Effective: October 17, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 277 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Each initial licensed casino operator of each of the four casino facilities shall make an initial investment of at least two hundred fifty million dollars for the development of each casino facility.
(B) If a casino operator has made an initial investment of at least one hundred twenty-five million dollars at the time a license is issued, the casino operator shall spend the remainder of the minimum two-hundred-fifty-million-dollar total required initial investment within thirty-six months after the issuance of that license.
(C) A licensed casino operator may open a casino facility in phases and may have gaming areas in one or more buildings, facilities, rooms, or areas that together constitute a single casino facility within the boundaries of one or more of the properties described in Section 6(C)(9) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, and, if located on more than one of those properties, is connected by one or more of the following:
(1) Property owned by the casino operator or any of its affiliates;
(2) Property leased by the casino operator or any of its affiliates;
(3) Access over property under the right of the casino operator or any of its affiliates, whether it be by skyways, walkways, roadways, easements, or rights of way;
(4) Nongaming amenities.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Section 3772.01 | Definitions.
Section 3772.02 | Ohio Casino Control Commission; Creation; Members; Meetings.
Section 3772.03 | Authority of Commission; Adoption of Rules.
Section 3772.031 | Involuntary Exclusion From Casino Gaming and Sports Gaming.
Section 3772.033 | Powers of Commission.
Section 3772.034 | Immunity From Liability.
Section 3772.04 | Adjudications; Hearings; Orders.
Section 3772.05 | Access to Records; Examination of Officers, Agents or Employees.
Section 3772.051 | Audits of Ceased Gaming Operation.
Section 3772.06 | Executive Director.
Section 3772.061 | Internal Auditing Department.
Section 3772.062 | Gambling and Addiction Services; Toll-Free Telephone Numbers.
Section 3772.07 | Criminal Records Checks.
Section 3772.08 | Licensed Operators; Permitted Activities.
Section 3772.09 | License; Required Documentation.
Section 3772.091 | Licenses Not Transferable; Initial License; When New License Required.
Section 3772.10 | Granting or Maintaining Privileges; Considerations.
Section 3772.11 | Application for License; Contents.
Section 3772.111 | Granting of Casino Operator License; Additional Considerations.
Section 3772.112 | Surety Bond.
Section 3772.12 | Gaming-Related Vendor License.
Section 3772.121 | Qualifications for Gaming-Related Vendor License.
Section 3772.13 | Key Employee License.
Section 3772.131 | Casino Gaming Employee License.
Section 3772.15 | Renewal of License.
Section 3772.16 | Confidential Information.
Section 3772.18 | Information to Be Provided to Commission.
Section 3772.19 | Limitations on Majority Interest Holders.
Section 3772.20 | Slot Machines; Minimum and Maximum Wagers.
Section 3772.21 | Purchase or Lease of Equipment and Supplies.
Section 3772.22 | Cashless Wagering System.
Section 3772.24 | Employees Under Age Twenty-One; Notification of Operating Hours.
Section 3772.25 | Activities Not Subject to Chapter.
Section 3772.26 | Applicability of Health and Building Codes.
Section 3772.27 | Initial Investment.
Section 3772.29 | Exempt Shipments.
Section 3772.30 | Enforcement of Chapter; Authority of Attorney General.
Section 3772.31 | Central System for Operation and Reporting; Testing of Equipment.
Section 3772.32 | Administration by Conservator.
Section 3772.33 | Construction of Sections 3772.091, 3772.17, and 3772.33.
Section 3772.34 | Casino Operator Settlement Fund.
Section 3772.35 | Legal Actions; Jurisdiction.
Section 3772.36 | Casino Control Commission Enforcement Fund.
Section 3772.37 | Withholding Debts to State or Political Subdivision From Winnings.