Terms Used In Ohio Code 3772.09

• Casino facility: means a casino facility as defined in Section 6(C)(9) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution. See Ohio Code 3772.01
• Casino operator: means any person, trust, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association, limited liability company, or other business enterprise that directly or indirectly holds an ownership or leasehold interest in a casino facility. See Ohio Code 3772.01
• Commission: means the Ohio casino control commission. See Ohio Code 3772.01
• Gaming-related vendor: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust, or any other group of individuals, however organized, who supplies gaming-related equipment, goods, or services to a casino operator or management company, that are directly related to or affect casino gaming authorized under this chapter, including, but not limited to, the manufacture, sale, distribution, or repair of slot machines and table game equipment. See Ohio Code 3772.01
• Holding company: means any corporation, firm, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, or other form of business organization not a natural person which directly or indirectly does any of the following:

  (1) Has the power or right to control a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor license applicant or licensee;

  (2) Holds an ownership interest of five per cent or more, as determined by the commission, in a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor license applicant or licensee;

  (3) Holds voting rights with the power to vote five per cent or more of the outstanding voting rights of a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor applicant or licensee. See Ohio Code 3772.01

• Initial investment: includes costs related to demolition, engineering, architecture, design, site preparation, construction, infrastructure improvements, land acquisition, fixtures and equipment, insurance related to construction, and leasehold improvements. See Ohio Code 3772.01
• Key employee: means any executive, employee, agent, or other individual who has the power to exercise significant influence over decisions concerning any part of the operation of a person that has applied for or holds a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor license or the operation of a holding company of a person that has applied for or holds a casino operator, management company, or gaming-related vendor license, including:

  (1) An officer, director, trustee, partner, or an equivalent fiduciary;

  (2) An individual who holds a direct or indirect ownership interest of five per cent or more;

  (3) An individual who performs the function of a principal executive officer, principal operating officer, principal accounting officer, or an equivalent officer;

  (4) Any other individual the commission determines to have the power to exercise significant influence over decisions concerning any part of the operation. See Ohio Code 3772.01

• Licensed casino operator: means a casino operator that has been issued a license by the commission and that has been certified annually by the commission to have paid all applicable fees, taxes, and debts to the state. See Ohio Code 3772.01
• Management company: means an organization retained by a casino operator to manage a casino facility and provide services such as accounting, general administration, maintenance, recruitment, and other operational services. See Ohio Code 3772.01