Rule 3772-50-03 | General licensing requirements.
(A) No skill-based amusement machine operator, vendor, or location can conduct or participate in conducting skill-based amusement machine gaming without first obtaining a license from the commission, except:
(1) A person that conducts or participates in conducting type-A skill-based amusement machine gaming is not required to obtain a license from the commission provided that the person does not conduct or participate in conducting any type-B or type-C skill-based amusement machine gaming.
(2) A skill-based amusement machine location that conducts or participates in conducting type-B skill-based amusement machine gaming is not required to obtain a license from the commission provided that the location does not conduct or participate in conducting any type-C skill-based amusement machine gaming.
(3) A person licensed as a type-C skill-based amusement machine operator by the commission that conducts or participates in conducting skill-based amusement machine gaming at a location wholly owned or operated by the licensee is not required to be licensed as a type-C skill-based amusement machine location by the commission.
(B) A person licensed by the commission as a type-C skill-based amusement machine operator may conduct or participate in conducting type-A, type-B, or type-C skill-based amusement machine gaming.
(C) An incomplete application, or an application containing false, misleading, or omitted information, is cause for administrative action by the commission.
(D) The commission may reopen a licensing investigation or adjudication at any time.
(E) The executive director may recommend to the commission that it deny any application, or limit, condition, restrict, suspend, or revoke any license or impose any fine upon any licensee or other person according to this chapter.
(F) No person may re-apply for a license under this chapter for three years from the date the persons application for licensure was denied or license was revoked by the commission.
(G) All applicants and licensees must update the commission, within thirty days of occurrence of the event, in writing, with the following information, as applicable:
(1) Changes to the name or contact information of the applicant or licensee;
(2) Changes to the state of incorporation or principal place of business of the applicant or licensee;
(3) Any bankruptcy filed by, or against, the applicant or licensee;
(4) Any civil action against the applicant or licensee regarding skill-based amusement machine gaming, gambling, or involving allegations of fraud or deceptive trade practices;
(5) Any civil settlement or judgment to which the applicant or licensee is a party in a federal or state court located in the state of Ohio;
(6) Any arrest, charge, conviction, plea of guilty or no contest, or forfeited bail concerning any criminal offense in any jurisdiction, excluding minor misdemeanor traffic offenses;
(7) Any inquiry into, investigation of, or regulatory action involving the applicant or licensee by any gaming regulatory agency or regulatory agency that oversees skill-based amusement machine gaming, or its equivalent, in any jurisdiction, except for routine renewal application submissions;
(8) Any rejection, denial, suspension, or revocation of any gaming-related or skill-based amusement machine-related, or its equivalent, application or license, and any fine, penalty, or settled amount related to any gaming-related or skill-based amusement machine-related, or its equivalent, application or license that has been imposed upon or agreed to by the applicant or licensee in any jurisdiction;
(9) Any rejection, denial, suspension, or revocation of any application or license, and any fine, penalty, or settled amount related to any application or license that has been imposed upon or agreed to by the applicant or licensee in the state of Ohio; and
(10) Any other information that would affect the licensees or applicants suitability to maintain a license under Chapters 2915. and 3772. of the Revised Code or this chapter, including any information sought by the applicable application.
Last updated September 1, 2023 at 8:46 AM
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