Ohio Administrative Code

(A) "Casino surveillance room" means the area reserved for casino surveillance personnel to conduct monitoring and recording activities.(B) "Surveillance coverage" means the quantity, quality, features, placement, and direction of surveillance cameras and audio recorders used by …

(A) Each casino operator must maintain and make available to the commission the following items:(1) An interactive electronic floor plan that shows the placement of all surveillance equipment in and around the casino facility and all gaming equipment on the gaming floor;(2) A det…

Each casino operator shall install, maintain, and operate in the casino facility a surveillance system in accordance with the specifications of this chapter and as approved by the commission at a meeting held under section 3772.02 of the Revised Code. The surveillance system and …

The casino operator shall have an office and equipment at the casino facility for the exclusive use of the commission. The executive director shall designate and approve the location and size of the office, and the equipment required. Last updated March 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM Author…

(A) The entrance to the casino surveillance room must be located so that it is not readily accessible by either casino employees who work primarily on the gaming floor or the public.(B) Access to the casino surveillance room must be limited to casino surveillance and IT personnel…

(A) The director of surveillance must be subject only to the direct control of the casino operator's outside senior corporate or organizational management. The director of surveillance shall remain impartial and must not be subject to the control of the general manager or other c…

(A) Surveillance coverage must include:(1) Each table game area with enough clarity to identify patrons and dealers.(2) Each table game surface with enough coverage and clarity to simultaneously view the table bank and determine the configuration of wagers, card values, game outc…

(A) All images and video and audio recordings must be retained for a minimum of thirty days.(B) All images and video and audio recordings of detentions and questioning must be retained for a minimum of ninety days.(C) All images and video and audio recordings of activities percei…

(A) The casino operator shall keep surveillance reports of events that are unusual, suspected criminal activity, or are in violation of Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code, agency 3772 of the Administrative Code or any of the internal controls required thereunder, or any other inst…

(A) The casino operator must report to the commission, within fifteen minutes of initial discovery, when surveillance equipment that is critical to the casino operator's ability to meet any of the requirements of this chapter becomes out of service due to malfunction.(B) Casino g…

(A) The commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, an executive director, and staff.(B) The officers of the commission include a chairperson and a vice-chairperson who are members of the commission, and an executive d…

(A) Except as established by the Revised Code, the commission determines its practices and internal rules of procedure.(B) In the absence of contrary action by the commission, the most current version of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised will apply unless in conflict with the…

(A) All meetings held under section 3772.02 of the Revised Code are open to the public in accordance with Ohio's Open Meetings Act, except as otherwise allowed by law.(B) Any commission member may place an item on the agenda for consideration at a meeting held under section 3772.…

(A) Unless otherwise authorized by the executive director, any person who wishes to address the commission members at a meeting held under section 3772.02 of the Revised Code must submit a written request to the executive director at least five business days before the scheduled …

(A) The commission members may, in their discretion and where permitted by law, delegate the authority to perform any of the agency's functions. Except as provided in paragraph (D) of this rule, such action will for all purposes be deemed the final action of the commission, witho…

(A) In the discharge of any duties imposed by the Revised Code, the commission may require that testimony be given under oath and administer such oath, issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of any papers, books, and accounts, and cause the depo…

(A) The commission will create, maintain, and, as needed, update a code of conduct governing commission members, the executive director, and staff, as well as those doing or seeking to do business with, interested in matters before, or regulated by the commission. The code of con…

For the purposes of administrative rules promulgated in accordance with section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, the following definitions apply:(A) "Access" as a noun means an instance of copying, viewing, or otherwise perceiving whereas "access" as a verb means to copy, view, or ot…

For personal information systems, whether manual or computer systems, that contain confidential personal information, the agency shall do the following:(A) Criteria for accessing confidential personal information. Personal information systems of the agency are managed on a "need-…

Pursuant to the requirements of division (B)(2) of section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, this rule contains a list of valid reasons, directly related to the agency's exercise of its powers or duties, for which only employees of the agency may access confidential personal informati…

The following federal statutes or regulations or state statutes and administrative rules make personal information maintained by the agency confidential and identify the confidential personal information within the scope of rules promulgated by this agency in accordance with sect…

For personal information systems that are computer systems and contain confidential personal information, the agency shall do the following:(A) Access restrictions. Access to confidential personal information that is kept electronically shall require a password or other authentic…

(A) Each casino operator must have a security department that is responsible for providing unarmed security services at the casino facility.(B) The casino operator's security department must do the following:(1) Protect the people and property at the casino facility;(2) Safeguard…

(A) Any person providing a casino operator with unarmed security services at the casino facility must:(1) Be an employee of the casino operator; and(2) Obtain and hold a valid key employee license or a casino gaming employee license.(B) The casino operator must at all times maint…

Each casino operator must provide training to all members of its security department to include the following:(A) The casino operator's duties with respect to providing unarmed security services, as provided under rule 3772-20-01 of the Administrative Code;(B) The casino operator…

(A) Each casino operator must submit a security plan for approval by the commission at a meeting held under section 3772.02 of the Revised Code.(B) A casino operator may not commence gaming operations until its security plan has been approved by the commission.(C) To be approved,…

(A) The casino operator must maintain an emergency operations plan, including evacuation procedures, to deal with the following at the casino facility:(1) The discovery or threat of an explosive device;(2) A fire or fire alarm;(3) A terrorist threat;(4) Severe storms or other act…

(A) The casino operator must ensure that a report is prepared regarding each of the following incidents when there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have occurred at the casino facility:(1) Injuries to a person at the casino facility;(2) Wagering or any attempt to wager…

(A) Security department personnel must have access to at least one security detention area that is designated and used for the detention or questioning of persons by security officers, commission gaming agents or other law enforcement personnel. The executive director shall desig…

(A) Each casino operator must have a communications system that allows all members of the security department to communicate with each other.(B) The communications system must provide two-way communications between members of the security department and members of the surveillanc…

All commission adjudication proceedings will be held in accordance with Chapters 119. and 3772. of the Revised Code. Each proceeding will be initiated by the executive director through issuance of a notice of opportunity for hearing and adjudicated by the commission through adopt…

(A) The commission may discipline any licensee or applicant for any of the following:(1) Violating or failing to meet any provision or requirement of Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code or any rules adopted thereunder;(2) Engaging in any misrepresentation or material omission;(3) E…

(A) The "involuntary exclusion list" consists of the names and other identifying or descriptive information of those individuals who meet the criteria under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code and this rule and have been placed on the list in accordance with sections 3772.031 or 37…

(A) To be presumed suitable or qualified as an institutional investor, an entity must submit to the commission:(1) Documentation sufficient to establish qualifications as an institutional investor; and(2) A completed certification form, as prescribed by the commission.(B) The com…

(A) Any investor in a casino operator, management company, holding company, or gaming-related vendor that falls below the threshold needed to be considered a holding company or institutional investor must not:(1) Exercise influence over the affairs of the casino operator, managem…

An institutional investor must notify the commission within ten calendar days of any of the following changes or occurrences:(A) Any increase in its percentage ownership of the securities of or any intent to exercise influence over the affairs of a casino operator, management com…

The commission may rescind any institutional investor designation if:(A) The institutional investor exercises or intends to exercise influence over the affairs of the casino operator, management company, holding company, or gaming-related vendor.(B) Upon rescission of a designati…

The following instructions apply to the application for a license as a casino operator, management company, or holding company:(A) Applicants for a license are seeking a privilege.(B) The burden of proving qualifications to receive such a license is at all times borne by the appl…

(A) Except as provided in division (C) of section 3772.17 of the Revised Code, an applicant for an initial or new casino operator, management company, or holding company license must pay a nonrefundable application fee of one million five hundred thousand dollars for each applica…

(A) Upon a determination by the commission at a meeting held under section 3772.02 of the Revised Code that an applicant for an initial casino operator license is eligible to be issued a license, the applicant must pay an upfront, nonrefundable license fee of fifty million dollar…

(A) An applicant for a casino operator, management company, or holding company license must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the applicant's suitability for licensure.(B) An applicant for a casino operator, management company, or holding company license must establish…

(A) All casino operators, management companies, and holding companies must submit to the commission, in writing, the following information:(1) Name changes;(2) Changes to the state of incorporation or principal place of business;(3) Changes regarding any individual required to be…

(A) The following individuals must obtain and hold a key employee license:(1) Those having the following positions, or similar or equivalent positions, with a casino operator:(a) Assistant general manager; (b) Internal audit director;(c) Regulatory compliance officer;(d) Chief fi…

(A) An applicant for a key employee license must complete and submit the appropriate form(s) required by the commission. The applicant must provide the commission with all information and documents that the commission requests.(B) A key employee license expires three years after …

(A) An applicant for a key employee license must pay a nonrefundable application fee of one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars, except that a casino operator employing the applicant must pay this fee and that a casino operator, management company, gaming-related vendor, or hold…

(A) All key employees must update the commission, in writing, of the following information:(1) Change of name;(2) Change of home address;(3) Change of home telephone number;(4) Any bankruptcy filed, discharged, or dismissed;(5) Any arrest, charge, or conviction, or plea of guilty…

(A) An applicant for a key employee license must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the applicant's suitability for licensure.(B) In determining whether to grant, maintain, or renew a key employee license, the commission will evaluate and consider the following factors,…