Rule 3772-50-08 | Type-C skill-based amusement machine location licensure.
(A) Except as provided in paragraph (G) of this rule, a person seeking a type-C skill-based amusement machine location license must apply for licensure via the state of Ohio eLicense website at www.elicense.ohio.gov, comply with all instructions, and pay a non-refundable fifty dollar application fee.
(B) An applicant for a type-C skill-based amusement machine location license must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the applicant's suitability for licensure.
(C) In determining whether to grant or maintain the privilege of a type-C skill-based amusement machine location license, the commission will evaluate each applicant and licensee in a manner consistent with the commission's authority to do the same with respect to casino gaming, including:
(1) The reputation, experience, and financial integrity of the applicant or licensee and the applicant's or licensee's affiliates or affiliated companies;
(2) The reputation, experience, and financial integrity of any person that directly or indirectly controls or influences the decision-making of the applicant or licensee;
(3) If the applicant or licensee or any person that directly or indirectly controls the applicant or licensee has been convicted of any criminal offense under the laws of any jurisdiction, excluding minor traffic violations;
(4) Whether the applicant or licensee has provided accurate and complete information as required by the commission or submitted false or misleading information to the commission;
(5) If the applicant or licensee 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;
(6) The extent to which the applicant or licensee has cooperated with the commission;
(7) If the applicant or licensee has shown a disregard of or otherwise failed to comply with the laws and regulations of this state or any other jurisdiction;
(8) If awarding or maintaining a license would undermine the public's confidence in skill-based amusement machine gaming in this state; and
(9) The suitability of any other material person, including owners and key executives, as determined by the commission.
(D) A type-C skill-based amusement machine location licensee must maintain its suitability at all times during the licensure period.
(E) If the commission determines that a person is suitable to be issued a type-C skill-based amusement machine location license and all other requirements of this chapter have been met, the commission will issue a license for not more than three years.
(F) If a type-C skill-based amusement machine location is licensed as a type-C skill-based amusement machine operator, the type-C skill-based amusement machine location is not required to pay the application fee described in paragraph (A) of this rule or the license fee described in paragraph (E) of this rule.
Last updated September 1, 2023 at 8:47 AM
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