Chapter 3769-20 | Relocation of Racetracks Eligible for Video Lottery

Rule 3769-20-01 | General definitions.

• Effective: February 22, 2013
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) "Capital Investment" means cost related to demolition, engineering, architecture, design, site preparation, construction, infrastructure improvements, land acquisitions, furniture, fixtures, equipment, insurance related to construction, capitalized interest and other financing costs, leasehold improvements, video lottery terminal acquisition and related technology, surveillance and security equipment, and such other costs as approved by the director which are usual and customary for the industry.

(B) "Commission" and "racing commission" mean the racing commission under Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code.

(C) "Director" means the director of the state lottery commission under Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code.

(D) "Permit Holder" means a corporation, trust, partnership, limited partnership, association, person or other group of persons who or which has been granted a permit to conduct a horse racing meeting under Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code.

(E) "Temporary Facility" is a location where a permit holder who conducts live racing and simulcasting according to the requirements of Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code will simulcast racing according to the requirements set forth in section 3769.089 of the Revised Code. The permit holder will simulcast all horse races in this state and horse races conducted at facilities located outside this state made available on each day that video lottery games are operated,

(F) "Video Lottery" means the operation of video lottery games through the use of video lottery terminals, central monitoring systems, control systems, communications processes and/or associated equipment and activities connected and/or associated therewith.

(G) "Video Lottery Game" means any game authorized by the lottery commission that is played on a video lottery terminal.

(H) "Video Lottery Sales Agent" means a permit holder that conducts live racing in accordance with Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code, and that is licensed by the director to sell video lottery games through video lottery terminals, and who continues to be a permit holder while authorized by the director to conduct video lottery games.

(I) "Video Lottery Terminal or VLT" is a device used by a video lottery sales agent in connection with the sale of video lottery games.

(J) "Incremental Economic Benefits" means demonstrating a substantial positive gain in:

(1) Job creation;

(2) Capital investment in a new facility;

(3) Video lottery terminal revenue to support school districts; and

(4) Local tax base.

(K) "Race Track" means any place, track, or enclosure where a permit holder conducts live horse racing and simulcasting for profit at a race meeting under Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code. "Race Track" includes facilities or premises contiguous to those places, tracks, or enclosures.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 9:19 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: R.C. 3769.03, Section 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. 386 as enacted by the 129th General Assembly;3769.03
Amplifies: Section 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. 386 as enacted by the 129th General Assembly;3769.03
Five Year Review Date: 1/25/2029

Rule 3769-20-02 | Application to relocate a race track facility.

• Effective: September 24, 2015
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) A permit holder eligible to become a video lottery sales agent may apply in a manner as determined by the commission to relocate its race track and all racing permits.

(B) The application to relocate a race track shall be made in the manner prescribed by the racing commission and may include information required by rule 3769-2-08 or 3769-12-08 of the Administrative Code. The application shall also:

(1) Indicate whether or not a temporary facility will be used to conduct business at the new location;

(2) Identify the location for the new track by city or township, county, address and zip code;

(3) Disclose the incremental economic benefits to the state in a certificate of compliance that shall be a part of the application; and

(4) Provide other information as required by the racing commission.

(C) If a permit holder's current race track is located on property owned by a political subdivision and the application indicates that the new location is twenty miles or less from its current location, the racing commission shall calculate the distance and provide its calculation to the applicant. If the permit holder's calculation differs significantly from the racing commission's calculation of the distance, then the racing commission's determination of the distance between the two locations will be controlling.

(D) An application to relocate a race track facility must be submitted to the racing commission on or before June 11, 2014.

(E) The relocation fee to relocate a race track shall be as follows:

(1) Seventy-five million dollars to transfer and relocate the existing permit(s) and track located at "3664 Grant Avenue, Grove City, Ohio" known as Beulah park to "700 North Canfield Niles Road, Youngstown, Ohio";

(2) Seventy-five million dollars to transfer and relocate the existing permit(s) and track located at "5700 Telegraph Road, Toledo, Ohio" known as Raceway park to "3100 Needmore Road, Dayton, Ohio";

(3) Twenty-five million dollars to transfer and relocate the existing permit(s) and track located at "21501 Emery Road, Cleveland, Ohio" known as Thistledown to a location in the Akron/Canton area within a twelve mile radius of the following GPS coordinates: +40 55 20.00", -81 26 20.00"; and

(4) A permit holder who makes application for a new location and is currently on property owned by a political subdivision and is twenty miles or less from its current location shall not pay a fee. If the permit holder's calculation differs significantly from the racing commission's calculation of the distance, then the racing commission's determination of the distance between the two locations will be controlling.

(F) Relocation fees shall be subject to the following conditions as applicable

(1) The first installment of the relocation fee shall be in the amount of seven million five hundred thousand dollars and shall be paid on the first day of video lottery terminal game play at a relocated racetrack in its new location. The remaining balance shall be paid in eighteen equal semi-annual installments of four million eight hundred and six thousand forty six dollars beginning one year after the first day of video lottery terminal game play at a relocated racetrack in its new location and then every six months thereafter. Installments shall continue until the total seventy-five million dollar relocation fee is collected.

(2) All relocations fees shall be paid to the racing commission and shall be deposited in the racetrack relocation fund.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 9:19 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: Ohio Revised Code 3769.03
Amplifies: Ohio Revised Code 3769.03
Five Year Review Date: 1/25/2029
Prior Effective Dates: 2/22/2013

Rule 3769-20-03 | Facility requirements.

• Effective: February 22, 2013
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Capital investment plan. A master facility plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the racing commission and the director of the lottery. The plan shall propose capital investments totaling a minimum of one-hundred fifty million dollars for the racing and video lottery terminal facilities in categories as defined in paragraph (A) of rule 3769-20-01 of the Administrative Code.

(1) Up to twenty-five million dollars of the required capital investment may be allocated for existing land and facilities.

(2) Capital investments made in a temporary facility that becomes part of the permanent master facility plan may be considered for inclusion in the minimum capital investment requirement.

(B) Schedule. The capital investment shall be completed within three years from issuance of a video lottery sales agent license.

(C) Reporting. The video lottery sales agent shall provide status reports in a format and according to a schedule established by the racing commission and the lottery director. The video lottery sales agent shall maintain supporting records detailing actual expenditures and shall make those records available for inspection.

(D) Facility requirements. A permit holder who has been licensed as a video lottery sales agent shall submit a master facility plan that shall include the following:

(1) The facility design must comply with applicable building and safety codes and should be accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with division (B)(1) of section 3770.03 of the Revised Code.

(2) The facility plan shall identify proposed improvements in the following areas, if applicable:

(a) Track length, width, design or materials;

(b) Public facility components, including access and sanitary facilities;

(c) Grandstand components, including betting areas and concessions;

(d) Clubhouse components, including betting areas, restaurants and offices;

(e) Facilities for licensees and race horses in barn and stable area;

(f) Other buildings for driver, jockey and groom quarters, and recreation halls;

(g) Security plans for the racing facility; and

(h) All other components set forth in Chapter 3769. or 3770. of the Revised Code or any administrative rules adopted thereunder.

(E) Temporary facility requirements. A permit holder may submit a proposal for review and approval of the racing commission and the lottery director to operate at a temporary facility. The proposal shall meet the following requirements:

(1) The temporary facility shall comply with the requirements for a permanent facility set forth in paragraph (D) of this rule;

(2) A permit holder may request a deviation, in writing, from the facility plan requirements in paragraph (E)(1) of this rule. No deviation may be undertaken without the express approval of the racing commission and the lottery director; and

(3) The minimum capital investment in a temporary facility shall total, at least, five million dollars, exclusive of the cost of acquisition of video lottery terminals.

(F) Facility relocation. The permit holder may submit an application to the racing commission outlining a proposal for the relocation of a facility as provided in Section 3 of the Amended Substitute House Bill 386, as enacted by the 129th General Assembly. The application must be submitted by June 11, 2014, and shall contain a facility plan meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph (D) or (E) of this rule and must seek transfer of all racing permits.

(G) Relocation costs. If the racing commission approves a temporary facility, the permit holder shall be responsible for all costs associated with the transition from the temporary facility to a permanent facility including the cost of relocating the central monitoring system and components.

(H) A permit holder also licensed as a video lottery sales agent shall comply with all of the facility requirements set forth in Chapter 3770:2-12 of the Administrative Code.

(I) Simulcasting of races shall commence on or before the date that the temporary facility begins video lottery sales.

Last updated February 7, 2024 at 9:19 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3769.03, Section 3 of the substitute HB 386 as enacted by the 129th General Assembly
Amplifies: Section 3 of the substitute HB 386 as enacted by the 129th General Assembly
Five Year Review Date: 1/25/2029