(A)
No
A skill-based amusement machine vendor
shall
must
not manufacture, sell, or distribute type-B or type-C skill-based
amusement machines, to be used in Ohio, to any person not licensed by the
commission as a skill-based amusement machine vendor or skill-based amusement
machine operator under this chapter.
(1) A
skill-based amusement machine vendor, licensed by the commission under this
chapter, may purchase or otherwise obtain a type-B or type-C skillbased
amusement machine from a skill-based amusement machine vendor not licensed by
the commission under this chapter.
(2)
No
A skill-based amusement machine vendor that
obtains a type-B or type-C skillbased amusement machine according to paragraph
(A)(1) of this rule shall fail to
must ensure that the skill-based amusement
machine complies with Chapters 2915. and 3772. of the Revised Code and this
chapter.
(B)
No
A type-B
skill-based amusement machine operator, or type-C skill-based amusement machine
operator shall
must
not purchase or otherwise obtain a type-B or type-C skillbased amusement
machine, to be used in Ohio, from a person not licensed by the commission as a
skill-based amusement machine vendor under this chapter
(C) Except as provided in paragraph (A)(3) of
rule
3772-50-03 of the Administrative
Code,
no
a
type-C skill-based amusement machine operator
shall
must not place,
provide, or make available a type-C skill-based amusement machine at a location
other than a type-C skill-based amusement machine location licensed by the
commission under this chapter.
(D)
Except as provided in paragraph (N) of this rule,
no
No person shall
may
revenue-share or otherwise obtain a type-B skill-based amusement machine from
any person not licensed by the commission as a type-B or type-C skill-based
amusement machine operator under this chapter.
(E)
No
A type-C skill-based amusement machine location
shall
must
not revenue-share or otherwise obtain a type-C skill-based amusement
machine from any person not licensed as a type-C skill-based amusement machine
operator under this chapter.
(F) No skill-based amusement machine
vendor, skill-based amusement machine operator, or type-C skill-based amusement
machine location shall be owned by or employ, contract with, or otherwise
accept the services of any skill-based amusement machine key employee other
than a skill-based amusement machine key employee licensed by the commission
under this chapter.
(G)(F) No person
shall
may
extend any form of credit to a player of a skill-based amusement machine or
allow deferred payment where a player receives something of value with the
agreement to repay the lender in the future for the purpose of playing a
skill-based amusement machine.
(H)(G) No person
shall
may
modify, alter, change, or turn on or off any electronic or mechanical feature
of a skill-based amusement machine that makes the skill-based amusement machine
not comply with any requirements under this chapter.
(I)(H) No person
shall
may
facilitate or aid another person in further redeeming any merchandize prize
previously awarded as a result of playing any skill-based amusement machine for
a prize prohibited under section
2915.01 of the Revised Code or
this chapter.
(J)(I) No person
shall
may
conduct, participate in conducting, or otherwise operate a skillbased amusement
machine or advertise in a manner inconsistent with Chapters 2915. and 3772. of
the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
(K)(J) No person
shall
may
copy, duplicate, or otherwise create or re-create any registration, license,
seal, or other item that suggests or tends to suggest the authority to sell,
lease, or otherwise provide the authority to conduct or participate in
conducting skill-based amusement machine gaming.
(L) No person shall submit the same
skill-based amusement machine or related electronic or digital components, such
as software, for testing under this chapter to more than one certified
independent skill-based amusement machine testing laboratory, unless approved,
in writing, by the executive director of the commission or his or her
designee.
(M)(K) No certified
independent skill-based amusement machine testing laboratory
shall
may
test or accept for testing under this chapter the same skill-based amusement
machine or related electronic or digital components, such as software it knows
or has reason to suspect has been submitted for testing at another certified
independent skill-based amusement machine testing laboratory unless approved,
in writing, by the executive director of the
commission or his or her designee.
(N)(L) No skill-based
amusement machine vendor
shall
may participate in any revenuesharing agreement
or contract where the skill-based amusement machine vendor receives anything of
value based on the amount of coin-in, revenue, receipts, or other performance
of a type-B or type-C skill-based amusement machine
,
unless:
.
(1) The skill-based amusement
machine vendor participates in a revenue-sharing agreement with a licensed
type-B skill-based amusement machine operator or licensed type-C skill-based
amusement machine operator;
(2) The skill-based amusement
machine vendor has no responsibility with respect to the operation or conduct
of skill-based amusement machine gaming except for receipts under the
revenue-sharing agreement;
(3) The skill-based amusement
machine vendor is not entitled to a greater percentage of revenue under the
revenue-sharing agreement than the type-B skill-based amusement machine
operator or type-C skill-based amusement machine operator, as applicable;
and
(4) The skill-based amusement
machine vendor provides a copy of the revenuesharing agreement to the
commission.
(O) No person shall award to a
player a merchandise prize, or a redeemable voucher for a merchandise prize,
with a wholesale value in excess of ten dollars as a result of a single play of
a skill-based amusement machine.
(P) No person shall fail to submit
any form, report, or information required under this chapter or requested by
the commission.
(Q)(M) No person
shall
may
issue a refund of a merchandise prize or redeemable voucher for a merchandise
prize awarded to a player of a skill-based amusement machine. Nothing in this
rule shall prohibit
prohibits a person from replacing or exchanging a
merchandise prize with a merchandise prize of the same wholesale
value.
(R)(N) No person may
redeem a redeemable voucher for a merchandise prize except a skillbased
amusement machine operator or location licensed by the commission under this
chapter.
(S)(O) No skill-based
amusement machine operator or location shall
may knowingly
award a merchandise prize that is not operational or does not function as
advertised or displayed.
(T)(P) In addition to any
other sanction imposed under Chapters 2915. and 3772. of the Revised Code and
the rules adopted thereunder, a person who violates any provision of this rule
shall
may be
subject to sanctions in accordance with rule
3772-50-28 of the Administrative
Code.
