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...The Ohio athletic commission shall appoint from among licensed referees, physicians, timekeepers, and judges the officials for public boxing matches and exhibitions held under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code. These officials shall be employed by the commission as provided in section 3773.56 of the Revised Code and shall be paid by the person conducting the match or exhibition.

...The Ohio athletic commission shall employ inspectors to attend each public boxing match or exhibition held under a permit issued under section 3773.38 of the Revised Code. Only one inspector shall be assigned to any one facility for any one match or exhibition. Any member of the commission may act as an inspector, and when acting as an inspector shall be paid as provided in this section. The inspector shall monitor ...

...The Ohio athletic commission may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license issued under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code if the licensee: (A) Has committed an act detrimental to any sport regulated by this chapter or to the public interest, convenience, or necessity; (B) Is associating or consorting with any person who has been convicted of a crime involving the sports regulated by the comm...

...No person who conducts a public boxing match or exhibition to which sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code apply shall fail to mail to the Ohio athletic commission a written report that shows the number of tickets sold for the match or exhibition and the amount of gross proceeds within twenty-four hours after the determination of the outcome of the match or exhibition. The person shall pay to the commission ...

...If any person fails to make a report relating to a public boxing match or exhibition that is required under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code, or files a report under section 3773.54 of the Revised Code that the Ohio athletic commission finds unsatisfactory, the commission may examine or cause to be examined the books and records of such person. The commission may also subpoena and examine under oath an...

...The Ohio athletic commission may appoint an executive director and employ such persons as are necessary to administer sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 and Chapter 4771. of the Revised Code and fix their compensation. Such executive director and employees shall serve in the unclassified status and at the pleasure of the commission. All receipts received by the commission under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised C...

...The Ohio athletic commission and the commission's executive director shall not issue a license or permit to conduct public boxing or wrestling matches or exhibitions in a municipal corporation or the unincorporated portion of a township if the commission or the commission's executive director determines that the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or board of township trustees has in effect an ordinanc...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the Ohio athletic commission shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) Whoever violates section 3773.06 or 3773.50 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 3773.32, 3773.40, 3773.44, 3773.45, 3773.46, or 3773.47, division (A) of section 3773.54, or division (B) of section 3773.33 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates section 3773.48 or 3773.49 of the Revised Code is guilty o...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Commission" means the Ohio casino control commission. (B) "Entry fee" means cash or cash equivalent that a fantasy contest operator requires to be paid by a fantasy contest player to participate in a fantasy contest. (C) "Fantasy contest" means a simulated game or contest with an entry fee that satisfies all of the following conditions: (1) The value of all prizes and awards offered ...

...(A) A fantasy contest operator may not offer a fantasy contest in this state without first obtaining a license from the commission. (B)(1) In order to obtain or renew a license to operate fantasy contests in this state, a fantasy contest operator shall pay to the commission a nonrefundable license fee. (2) Unless a license issued under this chapter is suspended, expires, or is revoked, a license may be renewed. ...

...The commission shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as are necessary to complete the functions and address the subjects enumerated in division (A) of this section. (A) The commission may adopt, and as advisable and necessary may amend or repeal, rules that include all of the following: (1) Prohibiting fantasy contest operator's employees, relatives living in the same household as those emplo...

...(A) Each fantasy contest operator shall retain and maintain in a place secure from theft, loss, or destruction all of the records required to be maintained by this chapter for at least five years from the date of the record's creation. (B) Each fantasy contest operator shall retain and maintain accurate, complete, legible, and permanent records, whether in electronic or other format, of any books, records, or docu...

...A fantasy contest operator offering a fantasy contest in this state shall conduct sufficient auditing as determined by the commission.

...(A) A fantasy contest may not be offered on any kiosk or machine physically located in a retail business location. (B) A fantasy contest operator operating in this state shall not do any of the following: (1) Operate or offer a fantasy contest based upon any university, college, high school, or youth sporting event; ( 2) Allow the use of scripts unless the scripts are made readily available to all fantasy cont...

...The commission, in an adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may penalize, limit, condition, restrict, suspend, revoke, deny, or refuse to renew the license of any licensee or applicant. The commission may take into account any relevant aggravating or mitigating factors without in any manner limiting the authority of the commission to impose the level and type of discipline the commission cons...

...(A) Any information concerning the fantasy contest operator's internal procedures, personal information, financial information, trade secret information, and information protected by the attorney-client privilege submitted, collected, or gathered in relation to an application or license under this chapter is confidential and not subject to disclosure by any state agency or political subdivision as a record under sect...

...Fantasy contests offered in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted by the commission under this chapter or division (L) of section 3772.03 of the Revised Code are exempt from Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Applicant" means a person that applies to the Ohio casino control commission for a license under this chapter. (B) "Casino operator" has the same meaning as in section 3772.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Collegiate sport or athletic event" means a sport or athletic event offered or sponsored by, or played in connection with, a public or private institution that offers educational ...

...(A) The Ohio casino control commission shall have jurisdiction over all persons conducting or participating in the conduct of sports gaming authorized by this chapter or by sections 3770.23 to 3770.25 of the Revised Code, including the authority to license, regulate, investigate, and penalize those persons in a manner that is consistent with the commission's authority with respect to casino gaming. In all cases in wh...

...(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, no person shall operate, conduct, or assist in operating or conducting sports gaming in this state without first obtaining an appropriate sports gaming license from the Ohio casino control commission. (2) The state lottery commission is not required to receive a sports gaming license in order to operate lottery sports gaming under sections 3770...

...(A)(1) A type A sports gaming proprietor license authorizes a sports gaming proprietor to offer sports gaming through one or more online sports pools. (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided under division (A)(2)(b) of this section, the Ohio casino control commission shall license not more than twenty-five type A sports gaming proprietors at any one time. (b) When twenty-five type A sports gaming proprietors are lice...

...(A) In issuing initial and renewed type A and type B sports gaming proprietor licenses, the Ohio casino control commission shall give preference to applicants that are professional sports organizations, casino operators, or video lottery sales agents, subject to the factors described in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, as applicable. The commission shall give equal preference to professional sports organization...

...(A)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2)(b) of this section, a type A sports gaming proprietor may contract with not more than one mobile management services provider to offer sports gaming on the sports gaming proprietor's behalf, in a manner authorized under the contract. (b) A type A sports gaming proprietor that is a professional sports organization or is a casino operator or video lottery sale...

...(A)(1) A type B sports gaming proprietor may contract with one management services provider to offer sports gaming at a sports gaming facility on the sports gaming proprietor's behalf, in a manner authorized under the contract. (2)(a) If the holder of a type B sports gaming proprietor license is a professional sports organization and is a member of a league, association, or organization that prevents the holder fro...