Ohio Admin. Code 3775-4-07 - Type C sports gaming host licensure

(A) An applicant for an initial or renewal type C sports gaming host license must apply for licensure via the state of Ohio eLicense website at www.elicense.ohio.gov, comply with all instructions, and pay a non-refundable application fee of one thousand dollars. This application fee will be credited as payment of the type C gaming host's license fee, as prescribed by division (C) of section 3775.07 of the Revised Code.

(B) In determining whether to grant, maintain, or renew a type C sports gaming host license, the commission will evaluate and consider the following factors:

(1) Whether the applicant has been issued a valid A-1A, A-1C, D-1, D-2, or D-5 liquor permit under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code;

(2) Whether the applicant has been issued a valid lottery sales agent license under Chapter 3770. of the Revised Code;

(3) Whether the applicant has or will enter into an agreement with a type C sports gaming proprietor to offer sports gaming at its facility, subject to regulatory approval;

(4) Whether the state lottery commission recommends the applicant be issued the license; and

(5) Whether the applicant has complied with the requirements of Chapters 3770., 3772., and 3775. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.

(C) A type C sports gaming host may offer sports gaming through a different type C sports gaming proprietor than the one identified in the applicant's initial license application during the period of the license, subject to the terms of any governing agreement with the type C sports gaming proprietor.

(D) An applicant for a type C sports gaming host license is not required to undergo a criminal background check or suitability investigation to be issued the license.

(E) The commission, at a meeting held under section 3772.02 of the Revised Code, will determine whether the applicant is eligible for the license and whether the applicant has complied with the requirements of Chapters 3770., 3772., and 3775. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.

(F) A type C sports gaming host license expires three years after the date of licensure.

(G) A type C gaming host licensee may request renewal of the license by completing and submitting the appropriate form(s) required by the commission no less than one hundred twenty days before the expiration of the license.

(H) The applicant should clearly identify those portions of the application that it deems to be confidential, proprietary commercial information, trade secrets, or otherwise not subject to public disclosure. Information provided as part of the application and licensing process is open to public inspection to the extent provided by the Ohio Public Records Act and section 3775.14 of the Revised Code.

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Ohio Admin. Code 3775-4-07

Effective: 5/27/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 8/15/2027
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3770.25, 3775.03, 3775.04, 3775.07
Rule Amplifies: 3770.25, 3775.03, 3775.04, 3775.07, 3775.14
Prior Effective Dates: 08/15/2022