Ohio Code 3772.18 – Information to be provided to commission
(A) Each casino operator, management company, and holding company involved in the application and ownership or management of a casino facility shall provide to the commission as applicable:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3772.18
- Applicant: means any person who applies to the commission for a license under this chapter. See Ohio Code 3772.01
- 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
- 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
- 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
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) An annual balance sheet;
(2) An annual income statement;
(3) An annual audited financial statement;
(4) A list of the stockholders or other persons having at least a five per cent ownership interest in the casino operator, management company, or holding company and any other information the commission considers necessary for the effective administration of this chapter;
(5) Notification of any material changes to the applicant‘s or licensee’s stockholders must be provided to the commission within sixty days of the change. Notification of any refinancing and debt issuance shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the commission under Chapter 119 of the Revised Code; and
(6) An applicant’s compulsive and problem gambling plan. A casino operator shall submit an annual summary of its compulsive and problem gambling plan to the commission. The plan at a minimum shall contain the following elements:
(a) The goals of the plan and procedures and timetables to implement the plan;
(b) The identification of the individual who will be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the plan;
(c) Policies and procedures including the following:
(i) The commitment of the casino operator to train appropriate employees;
(ii) The duties and responsibilities of the employees designated to implement or participate in the plan;
(iii) The responsibility of patrons with respect to responsible gambling;
(iv) Procedures for providing information to individuals regarding community, public and private treatment services, gamblers anonymous programs, and similar treatment or addiction therapy programs designed to prevent, treat, or monitor compulsive and problem gamblers and to counsel family members;
(v) The provision of printed material to educate patrons about compulsive and problem gambling and to inform them about treatment services available to compulsive and problem gamblers and their families;
(vi) The employee training program;
(vii) Procedures to prevent underage gambling;
(viii) Procedures to prevent intoxicated patrons from gambling;
(ix) The plan for posting signs within the casino facility containing gambling treatment information.
(B) Each casino operator shall submit quarterly updates and an annual report to the commission of its adherence to the plans and goals submitted under division (A) of this section.
(C) Preference shall be given to each of the following to train employees for casino-related employment opportunities:
(1) State institutions of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code;
(2) Private career schools holding program authorizations issued by the state board of career colleges and schools under division (C) of section 3332.05 of the Revised Code;
(3) Private institutions exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code.