Section 3775.06 | Occupational licenses.
(A)(1) An individual whose duties include any of the following shall hold an appropriate and valid sports gaming occupational license issued by the Ohio casino control commission at all times:
(a) Accepting wagers on sporting events on behalf of a sports gaming proprietor;
(b) Handling money as part of operating sports gaming on behalf of a sports gaming proprietor, including a cashier, change person, count team, or coin wrapper;
(c) Providing security for the operation of sports gaming by a sports gaming proprietor, including a guard or observer, other than providing general security at a type C sports gaming host's facility;
(d) Performing other duties such that the individual has the ability to alter material aspects of sports gaming conducted by a sports gaming proprietor.
(2) An individual is not required to have a sports gaming occupational license if the individual's duties are related solely to nongaming activities such as entertainment, maintenance, or preparing or serving food or beverages, including an individual who is, or is employed by, a type C sports gaming host.
(3) The commission shall issue a sports gaming occupational license to an individual who meets the requirements of this chapter and of the commission's rules, provided that the commission's rules shall not require an applicant for a sports gaming occupational license who currently holds a video lottery license issued under Chapter 3770. or a license issued under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code to take action to satisfy any additional requirement for the sports gaming occupational license that is substantially similar to any requirement the applicant previously has satisfied in order to obtain or renew the applicant's video lottery license or license issued under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code.
(B) A sports gaming occupational license permits the licensee to be employed in the capacity the commission designates during the duration of the license. The commission may establish by rule job classifications with different requirements.
(C)(1) An applicant for an initial or renewed sports gaming occupational license shall apply for the license on a form prescribed by the commission and shall pay the fee required under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, along with a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars. The commission may annually increase the amount of the application fee in an amount that does not exceed the percentage increase in the consumer price index for the previous year, as necessary to cover the cost of processing the application. As used in this division, "consumer price index" means the consumer price index for all urban consumers or its successive equivalent, as determined by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, or its successor in responsibility, for all items, Series A.
(2) Upon receiving an initial or renewed sports gaming occupational license, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable license fee of fifty dollars.
(3) An applicant's employer may pay the fees described in divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section on behalf of the applicant.
(D) The commission may adopt rules allowing an individual who holds a sports gaming occupational license from another jurisdiction to be licensed in this state by reciprocity, so long as that jurisdiction's requirements to receive that license and the activities authorized by the license are substantially similar to those of this state with respect to the license the individual seeks.
(E) A sports gaming occupational license shall be valid for a term of three years. In order to renew a sports gaming occupational license, the licensee shall apply to the commission for a renewed license in the same manner as for an initial license.
Last updated February 14, 2022 at 3:49 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- March 23, 2022 – Enacted by House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly [ View March 23, 2022 Version ]