, not organized for profit, that is organized and	143
operated primarily to provide, or to contribute to the support of	144
organizations or institutions organized and operated primarily to	145
provide, medical and therapeutic services for persons who are	146
crippled, born with birth defects, or have any other mental or	147
physical defect.	148

(P) "Nonprofit medical organization" means either of the	149
following:	150

(1) Any organization that has been incorporated as a	151
nonprofit corporation for at least five years and that has	152
continuously operated and will be operated exclusively to provide,	153
or to contribute to the support of organizations or institutions	154
organized and operated exclusively to provide, hospital, medical,	155
research, or therapeutic services for the public;	156

(2) Any organization that is described and qualified under	157
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, that has been	158
incorporated as a nonprofit corporation for at least five years,	159
and that has continuously operated and will be operated primarily	160
to provide, or to contribute to the support of organizations or	161
institutions organized and operated primarily to provide,	162
hospital, medical, research, or therapeutic services for the	163
public.	164

(Q) "Senior citizen's organization" means any private	165
organization, not organized for profit, that is organized and	166
operated exclusively to provide recreational or social services	167
for persons who are fifty-five years of age or older and that is	168
described and qualified under subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal	169
Revenue Code.	170

(R) "Charitable bingo game" means any bingo game described in	171
division (S)(1) or (2) of this section that is conducted by a	172
charitable organization that has obtained a license pursuant to	173
section 2915.08 of the Revised Code and the proceeds of which are	174
used for a charitable purpose.	175

(S) "Bingo" means eitherany 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	178
paper formats and electronic representation or image formats, that	179
are divided into twenty-five spaces arranged in five horizontal	180
and five vertical rows of spaces, with each space, except the	181
central space, being designated by a combination of a letter and a	182
number and with the central space being designated as a free	183
space.	184

(b) The participants cover the spaces on the bingo cards or	185
sheets that correspond to combinations of letters and numbers that	186
are announced by a bingo game operator.	187

(c) A bingo game operator announces combinations of letters	188
and numbers that appear on objects that a bingo game operator	189
selects by chance, either manually or mechanically, from a	190
receptacle that contains seventy-five objects at the beginning of	191
each game, each object marked by a different combination of a	192
letter and a number that corresponds to one of the seventy-five	193
possible combinations of a letter and a number that can appear on	194
the bingo cards or sheets.	195

(d) The winner of the bingo game includes any participant who	196
properly announces during the interval between the announcements	197
of letters and numbers as described in division (S)(1)(c) of this	198
section, that a predetermined and preannounced pattern of spaces	199
has been covered on a bingo card or sheet being used by the	200
participant.	201

(2) Instant bingo, punch boards, and raffles;

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(3) Charitable electronic instant bingo.

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(T) "Conduct" means to back, promote, organize, manage, carry	204
on, sponsor, or prepare for the operation of bingo or a game of	205
chance.	206

(U) "Bingo game operator" means any person, except security	207
personnel, who performs work or labor at the site of bingo,	208
including, but not limited to, collecting money from participants,	209
handing out bingo cards or sheets or objects to cover spaces on	210
bingo cards or sheets, selecting from a receptacle the objects	211
that contain the combination of letters and numbers that appear on	212
bingo cards or sheets, calling out the combinations of letters and	213
numbers, distributing prizes, selling or redeeming instant bingo	214
tickets or cards, supervising the operation of a punch board,	215
selling raffle tickets, selecting raffle tickets from a receptacle	216
and announcing the winning numbers in a raffle, having access to	217
or performing any function in the operation of charitable	218
electronic instant bingo, and preparing, selling, and serving food	219
or beverages.	220

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

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(W) "Bingo session" means a period that includes both of the	222
following:	223

(1) Not to exceed five continuous hours for the conduct of	224
one or more games described in division (S)(1) of this section,	225
instant bingo, and seal cards;	226

(2) A period for the conduct of instant bingo and seal cards	227
for not more than two hours before and not more than two hours	228
after the period described in division (W)(1) of this section.	229

(X) "Gross receipts" means all money or assets, including	230
admission fees, that a person receives from bingo without the	231
deduction of any amounts for prizes paid out or for the expenses	232
of conducting bingo. "Gross receipts" does not include any money	233
directly taken in from the sale of food or beverages by a	234
charitable organization conducting bingo, or by a bona fide	235
auxiliary unit or society of a charitable organization conducting	236
bingo, provided all of the following apply:	237

(1) The auxiliary unit or society has been in existence as a	238
bona fide auxiliary unit or society of the charitable organization	239
for at least two years prior to conducting bingo.	240

(2) The person who purchases the food or beverage receives	241
nothing of value except the food or beverage and items customarily	242
received with the purchase of that food or beverage.	243

(3) The food and beverages are sold at customary and	244
reasonable prices.	245

(Y) "Security personnel" includes any person who either is a	246
sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, township	247
constable, or member of an organized police department of a	248
municipal corporation or has successfully completed a peace	249
officer's training course pursuant to sections 109.71 to 109.79 of	250
the Revised Code and who is hired to provide security for the	251
premises on which bingo is conducted.	252

(Z) "Charitable purpose" means that the net profit of bingo,	253
other than instant bingo, is used by, or is given, donated, or	254
otherwise transferred to, any of the following:	255

(1) Any organization that is described in subsection	256
509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code	257
and is either a governmental unit or an organization that is tax	258
exempt under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection	259
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;	260

(2) A veteran's organization that is a post, chapter, or	261
organization of veterans, or an auxiliary unit or society of, or a	262
trust or foundation for, any such post, chapter, or organization	263
organized in the United States or any of its possessions, at least	264
seventy-five per cent of the members of which are veterans and	265
substantially all of the other members of which are individuals	266
who are spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, or such	267
individuals, provided that no part of the net earnings of such	268
post, chapter, or organization inures to the benefit of any	269
private shareholder or individual, and further provided that the	270
net profit is used by the post, chapter, or organization for the	271
charitable purposes set forth in division (B)(12) of section	272
5739.02 of the Revised Code, is used for awarding scholarships to	273
or for attendance at an institution mentioned in division (B)(12)	274
of section 5739.02 of the Revised Code, is donated to a	275
governmental agency, or is used for nonprofit youth activities,	276
the purchase of United States or Ohio flags that are donated to	277
schools, youth groups, or other bona fide nonprofit organizations,	278
promotion of patriotism, or disaster relief;	279

(3) A fraternal organization that has been in continuous	280
existence in this state for fifteen years and that uses the net	281
profit exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific,	282
literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of	283
cruelty to children or animals, if contributions for such use	284
would qualify as a deductible charitable contribution under	285
subsection 170 of the Internal Revenue Code;	286

(4) A volunteer firefighter's organization that uses the net	287
profit for the purposes set forth in division (L) of this section.	288

(AA) "Internal Revenue Code" means the "Internal Revenue Code	289
of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as now or hereafter	290
amended.	291

(BB) "Youth athletic organization" means any organization,	292
not organized for profit, that is organized and operated	293
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	294
athletic activities for persons who are twenty-one years of age or	295
younger by means of sponsoring, organizing, operating, or	296
contributing to the support of an athletic team, club, league, or	297
association.	298

(CC) "Youth athletic park organization" means any	299
organization, not organized for profit, that satisfies both of the	300
following:	301

(1) It owns, operates, and maintains playing fields that	302
satisfy both of the following:	303

(a) The playing fields are used at least one hundred days per	304
year for athletic activities by one or more organizations, not	305
organized for profit, each of which is organized and operated	306
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	307
athletic activities for persons who are eighteen years of age or	308
younger by means of sponsoring, organizing, operating, or	309
contributing to the support of an athletic team, club, league, or	310
association.	311

(b) The playing fields are not used for any profit-making	312
activity at any time during the year.	313

(2) It uses the proceeds of bingo it conducts exclusively for	314
the operation, maintenance, and improvement of its playing fields	315
of the type described in division (CC)(1) of this section.	316

(DD) "Amateur athletic organization" means any organization,	317
not organized for profit, that is organized and operated	318
exclusively to provide financial support to, or to operate,	319
athletic activities for persons who are training for amateur	320
athletic competition that is sanctioned by a national governing	321
body as defined in the "Amateur Sports Act of 1978," 90 Stat.	322
3045, 36 U.S.C.A. 373.	323

(EE) "Bingo supplies" means bingo cards or sheets; instant	324
bingo tickets or cards; electronic bingo aids; raffle tickets;	325
punch boards; seal cards; instant bingo ticket dispensers;	326
charitable electronic instant bingo; and devices for selecting or	327
displaying the combination of bingo letters and numbers or raffle	328
tickets. Items that are "bingo supplies" are not gambling devices	329
if sold or otherwise provided, and used, in accordance with this	330
chapter. For purposes of this chapter, "bingo supplies" are not to	331
be considered equipment used to conduct a bingo game.	332

(FF) "Instant bingo" means a form of bingo that uses folded	333
or banded tickets or paper cards with perforated break-open tabs,	334
a face of which is covered or otherwise hidden from view to	335
conceal a number, letter, or symbol, or set of numbers, letters,	336
or symbols, some of which have been designated in advance as prize	337
winners. "Instant bingo" includes seal cards and charitable	338
electronic instant bingo. "Instant bingo" does not include any	339
device that is activated by the insertion of a coin, currency,	340
token, or an equivalent, and that contains as one of its	341
components a video display monitor that is capable of displaying	342
numbers, letters, symbols, or characters in winning or losing	343
combinations.	344

(GG) "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

(HH) "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

(II) "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

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

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

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(LL) "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

(MM) "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

(NN) "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 of the Revised Code or a charitable	405
gaming license issued by another jurisdiction.	406

(OO) "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 of the Revised Code or a charitable	409
gaming license issued by another jurisdiction.	410

(PP) "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

(QQ) "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

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

(SS) "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

(TT)(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 any device into	458
which a coin, currency, token, or an equivalent is inserted to	459
activate play.	460

(UU) "Deal of instant bingo tickets" means a single game of	461
instant bingo tickets all with the same serial number.	462

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

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(a) Any mechanical, electronic, video, or digital device that	464
is capable of accepting anything of value, directly or indirectly,	465
from or on behalf of a player who gives the thing of value in the	466
hope of gain;	467

(b) Any mechanical, electronic, video, or digital device that	468
is capable of accepting anything of value, directly or indirectly,	469
from or on behalf of a player to conduct bingo or a scheme or game	470
of chance.	471

(2) "Slot machine" does not include a skill-based amusement	472
machine or, an instant bingo ticket dispenser, or charitable	473
electronic instant bingo.	474

(WW) "Net profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant	475
bingo or charitable electronic instant bingo" means gross profit	476
minus the ordinary, necessary, and reasonable expense expended for	477
the purchase of instant bingo or the purchase or lease of	478
charitable electronic instant bingo supplies.	479

(XX) "Charitable instant bingo organization" means an	480
organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under	481
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	482
Internal Revenue Code and is a charitable organization as defined	483
in this section. A "charitable instant bingo organization" does	484
not include a charitable organization that is exempt from federal	485
income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	486
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is	487
created by a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or	488
a sporting organization in regards to bingo conducted or assisted	489
by a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or a	490
sporting organization pursuant to section 2915.13 of the Revised	491
Code.	492

(YY) "Game flare" means the board or placard that accompanies	493
each deal of instant bingo tickets and that has printed on or	494
affixed to it the following information for the game:	495

(1) The name of the game;

496

(2) The manufacturer's name or distinctive logo;

497

(3) The form number;

498

(4) The ticket count;

499

(5) The prize structure, including the number of winning	500
instant bingo tickets by denomination and the respective winning	501
symbol or number combinations for the winning instant bingo	502
tickets;	503

(6) The cost per play;

504

(7) The serial number of the game.

505

(ZZ) "Historic railroad educational organization" means an	506
organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under	507
subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	508
Internal Revenue Code, that owns in fee simple the tracks and the	509
right-of-way of a historic railroad that the organization restores	510
or maintains and on which the organization provides excursions as	511
part of a program to promote tourism and educate visitors	512
regarding the role of railroad transportation in Ohio history, and	513
that received as donations from a charitable organization that	514
holds a license to conduct bingo under this chapter an amount	515
equal to at least fifty per cent of that licensed charitable	516
organization's net proceeds from the conduct of bingo during each	517
of the five years preceding June 30, 2003. "Historic railroad"	518
means all or a portion of the tracks and right-of-way of a	519
railroad that was owned and operated by a for-profit common	520
carrier in this state at any time prior to January 1, 1950.	521

(AAA)(1) "Skill-based amusement machine" means a mechanical,	522
video, digital, or electronic device that rewards the player or	523
players, if at all, only with merchandise prizes or with	524
redeemable vouchers redeemable only for merchandise prizes,	525
provided that with respect to rewards for playing the game all of	526
the following apply:	527

(a) The wholesale value of a merchandise prize awarded as a	528
result of the single play of a machine does not exceed ten	529
dollars;	530

(b) Redeemable vouchers awarded for any single play of a	531
machine are not redeemable for a merchandise prize with a	532
wholesale value of more than ten dollars;	533

(c) Redeemable vouchers are not redeemable for a merchandise	534
prize that has a wholesale value of more than ten dollars times	535
the fewest number of single plays necessary to accrue the	536
redeemable vouchers required to obtain that prize; and	537

(d) Any redeemable vouchers or merchandise prizes are	538
distributed at the site of the skill-based amusement machine at	539
the time of play.	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 (AAA)(1) of this section:	560

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

(BBB) "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 (BBB)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.	592

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

(DDD) "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

(EEE) "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 Ohio league of sportsmen, and	603
that has been in continuous existence in this state for a period	604
of three years.	605

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

(GGG) "Charitable electronic instant bingo" means any	608
electronic gaming device determined to be a class II or class III	609
device under the "Indian Gaming Regulatory Act," 25 U.S.C. 2701 et	610
seq., for which a valid charitable bingo license has been issued	611
to a veterans, fraternal, or sporting organization, and from which	612
a percentage of the net profits is transferred to a charitable	613
purpose established in section 2915.101 of the Revised Code.	614

Sec. 2915.08.  (A)(1) Annually before the first day of	615
January, a charitable organization that desires to conduct bingo,	616
instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a	617
bingo session, or charitable electronic instant bingo shall make	618
out, upon a form to be furnished by the attorney general for that	619
purpose, an application for a license to conduct bingo, instant	620
bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo	621
session, or charitable electronic instant bingo and deliver that	622
application to the attorney general together with a license fee as	623
follows:	624

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, for a	625
license for the conduct of bingo, two hundred dollars;	626

(b) For a license for the conduct of instant bingo at a bingo	627
session or, instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or	628
charitable electronic instant bingo for a charitable organization	629
that previously has not been licensed under this chapter to	630
conduct instant bingo at a bingo session or, instant bingo other	631
than at a bingo session, or charitable electronic instant bingo, a	632
license fee of five hundred dollars, and for any other charitable	633
organization, a license fee that is based upon the gross profits	634
received by the charitable organization from the operation of	635
instant bingo at a bingo session or, instant bingo other than at a	636
bingo session, or charitable electronic instant bingo, during the	637
one-year period ending on the thirty-first day of October of the	638
year immediately preceding the year for which the license is	639
sought, and that is one of the following:	640

(i) Five hundred dollars, if the total is fifty thousand	641
dollars or less;	642

(ii) One thousand two hundred fifty dollars plus one-fourth	643
per cent of the gross profit, if the total is more than fifty	644
thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand one	645
dollars;	646

(iii) Two thousand two hundred fifty dollars plus one-half	647
per cent of the gross profit, if the total is more than two	648
hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand	649
one dollars;	650

(iv) Three thousand five hundred dollars plus one per cent of	651
the gross profit, if the total is more than five hundred thousand	652
dollars but less than one million one dollars;	653

(v) Five thousand dollars plus one per cent of the gross	654
profit, if the total is one million one dollars or more;	655

(c) A reduced license fee established by the attorney general	656
pursuant to division (G) of this section.	657

(d) For a license to conduct bingo for a charitable	658
organization that prior to the effective date of this amendment	659
July 1, 2003, has not been licensed under this chapter to conduct	660
bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other	661
than at a bingo session, a license fee established by rule by the	662
attorney general in accordance with division (H) of this section.	663

(2) The application shall be in the form prescribed by the	664
attorney general, shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant,	665
and shall contain all of the following:	666

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

667

(b) A statement that the applicant is a charitable	668
organization and that it has been in continuous existence as a	669
charitable organization in this state for two years immediately	670
preceding the making of the application or for five years in the	671
case of a fraternal organization or a nonprofit medical	672
organization;	673

(c) The location at which the organization will conduct	674
bingo, which location shall be within the county in which the	675
principal place of business of the applicant is located, the days	676
of the week and the times on each of those days when bingo will be	677
conducted, whether the organization owns, leases, or subleases the	678
premises, and a copy of the rental agreement if it leases or	679
subleases the premises;	680

(d) A statement of the applicant's previous history, record,	681
and association that is sufficient to establish that the applicant	682
is a charitable organization, and a copy of a determination letter	683
that is issued by the Internal Revenue Service and states that the	684
organization is tax exempt under subsection 501(a) and described	685
in subsection 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8),	686
501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code;	687

(e) A statement as to whether the applicant has ever had any	688
previous application refused, whether it previously has had a	689
license revoked or suspended, and the reason stated by the	690
attorney general for the refusal, revocation, or suspension;	691

(f) A statement of the charitable purposes for which the net	692
profit derived from bingo, other than instant bingo, will be used,	693
and a statement of how the net profit derived from instant bingo	694
and charitable electronic instant bingo will be distributed in	695
accordance with section 2915.101 of the Revised Code;	696

(g) Other necessary and reasonable information that the	697
attorney general may require by rule adopted pursuant to section	698
111.15 of the Revised Code;	699

(h) If the applicant is a charitable trust as defined in	700
section 109.23 of the Revised Code, a statement as to whether it	701
has registered with the attorney general pursuant to section	702
109.26 of the Revised Code or filed annual reports pursuant to	703
section 109.31 of the Revised Code, and, if it is not required to	704
do either, the exemption in section 109.26 or 109.31 of the	705
Revised Code that applies to it;	706

(i) If the applicant is a charitable organization as defined	707
in section 1716.01 of the Revised Code, a statement as to whether	708
it has filed with the attorney general a registration statement	709
pursuant to section 1716.02 of the Revised Code and a financial	710
report pursuant to section 1716.04 of the Revised Code, and, if it	711
is not required to do both, the exemption in section 1716.03 of	712
the Revised Code that applies to it;	713

(j) In the case of an applicant seeking to qualify as a youth	714
athletic park organization, a statement issued by a board or body	715
vested with authority under Chapter 755. of the Revised Code for	716
the supervision and maintenance of recreation facilities in the	717
territory in which the organization is located, certifying that	718
the playing fields owned by the organization were used for at	719
least one hundred days during the year in which the statement is	720
issued, and were open for use to all residents of that territory,	721
regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, or national	722
origin, for athletic activities by youth athletic organizations	723
that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed,	724
religion, sex, or national origin, and that the fields were not	725
used for any profit-making activity at any time during the year.	726
That type of board or body is authorized to issue the statement	727
upon request and shall issue the statement if it finds that the	728
applicant's playing fields were so used.	729

(3) The attorney general, within thirty days after receiving	730
a timely filed application from a charitable organization that has	731
been issued a license under this section that has not expired and	732
has not been revoked or suspended, shall send a temporary permit	733
to the applicant specifying the date on which the application was	734
filed with the attorney general and stating that, pursuant to	735
section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the applicant may continue to	736
conduct bingo until a new license is granted or, if the	737
application is rejected, until fifteen days after notice of the	738
rejection is mailed to the applicant. The temporary permit does	739
not affect the validity of the applicant's application and does	740
not grant any rights to the applicant except those rights	741
specifically granted in section 119.06 of the Revised Code. The	742
issuance of a temporary permit by the attorney general pursuant to	743
this division does not prohibit the attorney general from	744
rejecting the applicant's application because of acts that the	745
applicant committed, or actions that the applicant failed to take,	746
before or after the issuance of the temporary permit.	747

(4) Within thirty days after receiving an initial license	748
application from a charitable organization to conduct bingo,	749
instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant bingo other than at a	750
bingo session, or charitable electronic instant bingo, the	751
attorney general shall conduct a preliminary review of the	752
application and notify the applicant regarding any deficiencies.	753
Once an application is deemed complete, or beginning on the	754
thirtieth day after the application is filed, if the attorney	755
general failed to notify the applicant of any deficiencies, the	756
attorney general shall have an additional sixty days to conduct an	757
investigation and either grant or deny the application based on	758
findings established and communicated in accordance with divisions	759
(B) and (E) of this section. As an option to granting or denying	760
an initial license application, the attorney general may grant a	761
temporary license and request additional time to conduct the	762
investigation if the attorney general has cause to believe that	763
additional time is necessary to complete the investigation and has	764
notified the applicant in writing about the specific concerns	765
raised during the investigation.	766

(B)(1) The attorney general shall adopt rules to enforce	767
sections 2915.01, 2915.02, and 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised	768
Code to ensure that bingo or, instant bingo, or charitable	769
electronic instant bingo is conducted in accordance with those	770
sections and to maintain proper control over the conduct of bingo	771
or, instant bingo, or charitable electronic instant bingo. The	772
rules, except rules adopted pursuant to divisions (A)(2)(g) and	773
(G) of this section, shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of	774
the Revised Code. The attorney general shall license charitable	775
organizations to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session,	776
or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable	777
electronic instant bingo in conformance with this chapter and with	778
the licensing provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.	779

(2) The attorney general may refuse to grant a license to any	780
organization, or revoke or suspend the license of any	781
organization, that does any of the following or to which any of	782
the following applies:	783

(a) Fails or has failed at any time to meet any requirement	784
of section 109.26, 109.31, or 1716.02, or sections 2915.07 to	785
2915.11 of the Revised Code, or violates or has violated any	786
provision of sections 2915.02 or 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised	787
Code or any rule adopted by the attorney general pursuant to this	788
section;	789

(b) Makes or has made an incorrect or false statement that is	790
material to the granting of the license in an application filed	791
pursuant to division (A) of this section;	792

(c) Submits or has submitted any incorrect or false	793
information relating to an application if the information is	794
material to the granting of the license;	795

(d) Maintains or has maintained any incorrect or false	796
information that is material to the granting of the license in the	797
records required to be kept pursuant to divisions (A) and (C) of	798
section 2915.10 of the Revised Code, if applicable;	799

(e) The attorney general has good cause to believe that the	800
organization will not conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo	801
session, or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or	802
charitable electronic instant bingo in accordance with sections	803
2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised Code or with any rule adopted by	804
the attorney general pursuant to this section.	805

(3) For the purposes of division (B) of this section, any	806
action of an officer, trustee, agent, representative, or bingo	807
game operator of an organization is an action of the organization.	808

(C) The attorney general may grant licenses to charitable	809
organizations that are branches, lodges, or chapters of national	810
charitable organizations.	811

(D) The attorney general shall send notice in writing to the	812
prosecuting attorney and sheriff of the county in which the	813
organization will conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session,	814
or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable	815
electronic instant bingo, as stated in its application for a	816
license or amended license, and to any other law enforcement	817
agency in that county that so requests, of all of the following:	818

(1) The issuance of the license;

819

(2) The issuance of the amended license;

820

(3) The rejection of an application for and refusal to grant	821
a license;	822

(4) The revocation of any license previously issued;

823

(5) The suspension of any license previously issued.

824

(E) A license issued by the attorney general shall set forth	825
the information contained on the application of the charitable	826
organization that the attorney general determines is relevant,	827
including, but not limited to, the location at which the	828
organization will conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session,	829
or instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable	830
electronic instant bingo and the days of the week and the times on	831
each of those days when bingo will be conducted. If the attorney	832
general refuses to grant or revokes or suspends a license, the	833
attorney general shall notify the applicant in writing and	834
specifically identify the reason for the refusal, revocation, or	835
suspension in narrative form and, if applicable, by identifying	836
the section of the Revised Code violated. The failure of the	837
attorney general to give the written notice of the reasons for the	838
refusal, revocation, or suspension or a mistake in the written	839
notice does not affect the validity of the attorney general's	840
refusal to grant, or the revocation or suspension of, a license.	841
If the attorney general fails to give the written notice or if	842
there is a mistake in the written notice, the applicant may bring	843
an action to compel the attorney general to comply with this	844
division or to correct the mistake, but the attorney general's	845
order refusing to grant, or revoking or suspending, a license	846
shall not be enjoined during the pendency of the action.	847

(F) A charitable organization that has been issued a license	848
pursuant to division (B) of this section but that cannot conduct	849
bingo or, instant bingo, or charitable electronic instant bingo at	850
the location, or on the day of the week or at the time, specified	851
on the license due to circumstances that make it impractical to do	852
so may apply in writing, together with an application fee of two	853
hundred fifty dollars, to the attorney general, at least thirty	854
days prior to a change in location, day of the week, or time, and	855
request an amended license. The application shall describe the	856
causes making it impractical for the organization to conduct bingo	857
or, instant bingo, or charitable electronic instant bingo in	858
conformity with its license and shall indicate the location, days	859
of the week, and times on each of those days when it desires to	860
conduct bingo or, instant bingo, or charitable electronic instant	861
bingo. Except as otherwise provided in this division, the attorney	862
general shall issue the amended license in accordance with	863
division (E) of this section, and the organization shall surrender	864
its original license to the attorney general. The attorney general	865
may refuse to grant an amended license according to the terms of	866
division (B) of this section.	867

(G) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section	868
111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a schedule of reduced	869
license fees for charitable organizations that desire to conduct	870
bingo or, instant bingo, or charitable electronic instant bingo	871
during fewer than twenty-six weeks in any calendar year.	872

(H) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section	873
111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish license fees for the	874
conduct of bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or instant	875
bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable electronic	876
instant bingo for charitable organizations that prior to the	877
effective date of this amendmentJuly 1, 2003, have not been	878
licensed to conduct bingo, instant bingo at a bingo session, or	879
instant bingo other than at a bingo session, or charitable	880
electronic instant bingo under this chapter.	881

(I) The attorney general may enter into a written contract	882
with any other state agency to delegate to that state agency the	883
powers prescribed to the attorney general under Chapter 2915. of	884
the Revised Code.	885

(J) The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section	886
111.15 of the Revised Code, may adopt rules to determine the	887
requirements for a charitable organization that is exempt from	888
federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	889
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to be in good	890
standing in the state.	891

Sec. 2915.081.  (A) No distributor shall sell, offer to sell,	892
or otherwise provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to another	893
person, or modify, convert, add to, or remove parts from bingo	894
supplies to further their promotion or sale, for use in this state	895
without having obtained a license from the attorney general under	896
this section.	897

(B) The attorney general may issue a distributor license to	898
any person that meets the requirements of this section. The	899
application for the license shall be on a form prescribed by the	900
attorney general and be accompanied by the annual fee prescribed	901
by this section. The license is valid for a period of one year,	902
and the annual fee for the license is five thousand dollars.	903

(C) The attorney general may refuse to issue a distributor	904
license to any person to which any of the following applies, or to	905
any person that has an officer, partner, or other person who has	906
an ownership interest of ten per cent or more and to whom any of	907
the following applies:	908

(1) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of a	909
felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United	910
States.	911

(2) The person, officer, or partner has been convicted of any	912
gambling offense.	913

(3) The person, officer, or partner has made an incorrect or	914
false statement that is material to the granting of a license in	915
an application submitted to the attorney general under this	916
section or in a similar application submitted to a gambling	917
licensing authority in another jurisdiction if the statement	918
resulted in license revocation through administrative action in	919
the other jurisdiction.	920

(4) The person, officer, or partner has submitted any	921
incorrect or false information relating to the application to the	922
attorney general under this section, if the information is	923
material to the granting of the license.	924

(5) The person, officer, or partner has failed to correct any	925
incorrect or false information that is material to the granting of	926
the license in the records required to be maintained under	927
division (E) of section 2915.10 of the Revised Code.	928

(6) The person, officer, or partner has had a license related	929
to gambling revoked or suspended under the laws of this state,	930
another state, or the United States.	931

(D) The attorney general shall not issue a distributor	932
license to any person that is involved in the conduct of bingo on	933
behalf of a charitable organization or that is a lessor of	934
premises used for the conduct of bingo. This division does not	935
prohibit a distributor from advising charitable organizations on	936
the use and benefit of specific bingo supplies or prohibit a	937
distributor from advising a customer on operational methods to	938
improve bingo profitability.	939

(E)(1) No distributor shall sell, offer to sell, or otherwise	940
provide or offer to provide bingo supplies to any person, or	941
modify, convert, add to, or remove parts from bingo supplies to	942
further their promotion or sale, for use in this state except to	943
or for the use of a charitable organization that has been issued a	944
license under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code or to another	945
distributor that has been issued a license under this section. No	946
distributor shall accept payment for the sale or other provision	947
of bingo supplies other than by check or electronic fund transfer.	948

(2) No distributor may donate, give, loan, lease, or	949
otherwise provide any bingo supplies or equipment, or modify,	950
convert, add to, or remove parts from bingo supplies to further	951
their promotion or sale, to or for the use of a charitable	952
organization for use in a bingo session conditioned on or in	953
consideration for an exclusive right to provide bingo supplies to	954
the charitable organization. A distributor may provide a licensed	955
charitable organization with free samples of the distributor's	956
products to be used as prizes or to be used for the purpose of	957
sampling.	958

(3) No distributor shall purchase bingo supplies for use in	959
this state from any person except from a manufacturer issued a	960
license under section 2915.082 of the Revised Code or from another	961
distributor issued a license under this section. Subject to	962
division (D) of section 2915.082 of the Revised Code, no	963
distributor shall pay for purchased bingo supplies other than by	964
check or electronic fund transfer.	965

(4) No distributor shall participate in the conduct of bingo	966
on behalf of a charitable organization or have any direct or	967
indirect ownership interest in a premises used for the conduct of	968
bingo.	969

(5) No distributor shall knowingly solicit, offer, pay, or	970
receive any kickback, bribe, or undocumented rebate, directly or	971
indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for	972
providing bingo supplies to any person in this state.	973

(6) Except as provided by and through the negotiations of the	974
Ohio statewide veterans, fraternal, and sporting coalition, no	975
distributor shall sell, offer to sell, give, loan, lease, or	976
otherwise provide or offer to provide charitable electronic	977
instant bingo to any veterans, fraternal, or sporting organization	978
that has been issued a license under section 2915.08 of the	979
Revised Code to conduct charitable electronic instant bingo.	980

(F) The attorney general shall affix a seal to a device a	981
distributor intends to sell, offer to sell, or otherwise provide	982
to a licensed organization to be used to conduct charitable	983
electronic instant bingo if the attorney general finds the device	984
meets the standards required under the law of this state. No	985
distributor of charitable electronic instant bingo shall sell,	986
offer to sell, or otherwise provide such a device to conduct	987
charitable electronic instant bingo unless the device is affixed	988
with the seal.	989

(G) The attorney general may suspend or revoke a distributor	990
license for any of the reasons for which the attorney general may	991
refuse to issue a distributor license specified in division (C) of	992
this section or if the distributor holding the license violates	993
any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the attorney	994
general under this chapter.	995

(G)(H) Whoever violates division (A) or (E) of this section	996
is guilty of illegally operating as a distributor. Except as	997
otherwise provided in this division, illegally operating as a	998
distributor is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender	999
previously has been convicted of a violation of division (A) or	1000
(E) of this section, illegally operating as a distributor is a	1001
felony of the fifth degree.	1002

Sec. 2915.083.  (A) The Ohio statewide veterans, fraternal,	1003
and sporting coalition is hereby recognized.	1004

(B) For all charitable organizations licensed to conduct	1005
charitable electronic instant bingo under section 2915.08 of the	1006
Revised Code, the coalition shall negotiate, and as agreed to by a	1007
majority of the coalition's members, all contract terms for	1008
provision and maintenance of charitable electronic instant bingo.	1009
No charitable organization that has been issued a license under	1010
section 2915.08 of the Revised Code to conduct charitable	1011
electronic instant bingo shall enter into a contract with a	1012
distributor to buy, offer to buy, get, loan, lease, or otherwise	1013
be provided or offered to be provided charitable electronic	1014
instant bingo other than as negotiated by the coalition.	1015

Sec. 2915.09.  (A) No charitable organization that conducts	1016
bingo shall fail to do any of the following:	1017

(1) Own all of the equipment used to conduct bingo or lease	1018
that equipment from a charitable organization that is licensed to	1019
conduct bingo, or from the landlord of a premises where bingo is	1020
conducted, for a rental rate that is not more than is customary	1021
and reasonable for that equipment;	1022

(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(3) of this	1023
section, use all of the gross receipts from bingo for paying	1024
prizes, for reimbursement of expenses for or for renting premises	1025
in which to conduct a bingo session, for reimbursement of expenses	1026
for or for purchasing or leasing bingo supplies used in conducting	1027
bingo, for reimbursement of expenses for or for hiring security	1028
personnel, for reimbursement of expenses for or for advertising	1029
bingo, or for reimbursement of other expenses or for other	1030
expenses listed in division (LL) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1031
Code, provided that the amount of the receipts so spent is not	1032
more than is customary and reasonable for a similar purchase,	1033
lease, hiring, advertising, or expense. If the building in which	1034
bingo is conducted is owned by the charitable organization	1035
conducting bingo and the bingo conducted includes a form of bingo	1036
described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1037
Code, the charitable organization may deduct from the total amount	1038
of the gross receipts from each session a sum equal to the lesser	1039
of six hundred dollars or forty-five per cent of the gross	1040
receipts from the bingo described in that division as	1041
consideration for the use of the premises.	1042

(3) Use, or give, donate, or otherwise transfer, all of the	1043
net profit derived from bingo, other than instant bingo, for a	1044
charitable purpose listed in its license application and described	1045
in division (Z) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, or	1046
distribute all of the net profit from the proceeds of the sale of	1047
instant bingo or charitable electronic instant bingo as stated in	1048
its license application and in accordance with section 2915.101 of	1049
the Revised Code.	1050

(B) No charitable organization that conducts a bingo game	1051
described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1052
Code shall fail to do any of the following:	1053

(1) Conduct the bingo game on premises that are owned by the	1054
charitable organization, on premises that are owned by another	1055
charitable organization and leased from that charitable	1056
organization for a rental rate not in excess of the lesser of six	1057
hundred dollars per bingo session or forty-five per cent of the	1058
gross receipts of the bingo session, on premises that are leased	1059
from a person other than a charitable organization for a rental	1060
rate that is not more than is customary and reasonable for	1061
premises that are similar in location, size, and quality but not	1062
in excess of four hundred fifty dollars per bingo session, or on	1063
premises that are owned by a person other than a charitable	1064
organization, that are leased from that person by another	1065
charitable organization, and that are subleased from that other	1066
charitable organization by the charitable organization for a	1067
rental rate not in excess of four hundred fifty dollars per bingo	1068
session. If the charitable organization leases from a person other	1069
than a charitable organization the premises on which it conducts	1070
bingo sessions, the lessor of the premises shall provide the	1071
premises to the organization and shall not provide the	1072
organization with bingo game operators, security personnel,	1073
concessions or concession operators, bingo supplies, or any other	1074
type of service. A charitable organization shall not lease or	1075
sublease premises that it owns or leases to more than one other	1076
charitable organization per calendar week for the purpose of	1077
conducting bingo sessions on the premises. A person that is not a	1078
charitable organization shall not lease premises that it owns,	1079
leases, or otherwise is empowered to lease to more than three	1080
charitable organizations per calendar week for conducting bingo	1081
sessions on the premises. In no case shall more than nine bingo	1082
sessions be conducted on any premises in any calendar week.	1083

(2) Display its license conspicuously at the premises where	1084
the bingo session is conducted;	1085

(3) Conduct the bingo session in accordance with the	1086
definition of bingo set forth in division (S)(1) of section	1087
2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1088

(C) No charitable organization that conducts a bingo game	1089
described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1090
Code shall do any of the following:	1091

(1) Pay any compensation to a bingo game operator for	1092
operating a bingo session that is conducted by the charitable	1093
organization or for preparing, selling, or serving food or	1094
beverages at the site of the bingo session, permit any auxiliary	1095
unit or society of the charitable organization to pay compensation	1096
to any bingo game operator who prepares, sells, or serves food or	1097
beverages at a bingo session conducted by the charitable	1098
organization, or permit any auxiliary unit or society of the	1099
charitable organization to prepare, sell, or serve food or	1100
beverages at a bingo session conducted by the charitable	1101
organization, if the auxiliary unit or society pays any	1102
compensation to the bingo game operators who prepare, sell, or	1103
serve the food or beverages;	1104

(2) Pay consulting fees to any person for any services	1105
performed in relation to the bingo session;	1106

(3) Pay concession fees to any person who provides	1107
refreshments to the participants in the bingo session;	1108

(4) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(4) of this	1109
section, conduct more than three bingo sessions in any seven-day	1110
period. A volunteer firefighter's organization or a volunteer	1111
rescue service organization that conducts not more than five bingo	1112
sessions in a calendar year may conduct more than three bingo	1113
sessions in a seven-day period after notifying the attorney	1114
general when it will conduct the sessions.	1115

(5) Pay out more than six thousand dollars in prizes for	1116
bingo games described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the	1117
Revised Code during any bingo session that is conducted by the	1118
charitable organization. "Prizes" does not include awards from the	1119
conduct of instant bingo.	1120

(6) Conduct a bingo session at any time during the ten-hour	1121
period between midnight and ten a.m., at any time during, or	1122
within ten hours of, a bingo game conducted for amusement only	1123
pursuant to section 2915.12 of the Revised Code, at any premises	1124
not specified on its license, or on any day of the week or during	1125
any time period not specified on its license. Division (A)(6) of	1126
this section does not prohibit the sale of instant bingo tickets	1127
beginning at nine a.m. for a bingo session that begins at ten a.m.	1128
If circumstances make it impractical for the charitable	1129
organization to conduct a bingo session at the premises, or on the	1130
day of the week or at the time, specified on its license or if a	1131
charitable organization wants to conduct bingo sessions on a day	1132
of the week or at a time other than the day or time specified on	1133
its license, the charitable organization may apply in writing to	1134
the attorney general for an amended license pursuant to division	1135
(F) of section 2915.08 of the Revised Code. A charitable	1136
organization may apply twice in each calendar year for an amended	1137
license to conduct bingo sessions on a day of the week or at a	1138
time other than the day or time specified on its license. If the	1139
amended license is granted, the organization may conduct bingo	1140
sessions at the premises, on the day of the week, and at the time	1141
specified on its amended license.	1142

(7) Permit any person whom the charitable organization knows,	1143
or should have known, is under the age of eighteen to work as a	1144
bingo game operator;	1145

(8) Permit any person whom the charitable organization knows,	1146
or should have known, has been convicted of a felony or gambling	1147
offense in any jurisdiction to be a bingo game operator;	1148

(9) Permit the lessor of the premises on which the bingo	1149
session is conducted, if the lessor is not a charitable	1150
organization, to provide the charitable organization with bingo	1151
game operators, security personnel, concessions, bingo supplies,	1152
or any other type of service;	1153

(10) Purchase or lease bingo supplies from any person except	1154
a distributor issued a license under section 2915.081 of the	1155
Revised Code;	1156

(11)(a) Use or permit the use of electronic bingo aids except	1157
under the following circumstances:	1158

(i) For any single participant, not more than ninety bingo	1159
faces can be played using an electronic bingo aid or aids.	1160

(ii) The charitable organization shall provide a participant	1161
using an electronic bingo aid with corresponding paper bingo cards	1162
or sheets.	1163

(iii) The total price of bingo faces played with an	1164
electronic bingo aid shall be equal to the total price of the same	1165
number of bingo faces played with a paper bingo card or sheet sold	1166
at the same bingo session but without an electronic bingo aid.	1167

(iv) An electronic bingo aid cannot be part of an electronic	1168
network other than a network that includes only bingo aids and	1169
devices that are located on the premises at which the bingo is	1170
being conducted or be interactive with any device not located on	1171
the premises at which the bingo is being conducted.	1172

(v) An electronic bingo aid cannot be used to participate in	1173
bingo that is conducted at a location other than the location at	1174
which the bingo session is conducted and at which the electronic	1175
bingo aid is used.	1176

(vi) An electronic bingo aid cannot be used to provide for	1177
the input of numbers and letters announced by a bingo caller other	1178
than the bingo caller who physically calls the numbers and letters	1179
at the location at which the bingo session is conducted and at	1180
which the electronic bingo aid is used.	1181

(b) The attorney general may adopt rules in accordance with	1182
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that govern the use of electronic	1183
bingo aids. The rules may include a requirement that an electronic	1184
bingo aid be capable of being audited by the attorney general to	1185
verify the number of bingo cards or sheets played during each	1186
bingo session.	1187

(12) Permit any person the charitable organization knows, or	1188
should have known, to be under eighteen years of age to play bingo	1189
described in division (S)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1190
Code.	1191

(D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(3) of	1192
this section, no charitable organization shall provide to a bingo	1193
game operator, and no bingo game operator shall receive or accept,	1194
any commission, wage, salary, reward, tip, donation, gratuity, or	1195
other form of compensation, directly or indirectly, regardless of	1196
the source, for conducting bingo or providing other work or labor	1197
at the site of bingo during a bingo session.	1198

(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(3) of this	1199
section, no charitable organization shall provide to a bingo game	1200
operator any commission, wage, salary, reward, tip, donation,	1201
gratuity, or other form of compensation, directly or indirectly,	1202
regardless of the source, for conducting instant bingo other than	1203
at a bingo session at the site of instant bingo other than at a	1204
bingo session.	1205

(3) Nothing in division (D) of this section prohibits an	1206
employee of a fraternal organization, veteran's organization, or	1207
sporting organization from selling instant bingo tickets or cards	1208
to the organization's members or invited guests, as long as no	1209
portion of the employee's compensation is paid from any receipts	1210
of bingo.	1211

(E) Notwithstanding division (B)(1) of this section, a	1212
charitable organization that, prior to December 6, 1977, has	1213
entered into written agreements for the lease of premises it owns	1214
to another charitable organization or other charitable	1215
organizations for the conducting of bingo sessions so that more	1216
than two bingo sessions are conducted per calendar week on the	1217
premises, and a person that is not a charitable organization and	1218
that, prior to December 6, 1977, has entered into written	1219
agreements for the lease of premises it owns to charitable	1220
organizations for the conducting of more than two bingo sessions	1221
per calendar week on the premises, may continue to lease the	1222
premises to those charitable organizations, provided that no more	1223
than four sessions are conducted per calendar week, that the	1224
lessor organization or person has notified the attorney general in	1225
writing of the organizations that will conduct the sessions and	1226
the days of the week and the times of the day on which the	1227
sessions will be conducted, that the initial lease entered into	1228
with each organization that will conduct the sessions was filed	1229
with the attorney general prior to December 6, 1977, and that each	1230
organization that will conduct the sessions was issued a license	1231
to conduct bingo games by the attorney general prior to December	1232
6, 1977.	1233

(F) This section does not prohibit a bingo licensed	1234
charitable organization or a game operator from giving any person	1235
an instant bingo ticket as a prize.	1236

(G) Whoever violates division (A)(2) of this section is	1237
guilty of illegally conducting a bingo game, a felony of the	1238
fourth degree. Except as otherwise provided in this division,	1239
whoever violates division (A)(1) or (3), (B)(1), (2), or (3),	1240
(C)(1) to (12), or (D) of this section is guilty of a minor	1241
misdemeanor. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	1242
violation of division (A)(1) or (3), (B)(1), (2), or (3), (C)(1)	1243
to (11), or (D) of this section, a violation of division (A)(1) or	1244
(3), (B)(1), (2), or (3), (C), or (D) of this section is a	1245
misdemeanor of the first degree. Whoever violates division (C)(12)	1246
of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, if	1247
the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of	1248
division (C)(12) of this section, a felony of the fourth degree.	1249

Sec. 2915.095. The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant	1250
to section 111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a standard	1251
contract to be used by a charitable instant bingo organization, a	1252
veteran's organization, , a fraternal organization, or a sporting	1253
organization for the conduct of instant bingo other than at a	1254
bingo session or charitable electronic instant bingo. The terms of	1255
the contract shall be limited to the provisions in Chapter 2915.	1256
of the Revised Code.	1257

Sec. 2915.096.  (A) No charitable organization that conducts	1258
charitable electronic instant bingo shall do any of the following:	1259

(1) Fail to comply with the requirements of divisions (A)(1),	1260
(2), and (3) of section 2915.09 of the Revised Code;	1261

(2) Conduct charitable electronic instant bingo unless that	1262
organization is, and has received from the internal revenue	1263
service a determination letter that is currently in effect stating	1264
that the organization is, exempt from federal income taxation	1265
under subsection 501(a), is described in subsection 501(c)(7),	1266
501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19), or is a veteran's	1267
organization described in subsection 501(c)(4) of the Internal	1268
Revenue Code, and conducts instant bingo under section 2915.13 of	1269
the Revised Code;	1270

(3) Conduct charitable electronic instant bingo on any day,	1271
at any time, or at any premises not specified on the	1272
organization's license issued under section 2915.08 of the Revised	1273
Code;	1274

(4) Permit any person whom the organization knows or should	1275
have known has been convicted of a felony or gambling offense in	1276
any jurisdiction to operate or perform any type of maintenance in	1277
the conduct of charitable electronic instant bingo;	1278

(5) Purchase or lease supplies used to conduct charitable	1279
electronic instant bingo from any person except a distributor	1280
licensed under section 2915.081 of the Revised Code;	1281

(6) Allow a person under eighteen years of age to play,	1282
wager, operate, or perform any type of maintenance in the conduct	1283
of charitable electronic instant bingo;	1284

(7) Pay any compensation to a bingo maintenance person for	1285
conducting charitable electronic instant bingo;	1286

(8) Pay fees to any person who provides refreshments to	1287
charitable electronic instant bingo participants from the profits	1288
of the charitable electronic instant bingo;	1289

(9) Allow charitable electronic instant bingo to be played by	1290
a bingo maintenance person at a premises at which the organization	1291
conducts charitable electronic instant bingo or to be played by	1292
employees of a person issued a D liquor permit under Chapter 4303.	1293
of the Revised Code who are working at a premises at which	1294
charitable electronic instant bingo is conducted;	1295

(10) Possess a charitable electronic instant bingo machine	1296
that was not purchased or leased from a distributor licensed under	1297
section 2915.081 of the Revised Code as reflected on a seal	1298
affixed by the attorney general under that section;	1299

(11) Fail to pay a player for any reason other than fraud by	1300
the player or malfunction of the machine;	1301

(12) Possess charitable electronic instant bingo supplies	1302
that were not obtained in accordance with sections 2915.01 to	1303
2915.13 of the Revised Code.	1304

(B) A veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1305
sporting organization that conducts charitable electronic instant	1306
bingo shall limit the conduct of charitable electronic instant	1307
bingo to the organization's premises and to the organization's	1308
members and invited guests.	1309

(C) A veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1310
sporting organization with a membership of at least one hundred	1311
members shall be permitted up to four charitable electronic	1312
instant bingo machines. Each organization shall be permitted one	1313
additional machine for each additional one hundred members, with a	1314
maximum of twenty total machines for each organization.	1315

(D) If a veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or	1316
sporting organization licensed to conduct charitable electronic	1317
instant bingo under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code has been	1318
issued a liquor permit under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code,	1319
the liquor permit may be subject to suspension, revocation, or	1320
cancellation if the organization violates this chapter.	1321

(E) The attorney general may adopt rules under Chapter 119.	1322
of the Revised Code to govern the conduct of charitable electronic	1323
instant bingo. Before adopting any such rules, the attorney	1324
general shall reference the recommended standards for	1325
randomization, minimum information, winner protection, and other	1326
standards established by the North American gaming regulators	1327
association.	1328

(F) Whoever violates division (A) of this section or a rule	1329
adopted under division (E) of this section is guilty of illegal	1330
charitable electronic instant bingo conduct. For the first	1331
offense, illegal charitable electronic instant bingo conduct is a	1332
misdemeanor of the first degree. For each subsequent offense,	1333
illegal charitable electronic instant bingo conduct is a felony of	1334
the fifth degree.	1335

Sec. 2915.101. Except as otherwise provided by law, a	1336
charitable organization that conducts instant bingo or charitable	1337
electronic instant bingo shall distribute the net profit from the	1338
proceeds of the sale of instant bingo or charitable electronic	1339
instant bingo as follows:	1340

(A)(1) If a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization,	1341
or a sporting organization conducted the instant bingo or	1342
charitable electronic instant bingo, the organization shall	1343
distribute the net profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant	1344
bingo or charitable electronic instant bingo, as follows:	1345

(a) For the first two hundred fifty thousand dollars, or a	1346
greater amount prescribed by the attorney general to adjust for	1347
changes in prices as measured by the consumer price index as	1348
defined in section 325.18 of the Revised Code and other factors	1349
affecting the organization's expenses as defined in division (LL)	1350
of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, or less of net profit from	1351
the proceeds of the sale of instant bingo or charitable electronic	1352
instant bingo generated in a calendar year:	1353

(i) At least twenty-five per cent shall be distributed to an	1354
organization described in division (Z)(1) of section 2915.01 of	1355
the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal	1356
government, the state, or any political subdivision.	1357

(ii) Not more than seventy-five per cent may be deducted and	1358
retained by the organization for reimbursement of or for the	1359
organization's expenses, as defined in division (LL) of section	1360
2915.01 of the Revised Code, in conducting the instant bingo or	1361
charitable electronic instant bingo game.	1362

(b) For any net profit from the proceeds of the sale of	1363
instant bingo or charitable electronic instant bingo of more than	1364
two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an adjusted amount generated	1365
in a calendar year:	1366

(i) A minimum of fifty per cent shall be distributed to an	1367
organization described in division (Z)(1) of section 2915.01 of	1368
the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal	1369
government, the state, or any political subdivision.	1370

(ii) Five per cent may be distributed for the organization's	1371
own charitable purposes or to a community action agency.	1372

(iii) Forty-five per cent may be deducted and retained by the	1373
organization for reimbursement of or for the organization's	1374
expenses, as defined in division (LL) of section 2915.01 of the	1375
Revised Code, in conducting the instant bingo or charitable	1376
electronic instant bingo game.	1377

(2) If a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or	1378
a sporting organization does not distribute the full percentages	1379
specified in divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of this section for the	1380
purposes specified in those divisions, the organization shall	1381
distribute the balance of the net profit from the proceeds of the	1382
sale of instant bingo or charitable electronic instant bingo not	1383
distributed or retained for those purposes to an organization	1384
described in division (Z)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised	1385
Code.	1386

(B) If a charitable organization other than a veteran's	1387
organization, a fraternal organization, or a sporting organization	1388
conducted the instant bingo or charitable electronic instant	1389
bingo, the organization shall distribute one hundred per cent of	1390
the net profit from the proceeds of the sale of instant bingo or	1391
charitable electronic instant bingo to an organization described	1392
in division (Z)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code or to a	1393
department or agency of the federal government, the state, or any	1394
political subdivision.	1395

(C) Nothing in this section prohibits a veteran's	1396
organization, a fraternal organization, or a sporting organization	1397
from distributing any net profit from the proceeds of the sale of	1398
instant bingo or charitable electronic instant bingo to an	1399
organization that is described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the	1400
Internal Revenue Code when the organization that is described in	1401
subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is one that	1402
makes donations to other organizations and permits donors to	1403
advise or direct such donations so long as the donations comply	1404
with requirements established in or pursuant to subsection	1405
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.	1406

Sec. 2915.12. (A) Sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the Revised	1407
Code do not apply to bingo games that are conducted for the	1408
purpose of amusement only. A bingo game is conducted for the	1409
purpose of amusement only if it complies with all of the	1410
requirements specified in either division (A)(1) or (2) of this	1411
section:	1412

(1)(a) The participants do not pay any money or any other	1413
thing of value including an admission fee, or any fee for bingo	1414
cards or sheets, objects to cover the spaces, or other devices	1415
used in playing bingo, for the privilege of participating in the	1416
bingo game, or to defray any costs of the game, or pay tips or	1417
make donations during or immediately before or after the bingo	1418
game.	1419

(b) All prizes awarded during the course of the game are	1420
nonmonetary, and in the form of merchandise, goods, or	1421
entitlements to goods or services only, and the total value of all	1422
prizes awarded during the game is less than one hundred dollars.	1423

(c) No commission, wages, salary, reward, tip, donation,	1424
gratuity, or other form of compensation, either directly or	1425
indirectly, and regardless of the source, is paid to any bingo	1426
game operator for work or labor performed at the site of the bingo	1427
game.	1428

(d) The bingo game is not conducted either during or within	1429
ten hours of any of the following:	1430

(i) A bingo session during which a charitable bingo game is	1431
conducted pursuant to sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the Revised	1432
Code;	1433

(ii) A scheme or game of chance, or bingo described in	1434
division (S)(2) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1435

(e) The number of players participating in the bingo game	1436
does not exceed fifty.	1437

(2)(a) The participants do not pay money or any other thing	1438
of value as an admission fee, and no participant is charged more	1439
than twenty-five cents to purchase a bingo card or sheet, objects	1440
to cover the spaces, or other devices used in playing bingo.	1441

(b) The total amount of money paid by all of the participants	1442
for bingo cards or sheets, objects to cover the spaces, or other	1443
devices used in playing bingo does not exceed one hundred dollars.	1444

(c) All of the money paid for bingo cards or sheets, objects	1445
to cover spaces, or other devices used in playing bingo is used	1446
only to pay winners monetary and nonmonetary prizes and to provide	1447
refreshments.	1448

(d) The total value of all prizes awarded during the game	1449
does not exceed one hundred dollars.	1450

(e) No commission, wages, salary, reward, tip, donation,	1451
gratuity, or other form of compensation, either directly or	1452
indirectly, and regardless of the source, is paid to any bingo	1453
game operator for work or labor performed at the site of the bingo	1454
game.	1455

(f) The bingo game is not conducted during or within ten	1456
hours of either of the following:	1457

(i) A bingo session during which a charitable bingo game is	1458
conducted pursuant to sections 2915.07 to 2915.11 of the Revised	1459
Code;	1460

(ii) A scheme of chance or game of chance, or bingo described	1461
in division (S)(2) or (3) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.	1462

(g) All of the participants reside at the premises where the	1463
bingo game is conducted.	1464

(h) The bingo games are conducted on different days of the	1465
week and not more than twice in a calendar week.	1466

(B) The attorney general or any local law enforcement agency	1467
may investigate the conduct of a bingo game that purportedly is	1468
conducted for purposes of amusement only if there is reason to	1469
believe that the purported amusement bingo game does not comply	1470
with the requirements of either division (A)(1) or (2) of this	1471
section. A local law enforcement agency may proceed by action in	1472
the proper court to enforce this section if the local law	1473
enforcement agency gives written notice to the attorney general	1474
when commencing the action.	1475

Section 2.  That existing sections 2915.01, 2915.08,	1476
2915.081, 2915.09, 2915.095, 2915.101, and 2915.12 of the Revised	1477
Code are hereby repealed.	1478