Ohio Administrative Code

(A) Each casino operator must record the following information for currency inserted into a casino game, but found outside of the table game drop box or electronic gaming equipment (EGE) bill validator canister:(1) The table game number or EGE asset number wherein the currency wa…

(A) Each casino operator's internal controls must detail the procedures for paying manual payouts, which must include the following:(1) Verification and documentation of the manual payout by a licensed employee of the respective department, or requirements for detailed informatio…

(A) Licensed employee's may not solicit any tip or gratuity from any patron of the casino facility.(B) Licensed employee's acting in a supervisory capacity may not accept any tip or gratuity from a patron of the casino facility.(C) All tips and gratuities given to table game deal…

(A) The commission may decertify a casino operator contract if it becomes aware of a contractor that has violated statutes or rules of this state or the federal government. The decertification process is an action against the casino operator that is subject to the hearing procedu…

As used in the rules adopted by the commission, the following words have the following meanings:(A) "Burning cards" means a process performed by a dealer in which one or more cards are removed from the top of the deck of cards and placed in the discard pile after the cards have b…

(A) A casino operator must not operate a table game or table game mechanism unless the table game and the table game mechanism have been approved by the executive director. The executive director may require an independent testing laboratory evaluation of the proposed table game …

(A) Each casino operator must maintain staffing of table games supervisors or similar positions as approved by the executive director.(B) The table games supervisors and the oversight of their assigned table games and pit operations must be directly supervised by either a table g…

(A) All minimum and maximum wagers must be posted at each table and may be changed between games by posting new table limits.(B) If the minimum or maximum wager is changed, the sign must be changed to reflect the new amount. A casino operator may allow the following bets during a…

Each dealer must clear their hands in view of all persons in the immediate area and surveillance before and after touching their body and when entering and exiting the game. "Clearing" one's hands means holding and placing both hands out in front of the body with the fingers of b…

(A) Chips may be added or removed from the table inventory in only the following instances:(1) In exchange for cash, coupons, markers, or other payment, if applicable, presented by the patron;(2) For payment of winning wagers or collection of losing wagers made at the table;(3) T…

(A) Whenever a patron presents cash, tickets, or other physical payment instrument to a dealer at a gaming table to obtain gaming chips, the following requirements must be met: (1) The physical payment instrument, if applicable, must be spread on the top of the gaming table by th…

(A) Immediately before opening a table for gaming, a table games supervisor or table games manager must unlock the transparent table tray lids in the presence of the dealer assigned to the table.(B) The dealer in addition to either the table games supervisor or table games manage…

(A) Whenever a gaming table is closed, all chips remaining at the table must be counted and verified, in accordance with requirements for proving chips, by either two table games supervisors or a table games supervisor in addition to a dealer, who must prepare a table inventory s…

(A) Each casino operator must establish internal controls identifying the positions that have authority to initiate fills, credits, or enter related data into the casino's automated table system.(B) The internal controls must detail the procedures to initiate the request for fill…

(A) Two-part computer-generated credit slips must be used to record the transfer of chips from a gaming table to the cashier's cage. The credit slips must be sequentially numbered by the computer system, ensuring that each credit in a given calendar year is assigned a unique numb…

Each casino operator must have a secondary method documented in the internal controls that must allow for the table game fills and credits to be processed when the primary automated system is unavailable. Last updated May 2, 2022 at 9:29 AM Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033 Amplif…

(A) Each casino operator must establish the following procedures in the internal controls for inspecting and maintaining roulette wheels, big six wheels, and any other table game mechanisms:(1) Procedures for and personnel involved in inspecting and balancing wheels and other tab…

Each table game that includes progressive manual payouts must have a progressive meter visible to patrons. If any part of the distribution to the progressive manual payouts is being used to fund a secondary manual payout, visible signage informing players of this supplemental dis…

(A) A casino operator may offer instructional table games if all of the following conditions are met:(1) Only canceled cards and dice are used;(2) Gaming chips used in the instructional table game are marked "no cash value" or are distinctively different from any value and non-va…

(A) Unless otherwise authorized by the executive director, each casino operator must have a primary set of value chips, and a separate secondary set of value chips.(B) The secondary set of value chips must have different secondary colors than the primary set for all denominations…

(A) Casino operators must submit a detailed schematic and production sample of proposed value chips and non-value chips to the executive director for approval before placing them into circulation.(B) The detailed schematic must show the front, back, and edge of each denomination …

(A) A casino operator must notify the executive director at least five days in advance of a proposed transportation of table game mechanisms or gaming chips and comply with any conditions imposed by the executive director. The notice must include the following information:(1) The…

(A) Casino operators must open and inspect any shipment of gaming chips upon receipt. The inspection must be performed by at least two licensed employees from different departments, one of which must be from the cage department and the other from the security or table games depar…

(A) Chips may only be issued to a patron and only at the request of that patron.(B) Chips may only be issued at cashiers' cages, live table games, and any other location approved by the executive director.(C) Chips may only be redeemed at cashiers' cages and any other location ap…

(A) A dealer must prove chips when opening, closing, filling, or crediting a table by displaying and counting chips in full view of surveillance and a table games supervisor or higher position.(B) Proving chips must include the dealer placing the chips on the table game layout, s…

(A) Destruction of gaming chips must be approved by the executive director. A casino operator must notify the executive director of the proposed destruction at least seven days in advance and comply with any conditions imposed by the executive director. The notice must include th…

(A) Casino operators must submit a detailed schematic and production sample of proposed cards or dice to the executive director for approval before placing them into play.(B) The detailed schematic must show all sides of the cards or dice and the design and wording to be containe…

(A) Cards and dice must be stored in a secure storage area with access restricted to appropriate personnel. The storage area for used cards and dice must be separate from the storage area for new cards and dice.(B) An inventory ledger must be maintained for all card and dice stor…

(A) Before dice are used for play, a table games supervisor must inspect each die according to the following requirements:(1) Each die must be tested with a micrometer, balancing caliper used on a flat surface, and a steel set square to ensure that each die is compliant with the …

All cards and dice used in casino gaming or which are removed from new inventory for any other reason must be canceled or destroyed in a manner described in the casino operator's internal controls. Last updated June 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM Authorized By: 3772.03, 3772.033 Amplifies: 3…

All table game layouts must meet the following requirements:(A) Markings on the layout must be of a size that can be adequately seen by the surveillance;(B) The odds of winnings and payouts must be included in markings on the layout when required by the executive director;(C) The…

Casino operators must not:(A) Permit the use of any table game or associated table game equipment that could have been marked, tampered with, or otherwise placed in a condition or operated in a manner that might affect the normal game play and its payouts;(B) Conduct, carry on, o…

(A) As used in agency 3772 of the Administrative Code, the following words have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) "Excluded entity" means all casino facilities, as defined in section 3772.01 of the Revised Code; all video lottery terminal …

(A) Ohio VEP applications will be available for completion at all Ohio casino facilities, video lottery terminal facilities, and the online Ohio VEP portal. If an individual is unable to appear in person at any of these facilities to complete an application and unable to utilize …

(A) Participants in the Ohio VEP agree to abide by all terms listed in the Ohio VEP application, including refraining from entering an excluded facility or engaging in or attempting to engage in gaming offered by an excluded entity.(B) Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this …

(A) This rule only applies to excluded entities or facilities in their capacity as either a casino or sports gaming facility or in their capacity as an online sports pool.(B) Each excluded entity or facility must maintain a system for indicating whether an individual is in the Oh…

(A) A participant in the Ohio VEP is not automatically removed from the program at the end of the applicable exclusion period.(B) Upon reaching the selected minimum length of voluntary exclusion, an individual may request removal from the Ohio VEP.(C) An individual may be removed…

(A) Each excluded entity and facility, who is a casino or sports gaming facility or an online sports pool, must provide to the Ohio casino control commission a disordered and problem gambling plan for approval. Each plan must, at minimum, include the following:(1) The goals of th…

(A) This rule applies only to those individuals who submitted their application to join the Ohio casino control commission's voluntary exclusion program prior to March 1, 2019, and those individuals who submitted their application to join the Ohio VEP prior to the effective date …

As used in rules adopted by the commission, the following words have the following meanings:(A) "Advertisement" means any notice or communication to the public or any information concerning the gaming-related business of a casino operator through broadcasting, publication or any …

(A) All advertisements must:(1) Clearly and conspicuously include messages designed to prevent problem gambling and provide information about how to access resources related to problem gambling, including one of the following:(a) The national council on problem gambling's twenty-…

(A) A casino operator may only offer a promotion in the manner it is described in written, dated rules that must contain, at a minimum, the following information:(1) The date(s) on which the promotion will be held;(2) A description of the promotion, including the structure, equip…

(A) "Player Against Player Contest" means an event in which individuals pay consideration to participate or compete against one another in a program or series of programs in which the casino operator has no stake other than a rake. A promotion, as described in rule 3772-13-01 of …

(A) A casino operator shall have written procedures for collecting a rake, including entry fees or other consideration, during the conduct of player against player contests. The rake shall accumulate to gross casino gaming revenue.(B) Winnings paid in a tournament shall be deduct…

(A) Each casino operator may operate a player against player contest progressive fund. Progressive fund procedures shall be approved by the executive director and shall include:(1) How funds will be collected and counted daily by the casino count team in the count room; and(2) Ho…

(A) An independent testing laboratory must request to be certified by the commission to scientifically test and technically evaluate electronic gaming equipment to be used in casino gaming for compliance with Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.(B) …

An independent testing laboratory must undergo a compliance investigation at least once every five years, as determined by the executive director, to verify compliance with Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.(A) All information, documents and mater…