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...Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall be employed by or continue employment with the state lottery commission who has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony, or of a misdemeanor of the first, second, or third degree, involving gambling, fraud or misrepresentation, theft, or any crime of moral turpitude, as long as the record of the conviction has not been sealed or expunged pursuant to...

...s operating procedures available to the public upon request. (4) An operating procedure adopted under this section is not considered a rule under section 111.15 of the Revised Code. (5) All rules of the commission that are in effect on the effective date of this amendment remain effective unless the commission rescinds them. (B) The commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Co...

...tate lottery commission may direct that public hearings be held at a time and place, prescribed by the commission, in accordance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code. Hearings shall be held in Columbus, except that if the commission determines that another location is more convenient for those concerned, it may move the hearing to another location within the state. The commission shall give notice of all public he...

...'s place of business or activity to the public; (3) The sufficiency of existing licensed agents to serve the public interest; (4) The volume of expected sales by the applicant; (5) Any other factors pertaining to the public interest, convenience, or trust. (C) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (F) and (G) of this section, the director of the state lottery commission may refuse to grant, or may suspend...

...on and investigation, the department of public safety, or any other state, local, or federal agency to supply the director with the criminal records of any vendor with whom the commission is considering entering into a contract or agreement, and may periodically request such records of any vendor with whom the commission has entered into a contract or agreement. At or prior to the time of making such a request, the d...

...(A) There is hereby created the state lottery gross revenue fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the state treasury. All gross revenues received from sales of lottery tickets, fines, fees, and related proceeds in connection with the statewide lottery, all gross proceeds of lottery sports gaming described in sections 3770.23 to 3770.25 of the Revised Code, and all gros...

...section 149.43 of the Revised Code as a public record. Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(1) of this section or as otherwise provided by law, the name and address of any individual claiming a lottery prize award are subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code as a public record. (2) An eligible person serving on active military duty in any branch of the United States armed ...

...(A) As used in this section, "lottery prize award" does not include a prize award from a video lottery terminal and does not include winnings from lottery sports gaming, except that "lottery prize award" includes winnings from lottery sports gaming wagers placed through a terminal described in division (B)(3) of section 3770.24 of the Revised Code. (B) If the amount of the prize money or the cost of goods or servic...

...(A) As used in this section, "prize winner" and "transferee" have the same meanings as in section 3770.10 of the Revised Code. (B) The state lottery commission shall deduct amounts from lottery prize awards and file returns in accordance with section 5747.062 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted by the tax commissioner pursuant to that section. This division also applies to lottery prize award payments the co...

...(A) As used in this section, "lottery prize award" does not include a prize award from a video lottery terminal and does not include winnings from lottery sports gaming, except that "lottery prize award" includes winnings from lottery sports gaming wagers placed through a terminal described in division (B)(3) of section 3770.24 of the Revised Code. (B) The attorney general shall provide the state lottery commission...

...If the amount of a prize award from a video lottery terminal meets or exceeds the reportable winnings amount set by 26 U.S.C. 6041, the video lottery sales agent shall consult the data match program established under section 3123.89 of the Revised Code to determine whether the person is subject to a final and enforceable determination of default made under sections 3123.01 to 3123.07 of the Revised Code. If so, the v...

...(A) The attorney general shall provide each video lottery sales agent with access to the real time data match program described in sections 3772.37 and 3775.16 of the Revised Code for the purpose of identifying prize winners who owe amounts to the state or a political subdivision. (B) If a person is entitled to a prize award from a video lottery terminal that meets or exceeds the reportable winnings amount set by 2...

...(A) No person shall sell a lottery ticket at a price greater than that fixed by rule of the state lottery commission. (B) No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets, but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets to another as a gift. A transfer of lottery tickets by any person which is made in connection with a marketing, promotio...

...g: (1) An attorney; (2) A certified public accountant; (3) An actuary; (4) A financial planner who is accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation agency. (I) "Lottery prize award" includes winnings from lottery sports gaming, except as otherwise specified in the applicable section of the Revised Code. (J) "Video lottery terminal" has the same meaning as in section 3770.21 of the Revised Code. (K...

...Prior to the date on which a prize winner becomes obligated under a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the prize winner a disclosure statement, in boldface type of the minimum size of fourteen points, setting forth all of the following: (A) The amounts and due dates of the lottery prize award payments that would be transferred under the transfer agreement; (B) The aggregate amount of the lottery pr...

...A court of competent jurisdiction shall approve a transfer of a lottery prize award only in a final order that is based on express findings of the court. The court shall approve the transfer if each of the following conditions that applies is met and is included in the court's express findings: (A) The transferee has provided to the prize winner a disclosure statement that complies with section 3770.11 of the Revis...

...Any state lottery commission rules allowing lottery prize awards to be paid in installments also shall allow a prize winner who is being paid a prize award in that manner to transfer the remainder of the prize award, subject to each of the following conditions: (A) Payments of the prize award transferred shall be subject to the withholding or deduction of any amounts that are required to be withheld or deducted und...

...(A) A transferee shall file an application under sections 3770.10 to 3770.14 of the Revised Code for the approval in advance of a transfer of a lottery prize award in a court of competent jurisdiction. (B) The following procedures shall apply to an application for the approval in advance by a court of a transfer of a lottery prize award under division (A) of this section: (1) Upon the filing of the application, t...

...(A) Upon receipt of a court order issued under section 3770.13 of the Revised Code, the transferee shall provide a certified copy of the court order to the director of the state lottery commission. Not later than ten days after receipt of the certified copy of the court order, the director shall acknowledge to the transferee in writing the commission's intent to comply with the court order in making future payments. ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Video lottery terminal" means any electronic device approved by the state lottery commission that provides immediate prize determinations for participants on an electronic display that is located at a facility owned by a holder of a permit as defined in rule 3769-1-05 of the Administrative Code. (2) "Video lottery terminal promotional gaming credit" means a video lottery term...

...te agency or political subdivision as a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code: (1) A dependent of an applicant; (2) The social security number, passport number, or federal tax identification number of an applicant or the spouse of an applicant; (3) The home address and telephone number of an applicant or the spouse or dependent of an applicant; (4) An applicant's birth certificate; (5) The drive...

...As used in sections 3770.23 to 3770.25 of the Revised Code: (A) "Sports gaming," "type C sports gaming proprietor," and "type C sports gaming host" have the same meanings as in section 3775.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Lottery sports gaming" means sports gaming conducted by a type C sports gaming proprietor on behalf of the state lottery commission and offered through lottery sales agents that are licensed as typ...

...(A) The state lottery commission shall operate lottery sports gaming as part of the statewide lottery in accordance with this section and with Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code. The state lottery commission may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, in consultation with the Ohio casino control commission, to implement sections 3770.23 to 3770.25 of the Revised Code, so long as those rules are not in conf...

...(A) The state lottery commission shall offer lottery sports gaming only at type C sports gaming hosts' facilities on self-service or clerk-operated terminals, and only to individuals who are at least twenty-one years of age and who are physically present on the premises of the facility. (B) All of the following apply concerning lottery sports gaming: (1) If a type C sports gaming proprietor intends to install mor...

...(A) Whoever is prohibited from claiming a lottery prize award under division (E) of section 3770.07 of the Revised Code and attempts to claim or is paid a lottery prize award is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, and shall provide restitution to the state lottery commission of any moneys erroneously paid as a lottery prize award to that person. (B) Whoever violates section 3770.08 of the Revised Code is guilty of a mi...