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Chapter 3772-8 | Casino Gaming Employee Licenses

 
 
 
Rule
Rule 3772-8-01 | Casino gaming employee license required.
 

(A) Individuals who perform the following casino-gaming functions, regardless of title, for a casino operator must obtain and hold a casino gaming employee license:

(1) Assistant managers and other supervisors;

(2) Boxpersons;

(3) Cashiers;

(4) Change personnel;

(5) Clerks;

(6) Count room personnel;

(7) Credit supervisors;

(8) Data processing personnel;

(9) Dealers;

(10) Floorpersons;

(11) Hosts;

(12) Internal audit and accounting personnel;

(13) Electronic gaming equipment technicians and table game device technicians;

(14) Personnel authorized to extend complimentary services, including employees performing functions similar to those performed by a gaming junket;

(15) Personnel authorized to issue credit;

(16) Personnel authorized to issue promotional play;

(17) Personnel authorized to access and edit information within casino gaming systems;

(18) Personnel who configure and maintain electronic gaming equipment;

(19) Security personnel, including guards and game observers;

(20) Shills;

(21) Surveillance personnel; and

(22) Any other individual who conducts or participates in the conduct of casino gaming, who participates in the transfer or handling of chips, tokens, vouchers, or money, or who participates in audit or accounting functions.

(B) A person employed as a casino gaming employee of a casino operator may not be employed concurrently by a gaming-related vendor, except that a casino gaming employee may be employed by a management company that is also a gaming-related vendor.

(C) Every casino gaming employee of a casino operator must possess and prominently display an active casino gaming employee license credential, as determined by the executive director, while on duty at the employer's casino facility. A casino gaming employee who forgets, loses, or misplaces this credential may, for up to three consecutive calendar days, display a temporary badge that identifies the individual as a licensed employee.

Last updated January 3, 2022 at 10:44 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.131
Amplifies: 3772.01, 3772.03, 3772.09, 3772.131
Five Year Review Date: 1/3/2027
Rule 3772-8-02 | Casino gaming employee license application, license period, and provisional license.
 

(A) An applicant for an initial, new, or renewal casino gaming employee license must complete and submit the appropriate form(s) required by the commission. The casino gaming employee must provide the commission with all information and documents that the commission requests.

(B) A casino gaming employee license expires three years after the date of licensure.

(C) An applicant for a casino gaming employee license may request renewal of the license by completing and submitting the appropriate form(s) required by the commission no less than one hundred twenty days before the expiration of the license. An applicant for a renewal license must provide the commission with all information and documents that the commission requests.

(D) All casino gaming employees must undergo a complete investigation at least once every three years as determined by the commission to determine whether each remains in compliance with Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.

(E) The commission may request any other information that would affect the casino gaming employee's suitability to maintain a license under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted thereunder.

(F) An individual may apply for a provisional casino gaming employee license by completing and filing the appropriate form(s) required by the commission, providing the commission with all information and documents that the commission requests, and paying an application fee and license fee as described in rule 3772-8-03 of the Administrative Code. Upon submission of a complete application, the commission may issue a provisional license. Provisional licenses are valid up to three months and may be renewed one time for up to three months.

Last updated January 3, 2022 at 10:44 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.131, 3772.15
Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.09, 3772.10, 3772.131, 3772.15
Five Year Review Date: 1/3/2027
Rule 3772-8-03 | Casino gaming employee fees.
 

(A) Application fees.

(1) An applicant for an initial or new casino gaming employee license must pay a nonrefundable application fee of two hundred fifty dollars, except that a casino operator that currently employs the applicant must pay this fee and that a casino operator, management company, gaming-related vendor, or holding company otherwise sponsoring the applicant may pay the application fee.

(2) An applicant for a renewal casino gaming employee license must pay a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars, except that a casino operator that currently employs the applicant must pay this fee and that a casino operator, management company, gaming-related vendor, or holding company otherwise sponsoring the applicant may pay this fee.

(3) The application and renewal application fees for a casino gaming employee license may be increased to the extent that the cost of the background investigation relating to an applicant exceeds the application fee set forth in paragraph (A)(1) or (A)(2) of this rule. The executive director of the commission will advise the applicant in writing that an additional application fee is required. Once an applicant is directed to submit an additional application fee, the commission will take no additional steps with respect to the application until the increased application fee is paid.

(B) License fees.

(1) Upon approval by the commission, an applicant for an initial or new casino gaming employee license must pay a nonrefundable license fee of two hundred fifty dollars, except that a casino operator that currently employs the applicant must pay this fee and that a casino operator, management company, gaming-related vendor, or holding company otherwise sponsoring the applicant may pay this fee.

(2) Upon approval by the commission, an applicant for a renewal casino gaming employee license must pay a nonrefundable license fee of fifty dollars, except that a casino operator that currently employs the applicant must pay this fee and that a casino operator, management company, gaming-related vendor, or holding company otherwise sponsoring the applicant may pay this fee.

(C) A casino gaming employee must bear the costs of any investigation, including providing all information, documents, and materials requested by the commission at the casino gaming employee's sole expense and cost, except that a casino operator employing the casino gaming employee must pay these costs and that a casino operator, management company, gaming-related vendor, or holding company otherwise sponsoring the casino gaming employee may pay these costs.

(D) Unless otherwise approved by the executive director, all fees must be submitted to the commission in the form of an electronic funds transfer payable to the treasurer of the state of Ohio.

Last updated January 3, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.131, 3772.15, 3772.17
Amplifies: 3772.131, 3772.15, 3772.17
Five Year Review Date: 1/3/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 12/27/2011, 6/27/2015, 1/1/2017
Rule 3772-8-04 | Duty to update information.
 

(A) All casino gaming employees must update the commission, in writing, of the following information:

(1) Change of name;

(2) Change of home address;

(3) Change of home telephone number;

(4) Any bankruptcy filed, discharged, or dismissed;

(5) Any arrest, charge, or conviction, or plea of guilty or no contest for any crime or offense occurring in any jurisdiction, excluding minor misdemeanor traffic offenses;

(6) Any inquiry into, investigation of, or action filed by any gaming regulatory agency or governmental gaming authority;

(7) Any rejection, suspension, revocation, or denial of any gaming-related application or license and any fine, penalty, or settled amount relating to any gaming-related license imposed upon or agreed to in any jurisdiction;

(8) Any other information affecting the casino gaming employees' suitability.

(B) All information required to be submitted under this rule must include the name and license number, if applicable, of the casino gaming employee and be submitted within ten calendar days of the change or event occurrence.

Last updated January 3, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033, 3772.05, 3772.10
Amplifies: 3772.05, 3772.10, 3772.131, 3772.15
Five Year Review Date: 1/3/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 12/27/2011
Rule 3772-8-05 | Affirmative license standards.
 

(A) An applicant for a casino gaming employee license must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the applicant's suitability for licensure.

(B) In determining whether to grant, maintain, or renew a casino gaming employee license, the commission will evaluate and consider the following factors, in addition to those factors set forth in Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code:

(1) Whether the individual possesses good character, honesty, and integrity;

(2) Whether the individual possesses financial stability, integrity, and responsibility;

(3) The criminal history of the individual in any jurisdiction;

(4) Whether and to what extent the individual has associated with members of organized crime and other persons of disreputable character;

(5) Whether a proceeding in bankruptcy has been filed by or against the individual in the last ten years;

(6) Whether the individual has been involved in any formal process to adjust, defer, suspend, or otherwise resolve the payment of any debt in the last ten years;

(7) Whether the individual has been served with a complaint or other notice filed with any public body regarding a payment of any tax required under federal, state, or local law that has been delinquent for one or more years;

(8) The compliance history of the individual with casino-related licensing requirements in this state or any other jurisdiction;

(9) Whether the individual is a party to any currently pending litigation;

(10) The extent to which the individual has cooperated with the agency in connection with the background investigation; and

(11) The extent to which the individual has provided accurate and complete information as required by section 3772.131 of the Revised Code.

Last updated January 3, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033
Amplifies: 3772.07, 3772.10, 3772.13
Five Year Review Date: 1/3/2027