Ohio Code 3772.131 – Casino gaming employee license
(A) All casino gaming employees are required to have a casino gaming employee license. “Casino gaming employee” means the following and their supervisors:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3772.131
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Applicant: means any person who applies to the commission for a license under this chapter. See Ohio Code 3772.01
- Casino gaming: means any type of slot machine or table game wagering, using money, casino credit, or any representative of value, authorized in any of the states of Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia as of January 1, 2009, and includes slot machine and table game wagering subsequently authorized by, but shall not be limited by, subsequent restrictions placed on such wagering in such states. See Ohio Code 3772.01
- Casino gaming employee: means any employee of a casino operator or management company, but not a key employee, and as further defined in section 3772. See Ohio Code 3772.01
- Commission: means the Ohio casino control commission. See Ohio Code 3772.01
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) Individuals involved in operating a casino gaming pit, including dealers, shills, clerks, hosts, and junket representatives;
(2) Individuals involved in handling money, including cashiers, change persons, count teams, and coin wrappers;
(3) Individuals involved in operating casino games;
(4) Individuals involved in operating and maintaining slot machines, including mechanics, floor persons, and change and payoff persons;
(5) Individuals involved in security, including guards and game observers;
(6) Individuals with duties similar to those described in divisions (A)(1) to (5) of this section or other persons as the commission determines. “Casino gaming employee” does not include an individual whose duties are related solely to nongaming activities such as entertainment, hotel operation, maintenance, or preparing or serving food and beverages.
(B) The commission may issue a casino gaming employee license to an applicant after it has determined that the applicant is eligible for a license under rules adopted by the commission and paid any applicable fee. All applications shall be certified as true.
(C) To be eligible for a casino gaming employee license, an applicant shall be at least twenty-one years of age.
(D) Each application for a casino gaming employee license shall be on a form prescribed by the commission and shall contain all information required by the commission. The applicant shall set forth in the application if the applicant has been issued prior gambling-related licenses; if the applicant has been licensed in any other state under any other name, and, if so, the name under which the license was issued and the applicant’s age at the time the license was issued; any criminal conviction the applicant has had; and if a permit or license issued to the applicant in any other state has been suspended, restricted, or revoked, and, if so, the cause and the duration of each action.
(E) Each applicant shall submit with each application, on a form provided by the commission, two sets of the applicant’s fingerprints. The commission shall charge each applicant an application fee to cover all actual costs generated by each licensee and all background checks.
(F) Notwithstanding the requirements for a license under this section, the commission shall issue a casino gaming employee license in accordance with Chapter 4796 of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant holds a license in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a casino gaming employee in a state that does not issue that license.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:07 AM