Rule 109:1-5-16 | Application for electronic bingo endorsement for manufacturers and distributors.
(A) The endorsement application must contain the following information:
(1) Applicant's legal name, any other names used, the legal nature of the business (sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation), Ohio tax identification number, and federal employer identification number;
(2) Business address, telephone number, and mailing address, if different than the business address;
(3) Names and titles of the key employees of the applicant and persons owning five percent or more of a direct or indirect financial interest in the applicant and its affiliates, persons who supervise sales employees in Ohio, any person who installs, maintains, updates, or repairs an electronic instant bingo system in Ohio, and persons or entities with a direct or indirect financial interest of five percent or more in the applicant;
(4) Identification of any person who or entity that develops or provides electronic instant bingo systems and associated game software to the applicant;
(5) Copies of licensing agreements with other entities for all software, except for operating system software, and hardware developed specifically for the purpose of conducting electronic instant bingo. Operating system software agreements must be maintained by the applicant, be current, and be available to the attorney general upon request. In addition, the electronic instant bingo manufacturer must, upon request, provide documentation establishing that it has the intellectual property rights to the entire game application software and system;
(6) Address and telephone number of each facility where gambling equipment is manufactured;
(7) A list of all other states or jurisdictions where the applicant is currently licensed;
(8) Date and signature of the chief executive officer, president, or functional equivalent; and
(9) Additional information that may be required by the attorney general to properly identify the applicant and ensure compliance with sections 2915.081 and 2915.082 of the Revised Code.
(B) The applicant must attach the following items to the application:
A personnel form, in a format prescribed by the attorney general, completed by each key employee of the applicant; persons who supervise sales employees in Ohio; persons who make sales trips to Ohio or contacts distributors or organizations in Ohio for sales of electronic instant bingo devices or systems; any person who installs, maintains, updates, or repairs an electronic instant bingo device or system in Ohio; and any person or entity with a direct or indirect financial interest of five percent or more in the applicant and its affiliates.
(1) The personnel form must include:
(a) applicant's name and license number, if issued;
(b) name and address, date of birth, social security number, and daytime telephone number of the person;
(c) person's position with the manufacturer or distributor;
(d) businesses the person has held any ownership interest in during the past ten years (except for publicly traded companies unless the ownership interest is ten per cent or more);
(e) employment history for the last ten years;
(f) date and signature of the person;
(g) additional information that may be required by the attorney general to properly identify the person and ensure compliance with sections 2915.081 and 2915.082 of the Revised Code.
(C) The applicant shall make available for inspection by the Attorney General, an organizational chart illustrating the applicants management structure, including all subsidiaries and affiliated entities..
(D) Applicants with at least one million dollars in revenue shall make available for inspection by the attorney general, three years of audited financials. Applicants with revenue less than one million dollars shall make available for inspection by the attorney general, three years of tax returns for the most recent filing years.
Last updated December 23, 2021 at 5:40 AM
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